Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Turrell, Arkansas

Turrell’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Residential and commercial construction, alteration, enlargement or change of a structure inside Turrell city limits

  • Applies to any owner, builder or authorized agent who builds, enlarges, alters or otherwise changes a residential or commercial structure in the city.
  • Permit is issued by the city and is granted by the mayor and council after review by the city building inspector. The permit is void if construction does not begin within 90 days or is not renewed (paraphrase of Sections 1 and 3).
  • Penalty: fines per day of continued violation; city utility services may be withheld from a structure built without a permit until permit fees and fines are paid (Section 4).
  • Ordinance 2011-12-6 is repealed (Section 5).

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• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Building permit fees for residential and commercial construction inside Turrell city limits

  • Fee applies to new construction or upgrades that add physical square footage (residential). The commercial rate applies to commercial buildings and storage buildings.
  • Fee is calculated per square foot of the structure (Section 1).

  residential building permit fee: 0.16 USD per square foot (new construction or upgrades that add physical square footage to residential homes) · commercial building permit fee: 0.19 USD per square foot (commercial buildings and storage buildings)

  “be calculated at the rate of 16 cents per square foot for new construction or upgrades”

Rules another office applies inside Turrell

Turrell does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Who permits septicState (with conditions)

  Onsite wastewater (septic) systems in Turrell city limits, under the state Arkansas Department of Health rules administered locally by the county health unit's environmental health specialists

  • Applies to systems under 1500 gallons per day. Systems 1500 gpd and larger are reviewed by the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality (per the ADH program page).
  • The local health unit (Crittenden County) is the local administering office. The specific office was not confirmed; the city does not appear to run a septic program.

  “this program, in cooperation with the local environmental specialists, reviews permit applications for onsite wastewater systems under 1500 gallons per day (gpd)”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Turrell or Crittenden County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for permit requirements inside Turrell city limits
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted for construction inside Turrell city limits
• Inspections — Construction inspections inside Turrell city limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Turrell city limits
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size for single-family residential district in Turrell city

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.