Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Marmaduke, Arkansas

Marmaduke’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction projects for which a City of Marmaduke building permit is sought inside city limits.

  • Permit must be obtained in person at City Hall.
  • For new construction or renovation, the Administrative Official must approve the application as meeting the zoning regulations.
  • The application must include two copies of a scaled plot plan showing building size and location, setbacks, proposed off-street parking, and other information necessary for administration.
  • A permit will not be issued for a building or structure on a lot or parcel subdivided or sold in violation of the regulations.

  “They are responsible for permitting all construction and conducting inspections of all construction-related permits as well as issuance of Certificates of Occupancy, Fire Prevention, and Special Events.”

• InspectionsLimited

  Buildings, structures, and land uses inside Marmaduke city limits.

  • The Administrative Official conducts inspections as necessary to determine compliance with the Zoning Code; the source does not establish that every construction project receives a specified inspection sequence.

  “Scheduling and conducting building inspections”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  A building erected or structurally altered inside Marmaduke city limits, before it is used, occupied, or changed in use.

  • The Certificate of Occupancy must be issued by the Administrative Official and state that the building or proposed use complies with the zoning regulations.
  • A certificate may be revoked where the building or land does not conform to the use or condition in the certificate.
  • A public or private utility may not connect service to an erected or structurally altered building without evidence of a Certificate of Occupancy.

  “No building erected or structurally altered shall be used, occupied or changed in use until a Certificate of Occupancy shall have been issued by the Administrative Official”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land within the corporate limits of Marmaduke city.

  • The Zoning Code applies within the corporate limits of the City of Marmaduke.

  “City of Marmaduke's Planning & Inspection Department is responsible for the following: Enforcing building codes; Enforcing zoning regulations; Administering ordinances for permits and inspections.”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family dwellings in the R-1 Low Density Residential district inside Marmaduke city limits.

  • Existing platted lots of record that do not meet the table requirements may be used subject to Section 4.09.0.

  minimum lot area: 6000 square feet (Single-family R-1 dwelling) · minimum lot width: 50 feet (Single-family R-1 dwelling)

  “R-1 | Single-Family: 6,000 sq. ft. | Single-Family: 50 ft. | 25 ft.* | 10 ft. | 15 ft.* | 10 ft. | 48 ft.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Principal permitted uses in the A-1 Agricultural district inside Marmaduke city limits.

    “A-1 | 2 acres | N/A | 50 ft. | 25 ft. | 25 ft. | 50 ft. | 35 ft.”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family dwellings in the R-1 Low Density Residential district inside Marmaduke city limits.

  • Where a majority of lots on one side or street face of a block have principal structures that do not meet the minimum front or side-street setback, the calculated average setback of up to six lots may be used for new construction or expansion.

  front setback: 25 feet (R-1 single-family; subject to table footnote) · side setback: 10 feet (R-1 single-family) · side-street setback: 15 feet (R-1 single-family; subject to table footnote) · rear setback: 10 feet (R-1 single-family)

  “R-1 | Single-Family: 6,000 sq. ft. | Single-Family: 50 ft. | 25 ft.* | 10 ft. | 15 ft.* | 10 ft. | 48 ft.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Principal permitted uses in the A-1 Agricultural district inside Marmaduke city limits.

    “A-1 | 2 acres | N/A | 50 ft. | 25 ft. | 25 ft. | 50 ft. | 35 ft.”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Principal permitted uses in the A-1 Agricultural district inside Marmaduke city limits.

  • Chimneys, cooling or water towers, elevators, bulkheads, fire towers, monuments, silos, stacks, storage towers, tanks, spires, church steeples, radio towers, and necessary mechanical apparatus are not subject to the height requirements.

  maximum height: 35 feet (A-1 district)

  “A-1 | 2 acres | N/A | 50 ft. | 25 ft. | 25 ft. | 50 ft. | 35 ft.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Single-family dwellings in the R-1 Low Density Residential district inside Marmaduke city limits.

    “R-1 | Single-Family: 6,000 sq. ft. | Single-Family: 50 ft. | 25 ft.* | 10 ft. | 15 ft.* | 10 ft. | 48 ft.”

• Living in an RVProhibited

  Occupancy of camping or travel trailers within Marmaduke's incorporated limits.

  • Temporary occupancy is allowed only in a designated and permitted recreational-vehicle travel park or when expressly approved for a construction site.

  “A camping or travel trailer shall not be occupied:A. Permanently at any time while it is parked or stored in any area within the incorporated limits; B. Or temporarily unless it is parked in a designated and permitted recreational vehicle travel park or as expressly approved for a construction site.”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Temporary occupancy of camping or travel trailers within Marmaduke's incorporated limits.

  • Temporary occupancy is limited to a designated and permitted recreational-vehicle travel park or express approval for a construction site.

  “Or temporarily unless it is parked in a designated and permitted recreational vehicle travel park or as expressly approved for a construction site.”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  Utility service connection to a building erected or structurally altered inside Marmaduke city limits.

  • A public or private utility may not connect service until a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued and evidence of issuance has been delivered to the utility.
  • The source does not establish that every new home must connect to public water or sewer when available.

  “It shall be unlawful for any public or private utility to connect utility service to a building hereinafter erected or structurally altered for which a Certificate of Occupancy has not been issued and evidence of such issuance delivered to the public or private utility.”

• Driveway accessLimited

  Driveways used for ingress and egress inside Marmaduke city limits.

  • Driveway width may increase in C-2 General Commercial and I-1 General Industrial zones.

  maximum driveway width: <= 25 feet (Exclusive of curb returns; may increase to 40 feet in C-2 and I-1 zones) · maximum driveway width in C-2 and I-1: <= 40 feet (Exclusive of curb returns)

  “Driveways used for ingress and egress shall not exceed twenty-five (25) feet in width, exclusive of curb returns, except that the width may be increased to forty (40) feet in the C-2 and I-1 zones.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Marmaduke city limits.
• Building code adopted — Buildings and structures inside Marmaduke city limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Marmaduke city limits.
• Lot coverage — Lots inside Marmaduke city limits.
• Tiny homes — Tiny-home occupancy inside Marmaduke city limits.

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.