Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Oak Grove Heights, Arkansas

Rules another office applies inside Town of Oak Grove Heights

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

• Septic permitRequired

  Construction, installation, or modification of an onsite wastewater system inside Oak Grove Heights town limits.

  • Applies to onsite wastewater systems.
  • A construction permit must be obtained before construction, installation, or modification.
  • Emergency repairs may proceed without prior notice only if a permit is obtained within 10 working days.
  • A valid construction permit is issued by the Department or its authorized agent.

  “Permits for construction and operation of onsite wastewater systems shall be obtained in accordance with this part prior to the construction, installation, or modification of the onsite wastewater system.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Privies and onsite wastewater systems inside Oak Grove Heights town limits.

  • Off-grid sanitation is prohibited where a sanitary sewer is within 300 feet from the building sewer exit point and available without crossing another person's property.
  • Outside that circumstance, an onsite system remains subject to the statewide permit and approval requirements.

  “No privies, onsite wastewater systems, or other receptacles for human excreta shall be constructed, maintained, or used on the premises.”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

  Premises inside Oak Grove Heights town limits with a sanitary sewer available under 14 CAR § 21-301.

  • Connection is required when the sewer is within 300 feet from the point where it exits the building on the owner's property.
  • Connection must be possible without crossing another person's property.
  • When those conditions apply, no privy, onsite wastewater system, or other receptacle for human excreta may be constructed, maintained, or used.

  sewer distance: <= 300 feet (Measured from the point where the sewer exits the building on the property owner's property; sewer must be available without crossing another person's property.)

  “All premises shall be connected to a sanitary sewer when within three hundred feet (300’) from the point where the sewer exits a building on the property owner’s property and available to said premises when connection can be made without crossing another person's property.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  A subdivision inside Oak Grove Heights town limits that proposes standard onsite wastewater systems for all or part of its lots or tracts.

  • The claim addresses state onsite-wastewater subdivision review, not a general municipal subdivision ordinance.
  • Plans must be submitted to the Arkansas Department of Health for review and approval of the overall onsite-wastewater plan.

  “Construction of any type shall not begin upon any lot in the subdivision until final approval of the submission for utilization of onsite wastewater systems within the subdivision has been made by the Department of Health.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Oak Grove Heights or Greene County directly.

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Oak Grove Heights town limits
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residences inside Oak Grove Heights town limits
• Building code adopted — Building construction inside Oak Grove Heights town limits
• Inspections — Residential building inspections inside Oak Grove Heights town limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Residential occupancy inside Oak Grove Heights town 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.