Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Bull Shoals, Arkansas

Bull Shoals’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Bull Shoals city limits.

  • The code identifies zoning districts and provides for planning and zoning review.

  “Ordinance 2001-03 : Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts inside Bull Shoals city limits.

  • The city government page publishes a Planning and Zoning Code link and identifies the Planning and Zoning Commission.

  “Planning and Zoning Commission Rick Anderson Keith Hilburn Scott Scholes John Stauffer Scott Galliart Planning and Zoning Code Bull Shoals City Plan”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Building permits inside Bull Shoals city limits.

  • The city page identifies separate published rates for residential, commercial, outbuilding, mechanical, and fence/carport work.

  new residential and additions fee: per 0.51 USD per square foot (Includes single-family, multifamily, and manufactured homes; calculated from exterior square feet including garages, attics, basements, living space, and decks.) · new commercial structures and additions fee: per 0.76 USD per square foot (Calculated from exterior square feet including garages, attics, basements, living space, and decks.)

  “$0.51 per square foot of structure - New Residential and additions for single family, multifamily and manufactured homes. Based on exterior square foot of all floor space including garages, attics, basements, living space and decks.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Bull Shoals or Marion County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Bull Shoals city limits.
• Inspections — General residential building inspections inside Bull Shoals city limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Residential occupancy inside Bull Shoals city limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Bull Shoals city limits.
• Minimum lot size — Zoning-district lots inside Bull Shoals 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.