Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Belleville, Arkansas

Rules another office applies inside Belleville

Belleville 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) system construction inside Belleville city, Yell County, Arkansas. The Arkansas Department of Health statewide rule applies inside the city; the rule assigns permitting to the department or its authorized agent.

  • The rule names the department of health 'or its authorized agent' as permit issuer; the specific Yell County health unit as authorized agent was not verified on an opened official page.
  • Applies to construction, alteration, repair, or extension of an onsite wastewater system.
  • Permit for construction is valid for one year from approval, per the same rule.

  “it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, association, municipality, or governmental agency to begin construction, alteration, repair, or extension of any onsite wastewater system, owned by any other person, firm, corporation, association, municipality or governmental agency until the owner first obtains a valid permit for construction issued by the department or its authorized agent.”

• Septic permitRequired

  New onsite wastewater (septic) system construction inside Belleville city, Yell County, Arkansas (statewide ADH rule applies inside the city)

  • A valid permit for construction must be obtained before construction, alteration, repair, or extension begins; construction may proceed after the permit is issued.
  • Permit for construction is valid for one year from approval; a permit may be deemed invalid before construction if site or soil conditions change.
  • Permit fee amounts were not verified in the opened text and are not stated here.

  “it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, association, municipality, or governmental agency to begin construction, alteration, repair, or extension of any onsite wastewater system, owned by any other person, firm, corporation, association, municipality or governmental agency until the owner first obtains a valid permit for construction issued by the department or its authorized agent.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Onsite wastewater (septic) systems inside Belleville city, Yell County, Arkansas, before operation (statewide ADH rule applies inside the city)

  • The system must be inspected and approved before operation; a permit for operation must be obtained.
  • Inspection is performed by the department or its authorized agent.

  “it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, association, municipality or governmental agency to begin operation of any onsite wastewater system until such system has been inspected and approved by the department or its authorized agent and the owner has first obtained a permit for operation issued by the department or its authorized agent.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — General building permit requirement for residential construction inside Belleville city, Yell County, Arkansas
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption from permitting inside Belleville city, Yell County, Arkansas
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption inside Belleville city, Yell County, Arkansas
• Inspections — Building inspection requirement for residential construction inside Belleville city, Yell County, Arkansas
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy requirement inside Belleville city, Yell County, Arkansas

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.