Pulaski County Building Department | Permits, Inspections & Contact

Pulaski County Planning and Development handles county planning and development matters outside the permitting authority of incorporated municipalities. The department’s official mission centers on quality growth, land-use controls, development stabilization, and health and safety. A property owner should first identify whether the site is inside Little Rock, North Little Rock, Jacksonville, Sherwood, or another city, because city building permits and inspections are handled by the applicable municipal department.

County planning and development review

Pulaski County maintains countywide land-use, subdivision and development, 911 addressing, floodplain, stormwater, and Lake Maumelle watershed materials. The department lists site-plan review, subdivision applications, family-exclusion and variance forms, and watershed-related registration or building applications. County planning also coordinates with the Circuit Clerk, Health Department, Office of Emergency Services, and municipal public-works departments to identify development that has not been properly permitted.

Lake Maumelle watershed and floodplain permits

The county specifically permits, assesses, and monitors development in the Lake Maumelle Watershed to protect water quality. The official site provides a watershed zone application, zoning ordinance, property-owner map, streams map, stormwater and drainage manual, and a registration or building-permit application for watershed projects. Separate floodplain development permit materials and floodplain regulations are also listed. These are location-sensitive reviews, so applicants should contact the county before grading, building, or changing land use near regulated water resources.

Subdivisions, zoning, and inspections

Pulaski County Planning and Development offers information about subdivision and development ordinances, county land-use plans, conditional-use and variance processes in the Lake Maumelle area, and stormwater runoff regulation. The department also administers the county floodplain management ordinance. This county page is not a substitute for a city building permit: confirm the parcel’s municipal status, then coordinate county planning, septic or health, floodplain, watershed, stormwater, and city building-code requirements that apply to the specific project.

Pulaski County contact information

The department lists 3200 Brown Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, with the main planning and development number (501) 340-8260. The county also lists a Plans Review Coordinator at (501) 340-8265, 911 Addressing at (501) 340-8271, GIS at (501) 340-8269, and a Lake Maumelle Watershed Inspector at (501) 340-6881. Use the official county page for current applications, ordinances, maps, fees, and staff contacts.