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EXTRATERRITORIAL ZONING
AUTHORITY
• Established by Arkansas Code Annotated 14-56-413, 415-421
• Gives the City of Little Rock a 3 mile jurisdiction from its city limits
JURISDICTION
• Extraterritorial subdivision authority used since 1957
• Extraterritorial zoning used since 1978
• Boundaries drawn in western and southeastern Pulaski County in 1988
• Currently exercising extraterritorial zoning in a 12.5 mile area outside the
City of Little Rock
Most Recent uses of extraterritorial authority in :
1984 East River Area
1986 Chenal Valley
1988 Highway 10 Area
1994 Added Garrison Road Area (subdivision regulations only)
Extraterritorial Zoning:
1990 Northwest Area (north of Denny Road)
1991 Southwest Area (south of Denn y Road)
1999 College Station
RESULTS
• Prevented an industrial use from going into a residential area
• No apparent problems from land owners
• City has received numerous requests from property owners to zone in their
area to protect their property rights
ZONING PROCESS
The city will rezone the land R-2 (Single Family) and other zoning districts based
upon the adopted land use plan. Landowners will have an opportunity to request
zoning other than R-2.
EXTRATERRITORIAL ZONING DOES NOT ANNEX YOUR PROPERTY TO THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK OR TAKEAWAY YOUR PROPERTY.
ADVANTAGES
• Protects residential property values
• Gives prospective land purchaser an idea of what will be built in the vicinity
• Prevents non-single family uses from being located in a predominantly
single family area
• Security of knowing a junkyard will not spring up next to your house
overnight
• Gives landowners a voice in what happens in their area through zoning
public hearings
• Requires reasonable development standards for non-single family uses
such as lot sizes, building height, buffers, setback, and parking
WHAT IS INVOLVED BEFORE YOU BUILD
• Zoning clearance is required prior to construction of any new structure.
Staff will review placement of any structure and use for compliance with
zoning ordinance requirements.
• Building permits are not required outside the city limits. Plumbing Codes,
HVAC Codes and Natural Gas Codes are enforced if you are connected to
Central Arkansas Water.
HOW TO GET YOUR LAND ZONED (OTHER THAN R-2 SINGLE FAMILY)
If you want to zone your existing business or vacant land to some other categ ory
other than R-2, file an application with the City and proceed through the Planning
Commission and Board of Directors. Existing businesses that do not rezone will
be classified non-conforming structures and will be permitted to continue in
operation as is as long as they do not expand their buildings or change their use.
EXTRATERRITORIAL ZONING DOES NOT INVOLVE:
• Excavation or Detention • Building permits for houses,
Ordinance business, barn or fence
• Animal Control Ordinance • Building Code
• Sign Ordinance • Electrical Code Requirements
• An Existing Business Having to • Plumbing Code Requirements*
Stop Operation • HVAC Code Requirements*
• Natural Gas Code Requirements*
* Code requirements apply only if connected to Central Arkansas Water.
Jan 2002