Mission Statement
To enhance the quality of life for the citizens of Little Rock by providing a Department which encourages quality growth, development and redevelopment and the stabilization of neighborhoods through a concentrated effort of planning, land use controls, Historic Preservation, permitting and enforcement.
The Department
The Planning & Development Department consists of 40 employees in three divisions: Building Codes, Zoning & Subdivision, and Planning. The Department supports several Boards and Commissions: Board of Adjustment, City Beautiful Commission, Historic Commission, Midtown Redevelopment Advisory Board, Planning Commission, and River Market Design Review Commission.
Helpful Information
Building Permit: Application
Zoning Verifications: fax written request with address and legal discription of the property to (501) 371-6863.
Regularly scheduled meetings of the Little Rock Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment are held in the City Board Chambers, second floor City Hall, 500 West Markham.
Little Rock Planning Commission: Board of Adjustment:
Applications for: City Beautiful Commission (Landscape Variances)
River Market Design Review
must be filed by the dates set by the respective Commission in the offices of the Planning and Development Department (723 West Markham).
The Midtown Redevelopment District #1 Advisory Board has developed a '
Statement of Design and Programing Expectations' to help guide development decisions within the district, you are encouraged to review them prior to submitting a development to the City for review.
Information on heritage tourism in Little Rock has been developed by the Little Rock Historic Commission. Permit activity reports for this year as well as Annual Statistical reports are available in the Statisitics and Reports section.
Maps
The
City of Little Rock Maps section provides several interactive maps for your use, such as: Ward maps, Neighborhood Association map, Zip Code map, 2004 Bond project maps, street maps, Planning Area (ETJ) map and city parks maps.
Other selected maps are are available below as PDF documents ( Adobe Acrobat format).
For More Information
General questions and information:
723 West Markham
Little Rock, AR 72201
Office: (501)371-4790
Fax: (501)399-3435
Zoning Verifcation & Complaints:
(501)371-4844 Fax:(501)371-6863
Building Permit Desk:
(501)371-4832 Fax:(501)371-4546
Tony Bozynski - Director
tbozynski@littlerock.org
Venita Young - Administrative Assistant
vyoung@littlerock.org