Arkansas Building code adoption

Statewide mandatory minimum · 6 cities tracked · 0 with amendments.

Overview

Governance
Statewide
Cities tracked
6

The state sets a single mandatory edition for every jurisdiction. Cities may only adopt more restrictive amendments, never less.

Adopted building codes (state level)

Statewide mandatory minimum. Click a code to open its full adoption atlas across all 50 states.

2021
2021
2020
2021
2009

City-level adoption

CityIBC editionAmendmentsNote
Bentonville2021
Fayetteville2021
Little Rock2021
Ozark2021
Paris2021
Springdale2021

Quirks & watch-items

Quirks & watch-items
  • Energy codes are very old: 2009 commercial, 2014 residential — 2-3 cycles behind building codes
  • IPC and IFGC are on 2018 while IBC/IRC/IFC are on 2021 — companion codes not all on same cycle
  • AR Fire Prevention Code is published as 3 volumes (Fire, Building, Residential) — unusual packaging
  • Ozark and Paris are small cities in rural counties; statewide mandatory code still applies