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Arkansas Historic Preservation Program — State-Designated & National Register Sites (AR)

Tracked preemption from the Arkansas overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
1969-01-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:AR
Other Arkansas preemptions
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Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

OR
  • parcel.in_state_register_of_historic_places == True
  • parcel.in_national_register_district == True
  • parcel.contains_state_landmark == True
  • city.national_register_district_adjacency == True

Preempted fields

2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
review_typerequireahpp_section_106_reviewFederal nexus on a National Register property triggers Section 106 review (54 USC §306108) with AHPP / SHPO consultation
base_districts[*].historic_district_design_review_requiredaddahpp_design_guidelines_advisoryState Register listing does not by itself impose binding design review, but enables AHPP rehabilitation tax credits (Ark. Code §26-51-2202) and local certified-local-government regulation

Citation

Authority source
Ark. Code Ann. §§13-7-501 et seq. (Arkansas Historic Preservation Program within Department of Arkansas Heritage); 54 USC §306108 (NHPA Section 106); Ark. Code §26-51-2202 (state historic rehabilitation tax credit)
§ §§13-7-501 et seq.
https://www.arkansasheritage.com/arkansas-historic-preservation-program/

Research notes

AHPP is the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) for Arkansas. State Register listing is honorary plus tax-credit qualifying; the binding regulatory hooks are (a) federal Section 106 / NHPA when a federal nexus is present, and (b) local historic-district overlays adopted under Ark. Code §14-172-201 et seq. (Certified Local Governments). Major National Register districts: Little Rock (MacArthur Park, Quapaw Quarter, Capitol View), Hot Springs (Central Avenue Bathhouse Row — also NHL), Eureka Springs (entire town NRHD), Fayetteville (Mount Nord, Wilson Park), Helena (Cherry Street), Camden, Pine Bluff, Van Buren. CLG cities have local design-review boards under municipal overlay authority.