Ozark-St. Francis & Ouachita National Forests — USFS Adjacency (AR)
Tracked preemption from the Arkansas overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
1907-12-18
Sunset
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Authority
federal_via_state
Scope
state:AR
Other Arkansas preemptions
Arkansas Tax Increment Finance — Redevelopment District AuthorityArkansas Private Wetlands and Riparian Zone ConservationArkansas Brownfield Voluntary Cleanup Program — DEQ Oversight & Liability LimitsArkansas Critical Groundwater Areas — Awareness Designation & Conservation IncentivesFort Chaffee / Ebbing AFRC / Fort Smith ANGB — Military Compatible Use ZonesArkansas Voluntary Agricultural District — Farmland Preservation & Nuisance DefenseBuffalo National River — Federal Adjacency & Viewshed (Newton, Searcy, Marion, Baxter Counties)McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System — Federal Navigation & Floodway Corridor
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
OR
parcel.adjacent_to_ozark_st_francis_nf==Trueparcel.adjacent_to_ouachita_nf==True
Preempted fields
2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
review_type | require | usfs_special_use_permit_for_federal_access | Cross-boundary access, utility easements, recreation amenities, or ski-area / outfitter operations require USFS Special Use Permit (36 CFR Part 251) |
base_districts[*].national_forest_adjacency_review | add | viewshed_water_quality_wildfire_wui_coordination | USFS comments on adjacent land-use proposals affecting viewshed, watershed health, wildlife corridors, and wildland-urban interface (WUI) wildfire risk |
Citation
Authority source
16 USC §§471 et seq. (USFS organic authority; original Arkansas reserves proclaimed 1907–1908); 36 CFR Part 251 (special-use authorizations); 16 USC §528 (Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act)
§ 16 USC §§471 et seq.
Research notes
Ozark-St. Francis NF: ~1.2M ac across Franklin, Johnson, Madison, Newton, Pope, Searcy, Stone, Van Buren, Washington, Yell counties (and St. Francis unit in Lee/Phillips). Ouachita NF: ~1.8M ac across Garland, Hot Spring, Howard, Logan, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Polk, Saline, Scott, Sebastian, Yell counties (plus Le Flore/McCurtain in OK). Major communities directly affected: Mena, Mount Ida, Hot Springs, Russellville, Clarksville, Booneville, Waldron, Jasper, Marshall. No state-level overlay; preemption operates via federal USFS authority. Mountain-ridge / scenic-corridor protections frequently invoked at county-zoning level (e.g., Polk County Ridge Protection).