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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 16 - POWERS OF COUNTIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-16-101 — 14-16-808) › Subchapter 8 - PRESERVATION OF LOCAL PUBLIC ROADS ACT (§§ 14-16-801 — 14-16-808) › Section 14-16-804 - Evaluation by county judge

(a)
Notwithstanding any other procedure or authority available under law, if a county does not have a road maintenance agreement, the county judge may use the procedures under this section to evaluate the use and anticipated damage caused to local public roads in the county by disposal haulers.
(b)
As part of the evaluation process, the county judge may:
(1)
Receive and consider input from disposal operators on the designated local road truck route;
(2)
Estimate the number of loads and damages to be sustained upon the designated local road truck route by disposal haulers;
(3)
Estimate the total dedicated road revenues available to the county on an average per-mile basis for all of the local public roads in his or her respective county; and
(4)
Estimate the additional revenue that may be necessary to repair and maintain the designated local road truck route because of anticipated damages.
(c)
A county judge who has performed an evaluation under this section may file a report of the evaluation determinations with the quorum court.
Acts 2009, No. 810, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 16 - POWERS OF COUNTIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-16-101 — 14-16-808) › Subchapter 8 - PRESERVATION OF LOCAL PUBLIC ROADS ACT (§§ 14-16-801 — 14-16-808) › Section 14-16-805 - Recommendation for assessment ordinance

(a)
A county judge who has performed an evaluation under §
14-16-804
may submit to the quorum court a recommendation that an assessment be made by the county in the form of a proposed assessment ordinance as provided under this section.
(b)
(1)
The proposed assessment ordinance shall include the amount that the county judge recommends to be assessed on a per-load basis for each load that is transported by a disposal hauler to a disposal facility.
(2)
The maximum amount of the assessment in the proposed assessment ordinance is five dollars ($5.00) per load of materials or production fluids from oil or gas exploration.
(c)
The proposed assessment ordinance shall include a penalty as provided under §
14-16-808
.
Acts 2009, No. 810, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 16 - POWERS OF COUNTIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-16-101 — 14-16-808) › Subchapter 8 - PRESERVATION OF LOCAL PUBLIC ROADS ACT (§§ 14-16-801 — 14-16-808) › Section 14-16-806 - Assessment ordinance - Collection

(a)
If a quorum court enacts the proposed assessment ordinance recommended by the county judge under §
14-16-805
, the assessment ordinance:
(1)
Is limited to a maximum amount of five dollars ($5.00) per load of materials or production fluids from oil or gas exploration; and
(2)
Shall include a penalty as provided under §
14-16-808
.
(b)
(1)
If a quorum court enacts an assessment ordinance under this subchapter, the assessment shall be collected by the disposal operator and remitted to the county treasurer on a monthly basis as provided in the ordinance.
(2)
All revenue generated by this assessment shall be used exclusively to maintain and repair the designated local road truck route.
Acts 2009, No. 810, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 16 - POWERS OF COUNTIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-16-101 — 14-16-808) › Subchapter 8 - PRESERVATION OF LOCAL PUBLIC ROADS ACT (§§ 14-16-801 — 14-16-808) › Section 14-16-807 - Oversight

(a)
If a county judge makes recommendations under this subchapter, the county judge shall annually review his or her evaluation and recommendations as provided under this subchapter.
(b)
If there is a significant change in conditions, the county judge shall file a revised evaluation and revised recommendations for consideration by the quorum court using the same procedures under which the original evaluation and recommendations were made under this subchapter.
Acts 2009, No. 810, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 16 - POWERS OF COUNTIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-16-101 — 14-16-808) › Subchapter 8 - PRESERVATION OF LOCAL PUBLIC ROADS ACT (§§ 14-16-801 — 14-16-808) › Section 14-16-808 - Penalties

The quorum court may provide penalties for the violation of an ordinance enacted under this subchapter to include a fine to be levied:
(1)
For the failure of a disposal hauler to follow the designated local road truck route; and
(2)
Against a disposal operator who fails to comply with §
14-16-806(b)
.
Acts 2009, No. 810, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY PLANNING (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-405) › Subchapter 2 - COUNTY PLANNING BOARDS (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-212) › Section 14-17-201 - Construction

This subchapter shall be construed liberally. The enumeration of any object, purpose, power, manner, method, or thing shall not be deemed to exclude like or similar objects, purposes, powers, manners, methods, or things.
Acts 1977, No. 422, § 10.0; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-1116.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY PLANNING (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-405) › Subchapter 2 - COUNTY PLANNING BOARDS (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-212) › Section 14-17-202 - Applicability

(a)
Nothing in this subchapter shall invalidate any plans, ordinances, or regulations duly adopted in accordance with the statutes in effect at the time of adoption.
(b)
No alteration or amendments shall be made to existing plans, ordinances, and regulations unless in conformity with the provisions of this subchapter.
Acts 1977, No. 422, § 8.0; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-1114.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY PLANNING (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-405) › Subchapter 2 - COUNTY PLANNING BOARDS (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-212) › Section 14-17-203 - Creation and organization

(a)
With the approval of the majority of the members of the county quorum court, the county judge of any county may create a county planning board. The board shall consist of not less than five (5) members nor more than twelve (12) members appointed by the judge and confirmed by the court. At least one-third (1/3) of the members shall not hold any other elective office or appointment, except membership on a municipal or joint planning commission or a zoning board of adjustment.
(b)
The term of each member shall be four (4) years. In the initial appointments to the board, a majority, but not exceeding three-fifths (3/5) of the total membership of the board, shall be appointed for two (2) years and the remaining members for four (4) years. A vacancy in the membership due to death, resignation, removal, or other cause shall be filled by an appointee of the judge, confirmed by the court, for the unexpired term. Any member of the board shall be subject to removal for cause upon recommendation of the judge and confirmation by the court.
(c)
The board shall designate one (1) of its members as chair and select a vice chair and such other officers as it may require.
(d)
A regular meeting date shall be established providing for at least one (1) regular meeting to be held in each quarter of each calendar year.
(e)
The board shall adopt rules and regulations for the discharge of its duties and the transaction of business and shall keep a public record of all business, resolutions, transactions, findings, and determinations.
(f)
County quorum courts may elect to assume the powers, duties, and functions of the board. Such a determination shall be implemented by ordinance. A court which elects to exercise this option shall not be bound by the provisions of this section and §
14-17-204
, but may establish by ordinance such administrative changes as may be appropriate.
(g)
(1)
(A)
A county quorum court may elect to act as a board of administrative appeal prior to an appeal to circuit court from a decision of the county planning board.
(B)
The county judge shall be the chair of the board of administrative appeal but shall vote only in the event of a tie.
(C)
The county quorum court shall determine the number of quorum court members who shall sit on the board of administrative appeal.
(2)
Any appeal concerning roads shall be appealed directly to circuit court.
Acts 1981, No. 516, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-1107; Acts 2007, No. 565, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY PLANNING (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-405) › Subchapter 2 - COUNTY PLANNING BOARDS (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-212) › Section 14-17-204 - Employees and facilities

(a)
The county judge may appoint such employees as he or she may deem necessary for the county planning board's work, whose appointment, promotion, demotion, or removal shall be subject to the same provisions of the law as govern other employees of the county. In the manner provided by law, the county may contract for services necessary to carry out the functions of the board.
(b)
The county may receive and spend funds from federal, state, county, municipal, and other public and private sources for planning activities and may contract with respect thereto. All board expenditures shall be within the amounts appropriated by the county quorum court.
(c)
Members of the board established pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter shall be entitled to receive such compensation, if any, for attendance at board meetings and the carrying out of board-related activities as may be authorized by ordinance duly adopted by the court.
(d)
The board shall be supplied with necessary office space in the county courthouse or other suitable quarters and shall be provided with the necessary equipment to carry out its activities.
Acts 1977, No. 422, § 2.0; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-1108.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY PLANNING (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-405) › Subchapter 2 - COUNTY PLANNING BOARDS (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-212) › Section 14-17-205 - Powers, duties, and functions

(a)
The general purpose of the county planning board is to promote public interest in planning, to prepare or have prepared plans for the county, to receive and make recommendations on public and private proposals for development, to prepare and transmit to the county quorum court recommended ordinances implementing plans, and to advise and counsel the county judge, the court, and other public bodies on planning-related matters.
(b)
The board may prepare and recommend an official plan for the development of the county. The board shall have the authority to confer with federal, state, municipal, and other county and regional authorities regarding matters pertaining to or affecting the planning or development of the county, or vice versa, for the purpose of assuring proper coordination of county development with that of other political subdivisions.
(c)
All public officials, departments, and agencies of the county, upon request and within a reasonable time, shall furnish the board with such available information as it may require for its work. The board may prepare and keep up-to-date a long-term coordinated program of public works and budgets therefor in conformity with an official county plan.
(d)
The board, its members, officers, and employees, in the performance of their functions, may enter upon any land to make necessary inspections.
(e)
For the purpose of special surveys, the county judge may assign or detail members of the staff or personnel of any county administrative department, bureau, or agency to the board or may direct any such department, bureau, or agency to make special surveys or studies for the board.
(f)
The board shall have such powers, duties, and functions in the areas of plan adoption and enforcement, subdivision, and zoning as specified in §§
14-17-207
-
14-17-209
and such other duties as may be assigned by the court.
Acts 1977, No. 422, § 3.0; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-1109.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY PLANNING (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-405) › Subchapter 2 - COUNTY PLANNING BOARDS (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-212) › Section 14-17-206 - Purpose and content of county plan

(a)
The county plan shall be made with the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated, efficient, and economic development of the county, or part thereof. In accordance with one (1) or more of the following criteria, the plan shall seek to best promote the health, safety, convenience, prosperity, and welfare of the people of the county.
(b)
Each county plan shall reflect the county's development policies and shall contain a statement of the objectives and principles sought to be embodied therein. Each plan, with the accompanying maps, charts, and descriptive matter, may make recommendations, among other things, as to:
(1)
The conservation of natural resources;
(2)
The protection of areas of environmental concern;
(3)
The development of land subject to flooding;
(4)
The provision of adequate recreation, education, and community facilities, including water, sewer, solid waste, and drainage improvements;
(5)
The development of transportation facilities, housing development, and redevelopment;
(6)
The consideration of school district boundaries; and
(7)
Other matters which are logically related to or form an integral part of a long-term plan for orderly development and redevelopment of the county.
(c)
(1)
Areas of critical environmental concern include, among other things, aquifers and aquifer recharge areas, soils poorly suited to development, floodplains, wetlands, prime agricultural and forestlands, the natural habitat of rare or endangered species, areas with unique ecosystems, or areas recommended for protection in the Arkansas natural areas plan. Plans for these areas shall give consideration to protective mechanisms which seek to regulate activities or development in the areas.
(2)
These mechanisms may include establishment of special zoning districts, adoption and enforcement of building codes, acquisition of easements or land through capital expenditures programming, and specialized development policies. Where appropriate, county management activities for areas of critical environmental concern shall involve cooperative agreements with interested state and federal agencies.
(d)
In the preparation of all plans for the county or part of a county, the county planning board shall:
(1)
Provide that plans are consistent with state plans and other related regional, county, and municipal plans, and school district boundaries in order to avoid inconvenience and economic waste and to assure a coordinated and harmonious development of the county, region, and state; and
(2)
Notify by first-class mail the boards of directors of all school districts affected by a plan sufficiently in advance to allow representatives of all affected school districts to submit comments on any proposed plan.
Acts 1977, No. 422, § 4.0; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-1110; Acts 2005, No. 2144, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY PLANNING (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-405) › Subchapter 2 - COUNTY PLANNING BOARDS (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-212) › Section 14-17-210 - Unincorporated areas being developed with federal funds

The county planning board shall have the exclusive zoning and planning jurisdiction over all unincorporated areas lying within a county and along a navigable stream notwithstanding the fact that such areas may be within five (5) miles of the corporate limits of a city having a planning commission if the unincorporated areas are lands upon which a new community has been or is being developed with funds guaranteed, in whole or in part, by the federal government under Title IV of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 or under Title VII of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970.
Acts 1981, No. 134, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-1117.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY PLANNING (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-405) › Subchapter 2 - COUNTY PLANNING BOARDS (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-212) › Section 14-17-211 - Appeals

In addition to any remedy provided by law, appeals from final action taken by administrative, quasi-judicial, and legislative agencies concerned in the administration of this subchapter may be taken to the circuit court of the appropriate county where they shall be tried de novo according to the same procedure applicable to appeals in civil actions from decision of inferior courts, including the right of trial by jury.
Acts 1977, No. 422, § 9.0; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-1115.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY PLANNING (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-405) › Subchapter 3 - METROPOLITAN OR REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-17-301 — 14-17-309) › Section 14-17-301 - Provisions supplemental

(a)
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to remove or limit the powers of the cooperating cities and counties as provided by state law.
(b)
All legislative power with respect to zoning and other planning legislation shall remain with the governing body of the cooperating cities and counties.
(c)
Each participating city or county may continue to have its own planning commission or board, but under the joint agreement and in the interest of economy and efficiency and in the interest of uniform standards and procedures, may request the metropolitan or regional planning commission to assume duties and functions of local planning agencies, in whole or in part.
Acts 1955, No. 26, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2824.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY PLANNING (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-405) › Subchapter 3 - METROPOLITAN OR REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-17-301 — 14-17-309) › Section 14-17-302 - Authority generally

Any two (2) or more cities of the first class, cities of the second class, incorporated towns, or counties, or other civil subdivisions having adjoining planning jurisdictions, or any counties and cities adjacent to or within the county may jointly cooperate in the exercise and performance of planning powers, duties, and functions as provided by state law for cities and counties.
Acts 1955, No. 26, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2820.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY PLANNING (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-405) › Subchapter 3 - METROPOLITAN OR REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-17-301 — 14-17-309) › Section 14-17-303 - Contents of joint agreement

(a)
The cooperating cities and counties which join to create a metropolitan or regional planning commission shall determine through joint agreement the number and qualifications of the members of the commission.
(b)
The joint agreement shall also provide for the manner of cooperation and the means and methods of the operation and functioning of the commission, including the employment of a director of planning and such staff and consultants as it may require, the proportionate share of costs and expenses, and the purchase of property and materials for the use of the commission.
(c)
The joint agreement may also allow for the addition of other public bodies to the cooperative arrangement.
Acts 1955, No. 26, § 3; 1967, No. 29, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2822.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY PLANNING (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-405) › Subchapter 3 - METROPOLITAN OR REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-17-301 — 14-17-309) › Section 14-17-304 - Establishment of commission

(a)
When two (2) or more cities and counties shall adopt joint planning cooperation by ordinance, resolution, rule, or order, there shall be established a joint planning commission for the metropolitan area or region comprising the area coterminous with the areas of planning jurisdiction of the cities or counties cooperating jointly.
(b)
A joint planning agency for the metropolitan area or region may be empowered to carry into effect such provisions of state law relating to planning which are authorized for the joining cities or counties and which each may separately exercise and perform under existing laws.
(c)
Any other public authority or agency which operates within, wholly or in part, the area covered by this joint planning cooperation may likewise join with the cooperating cities or counties in cooperative planning through resolution of its governing board or commission.
Acts 1955, No. 26, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2820.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY PLANNING (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-405) › Subchapter 3 - METROPOLITAN OR REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-17-301 — 14-17-309) › Section 14-17-305 - Purpose of commission

The general purpose of a metropolitan or regional planning commission shall be to make those studies and plans for the development of the metropolitan area or region that will:
(1)
Guide the unified development of the area;
(2)
Eliminate planning duplication;
(3)
Promote economy and efficiency in the coordinated development of the area; and
(4)
Promote the general welfare and prosperity of its people.
Acts 1955, No. 26, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2821.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY PLANNING (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-405) › Subchapter 3 - METROPOLITAN OR REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-17-301 — 14-17-309) › Section 14-17-306 - Duty of commission

The metropolitan or regional planning commission shall have the duty and function of promoting public interest and understanding of the economic and social necessity for long-term coordinated planning for the metropolitan or regional area, but its official recommendations shall be made to the governing bodies or the county judges of the cooperating cities or counties.
Acts 1955, No. 26, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2824.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY PLANNING (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-405) › Subchapter 3 - METROPOLITAN OR REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-17-301 — 14-17-309) › Section 14-17-307 - Plans and recommendations

(a)
(1)
The metropolitan or regional commission shall make plans for development for the area. These plans may include, but shall not be limited to, recommendations for principal highways, bridges, airports, parks and recreational areas, schools and public institutions, and public utilities.
(2)
Any metropolitan or regional plan so developed shall be based on studies of physical, social, economic, and governmental conditions and trends.
(b)
The plans and its recommendations may be adopted in whole or in part by the governing bodies of the cooperating cities and counties as the general plans of such cities and counties.
(c)
The commission may also assist:
(1)
The cities and counties within its area of jurisdiction in carrying out any regional plans developed by the commission; and
(2)
Any planning commission, board, or agency of the cooperating cities or counties in the preparation or effectuation of local plans and planning consistent with the program of the commission.
Acts 1955, No. 26, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2821.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY PLANNING (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-405) › Subchapter 3 - METROPOLITAN OR REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-17-301 — 14-17-309) › Section 14-17-308 - Receipt of funds

A metropolitan or regional planning commission established under the provisions of this subchapter is authorized to receive, for its own uses and purposes, any funds or moneys from any participating city or county, from the state or federal government, and from any other source any other funds, including bequests, gifts, donations, or contributions.
Acts 1955, No. 26, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2823.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY PLANNING (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-405) › Subchapter 3 - METROPOLITAN OR REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-17-301 — 14-17-309) › Section 14-17-309 - Appropriations

The participating cities and counties, or other public bodies, are authorized to appropriate funds for the expenses and costs required by the metropolitan or regional planning commission in the performance of its purposes and functions.
Acts 1955, No. 26, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2823.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY PLANNING (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-405) › Subchapter 4 - COMMERCIAL MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATORS (§§ 14-17-401 — 14-17-405) › Section 14-17-401 - Definition

"Commercial medical waste" means any medical waste transported from a generator to an off-site facility for disposal where such off-site disposal facility is engaged in medical waste disposal for profit.
Acts 1993, No. 199, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY PLANNING (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-405) › Subchapter 4 - COMMERCIAL MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATORS (§§ 14-17-401 — 14-17-405) › Section 14-17-402 - Authorization to establish zones

Notwithstanding any and all laws regarding county planning and zoning, all counties in Arkansas are authorized to establish, by ordinance, zones to limit or to regulate the construction or operation, or both, of commercial medical waste incinerators within their boundaries.
Acts 1993, No. 199, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY PLANNING (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-405) › Subchapter 4 - COMMERCIAL MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATORS (§§ 14-17-401 — 14-17-405) › Section 14-17-403 - Enforcement

The commercial medical waste incinerator zoning ordinance shall be enforced through the issuance or denial of building and use permits in accordance with the conditions and terms of the limitations and regulations established by the ordinance.
Acts 1993, No. 199, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY PLANNING (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-405) › Subchapter 4 - COMMERCIAL MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATORS (§§ 14-17-401 — 14-17-405) › Section 14-17-404 - Unlawful construction or operation

When the county quorum court shall have laid off zones, by ordinance, to limit or to regulate the construction or operation, or both, of commercial medical waste incinerators, it shall be unlawful for anyone to construct or to operate a commercial medical waste incinerator within a given zone except in accordance with any building and use permits issued for the incinerator.
Acts 1993, No. 199, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY PLANNING (§§ 14-17-201 — 14-17-405) › Subchapter 4 - COMMERCIAL MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATORS (§§ 14-17-401 — 14-17-405) › Section 14-17-405 - Violation - Penalty - Injunction

(a)
(1)
Violation of any provision of an ordinance adopted as authorized by this subchapter shall be considered a misdemeanor.
(2)
Each day's violation shall be considered a separate offense.
(b)
The county adopting the ordinance or any individual aggrieved by a violation of the ordinance may request an injunction against any commercial medical waste incinerator or property owner who is in violation of the ordinance.
Acts 1993, No. 199, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 18 - PLATTED LANDS OUTSIDE MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-18-101 — 14-18-110) › Section 14-18-101 - Subdivision of lands - Filing

(a)
The owners of land lying beyond the confines of municipal corporations, which have not theretofore been subdivided as additions or subdivisions of any city or town, may have their lands surveyed and divided into numbered plots by a competent surveyor, who shall make a plat thereof.
(b)
The plat, when duly certified by the surveyor, shall be filed for record with the recorder of deeds, and a copy of the plat shall be filed with the county assessor of the county in which the lands are situated.
Acts 1945, No. 56, § 1; 1963, No. 495, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-1201.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 18 - PLATTED LANDS OUTSIDE MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-18-101 — 14-18-110) › Section 14-18-102 - Descriptions deemed legal

The descriptions of the lands platted and recorded as set out in this chapter may be employed by any and all improvement districts for the purpose of assessing benefits for local improvements. These descriptions shall be legal descriptions in all deeds, mortgages, and other instruments relating to lands, or whereby the title to lands may be affected.
Acts 1945, No. 56, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-1203.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 18 - PLATTED LANDS OUTSIDE MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-18-101 — 14-18-110) › Section 14-18-103 - Expense of survey - Recording

(a)
The expense of surveys shall be borne by the owners of the lands affected, and the recorder shall collect the same fees for recording plats of the lands as are collected by recorders for recording plats of lands platted as subdivisions of a municipal corporation.
(b)
Each plat, as filed, shall be recorded, and the recorder for identification shall number each plat consecutively upon the record.
Acts 1945, No. 56, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-1204.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 18 - PLATTED LANDS OUTSIDE MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-18-101 — 14-18-110) › Section 14-18-104 - Taxation of platted lands

After the recordation of a plat, the lands described therein and thereon shall be assessed in accordance with the descriptions on the plat, and taxes shall be levied and collected thereon in such manner as taxes are levied and collected on real estate in cities and towns. However, nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the levying and collecting of a city tax on property outside the city limits.
Acts 1945, No. 56, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-1202.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 18 - PLATTED LANDS OUTSIDE MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-18-101 — 14-18-110) › Section 14-18-105 - Authority to vacate street, alley, or roadway

In all cases where the owner of lands situated in a county and outside of a city of the first or second class or incorporated town has dedicated a portion of the lands as streets, alleys, or roadways by platting the lands into additions or subdivisions and causing the plat to be filed for record in the county and any street, alley, or roadway, or portion thereof shown on the plat so filed shall not have been opened or actually used as a street, alley, or roadway for a period of five (5) years, or where any strip over the platted lands, although not dedicated as a street, has been used as a roadway, the county court shall have power and authority to vacate and abandon the street, alley, or roadway, or a portion thereof, by proceeding under the conditions and the manner provided in this chapter.
Acts 1945, No. 164, § 1; 1965, No. 129, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-1205.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 18 - PLATTED LANDS OUTSIDE MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-18-101 — 14-18-110) › Section 14-18-106 - Petition to vacate street, etc

(a)
(1)
The owners of all lots and blocks abutting upon any street, alley, or roadway, or portion thereof, desired to be vacated shall file a petition in the county court requesting the court to vacate it.
(2)
The petition shall clearly designate or describe the street, alley, or roadway, or portion thereof, to be vacated, give the name of the addition in which they are located and the date the plat was filed, and attach as an exhibit a certified copy of the plat.
(b)
(1)
Upon the filing of the petition, the county clerk shall promptly give notice, by publication once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in some newspaper published in the county and having a general circulation therein, that the petition has been filed and that on a certain day therein named the county court will hear all persons desiring to be heard on the question of whether the street, alley, or roadway, or portion thereof, shall be vacated.
(2)
The notice shall give the names of property owners signing the petition, clearly describe the street, alley, or roadway, or portion thereof, to be vacated, and give the name of the addition in which they are located.
Acts 1945, No. 164, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-1206.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 18 - PLATTED LANDS OUTSIDE MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-18-101 — 14-18-110) › Section 14-18-107 - Determination on vacation of street, etc

(a)
At the time named in the notice, the parties signing the petition and any other parties owning lots or blocks in the platted lands not abutting on the streets, alleys, or roadways, or portions thereof, to be vacated or otherwise affected by the vacation shall be heard; and the court shall determine whether the streets, alleys, roadways, or portion thereof, should be vacated as proposed in the petition.
(b)
No street, alley, or roadway, or portion thereof, shall be vacated if the court finds that it would be against the interest of the public or that no means of ingress and egress would be left to any lots in the addition not abutting on them, unless the owners of the lots file their written consent to the vacation with the court.
Acts 1945, No. 164, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-1207.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 18 - PLATTED LANDS OUTSIDE MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-18-101 — 14-18-110) › Section 14-18-108 - Order vacating streets, etc

(a)
If the county court shall find that the petition should be granted, either in whole or in part, it shall enter an order vacating the streets, alleys, roadways, or portions thereof.
(b)
(1)
The finding and order of the county court shall be conclusive on all parties having or claiming any rights or interest in the streets, alleys, roadways, or portions thereof, vacated. However, an appeal may be taken to the circuit court and perfected within thirty (30) days from the entry of the order, and an appeal may be taken from the circuit court to the Supreme Court and perfected within thirty (30) days from the entry of the order of the circuit court.
(2)
A certified copy of the order shall be filed in the office of the recorder of the county and recorded in the deed records of the county.
(c)
(1)
The costs of the publication of the notice, the recording of the order, and the court costs shall be paid by the petitioners.
(2)
The court costs shall be paid by parties who unsuccessfully contest the petition.
Acts 1945, No. 164, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-1208.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 18 - PLATTED LANDS OUTSIDE MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-18-101 — 14-18-110) › Section 14-18-109 - Abutting lots reduced to acreage

(a)
The owners of all lots abutting on the streets, alleys, or roadways, or portions thereof, vacated by an order of the county court, as provided for in §
14-18-108
, shall have the right to have reduced to acreage such lots and the streets or alleys so vacated by petition to the county court where the property is situated.
(b)
The county court shall promptly hear the petition and, upon proper showing that it is signed by all of the owners, shall order that the lots and streets, alleys, or roadways be reduced to acreage, and they shall thereafter be assessed as acreage for taxation of all kinds.
(c)
The petition may be included in the petition for the vacation of the streets, alleys, or roadways, and the order may be included in the order vacating it, or the petition may be filed and the order entered separately.
Acts 1945, No. 164, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-1209.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 18 - PLATTED LANDS OUTSIDE MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-18-101 — 14-18-110) › Section 14-18-110 - Validating return of platted land to acreage

(a)
In all cases where land theretofore platted into lots and blocks has been returned to acreage under the order of the county court in which the land lies and where the return to acreage did not involve the closing of any public road or thoroughfare, the action of the court in ordering the land returned to acreage and in cancelling or annulling the platting of the lands into lots and blocks is validated and affirmed.
(b)
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any lands lying within the corporate limits of any town or city, nor shall it affect the title to any lands but shall merely validate the conversion of the lands from lots and blocks into acreage.
Acts 1943, No. 259, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 17-1210, 17-1211.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 19 - COUNTY BUILDINGS (§§ 14-19-101 — 14-19-111) › Section 14-19-101 - Commissioner of public buildings

(a)
(1)
When a county court shall have made an order for the erection of any public building, it shall appoint some suitable person as commissioner of public buildings, who shall superintend the erection of it.
(2)
The court shall fill, from time to time, any vacancy that may happen in the office of the commissioner.
(b)
The commissioner of public buildings for any county shall receive such compensation for his or her services as the court shall deem reasonable, to be paid out of the county treasury as other county claims are paid.
Rev. Stat., ch. 36, §§ 6, 7, 18; C. & M. Dig., §§ 1931, 1932, 1943; Pope's Dig., §§ 2453, 2454, 2465; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 17-903, 17-904, 17-915.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 19 - COUNTY BUILDINGS (§§ 14-19-101 — 14-19-111) › Section 14-19-103 - Plans - Contracts

(a)
When the ground for erecting any public building shall be designated as indicated in §
14-19-102
[repealed], the commissioner of public buildings shall prepare and submit to the county court a plan of the building to be erected, the dimensions thereof, and the materials of which it is to be composed, with an estimate of the probable cost thereof.
(b)
(1)
When the plan shall be approved by the court, the commissioner shall advertise for receiving proposals for erecting the building and shall contract with the person who will agree to do the work on the lowest and best terms, not exceeding the amount so appropriated by the court.
(2)
The commissioner may let parts of the work to different persons.
Rev. Stat., ch. 36, §§ 11, 12, 14; C. & M. Dig., §§ 1936, 1937, 1939; Pope's Dig., §§ 2458, 2459, 2461; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 17-908, 17-909, 17-911.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 19 - COUNTY BUILDINGS (§§ 14-19-101 — 14-19-111) › Section 14-19-104 - Supervision of work

It shall be the duty of the commissioner of public buildings to:
(1)
Superintend and direct the execution of the work;
(2)
See that the materials employed are good and the work is executed according to contract; and
(3)
Make report of the progress and condition thereof from time to time to the county court.
Rev. Stat., ch. 36, § 15; C. & M. Dig., § 1940; Pope's Dig., § 2462; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-912.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 19 - COUNTY BUILDINGS (§§ 14-19-101 — 14-19-111) › Section 14-19-105 - Payment of installments

(a)
When any installment shall become due to the contractor according to contract, the county court shall make an order that it be paid out of the county treasury.
(b)
No such order shall be made, except on the certificate of the commissioner of public buildings, that due proportion of the work has been completed and executed according to contract.
Rev. Stat., ch. 36, §§ 16, 17; C. & M. Dig., §§ 1941, 1942; Pope's Dig., §§ 2463, 2464; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 17-913, 17-914.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 19 - COUNTY BUILDINGS (§§ 14-19-101 — 14-19-111) › Section 14-19-106 - Alteration and preservation

The county court shall have power, from time to time, to alter, repair, or rebuild any county building which has been erected in their county and may cause necessary buildings and fixtures to be erected, as circumstances may require and the funds of the county may admit. Moreover, it shall take such measures as shall be necessary to preserve all buildings and property of the county from waste or damage.
Rev. Stat., ch. 36, § 19; C. & M. Dig., § 1944; Pope's Dig., § 2466; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-916.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 19 - COUNTY BUILDINGS (§§ 14-19-101 — 14-19-111) › Section 14-19-107 - Replacement or repair of destroyed buildings

(a)
(1)
In every case where any public buildings belonging to any county in this state have been destroyed by fire, or otherwise, and the loss of the building calls for speedy and prompt action for repair or rebuilding thereof, the county judge of the county may hold a special term of the county court for the purpose of taking such action and making such provisions as shall be proper for repairing or rebuilding the destroyed property.
(2)
(A)
Notice of the meeting of the court shall be published ten (10) days by advertisement in some newspaper printed in the county.
(B)
If there is no such paper, the publication shall be by written notices posted at some public place at the county site of the county and at nine (9) other public places in the county, ten (10) days before the convening of such court.
(b)
In all cases provided for in subsection (a) of this section, the court for levying the county taxes and making appropriations for county purposes may convene in special session at such time as the county judge may name in a call for the meeting of the court. This call shall be published for the length of time and in the manner provided for the special terms of the county court as named in subsection (a) of this section.
(c)
(1)
(A)
When so convened in special session, the county court and court for levying county taxes and making appropriations for county purposes shall have all the powers, right, and authority of the same courts when held at the times fixed by law.
(B)
(i)
The county court may let contracts, and the levying courts may make appropriations and levy taxes.
(ii)
Either or both of the courts may take any and all steps proper in the premises to the same extent and with like effect as if done in regular term.
(2)
(A)
The courts may adjourn from day to day and from time to time until the business for which they were convened is completed.
(B)
A minority of the levying court, when so convened, shall have the right to adjourn from day to day until a quorum is secured as provided for in the law governing the court.
Acts 1885, No. 61, §§ 1-3, p. 84; C. & M. Dig., §§ 1945-1947; Pope's Dig., §§ 2474-2476; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 17-917 -- 17-919.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 19 - COUNTY BUILDINGS (§§ 14-19-101 — 14-19-111) › Section 14-19-108 - Courthouse and jail

(a)
There shall be erected in each county, at its established seat of justice, a good and sufficient courthouse and jail.
(b)
The quorum court may determine by a majority vote or by referral to a vote of the people the location of the jail facility at some location other than the established seat of justice.
Rev. Stat., ch. 36, § 1; C. & M. Dig., § 1929; Pope's Dig., § 2451; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-901; 1994 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 64, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 2 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-14-101 — 14-28-103) › Chapter 19 - COUNTY BUILDINGS (§§ 14-19-101 — 14-19-111) › Section 14-19-110 - Fireproof building or vault

As soon as the courthouse and jail shall be erected and the circumstances of the county will permit, there shall also be erected a fireproof building at some convenient place near the courthouse or a fireproof vault in the courthouse, in which shall be kept the records of the recorder and of the clerks of the several courts held in the county.
Rev. Stat., ch. 36, § 2; C. & M. Dig., § 1930; Acts 1927, No. 43, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 2452; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-902.