Administrative overview · FIPS 05017
Chicot County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
Municipal Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked Municipal Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
Chicot County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Lake Village Zoning Administrator handles building-permit questions within Lake Village city limits, with other projects routed to the responsible municipality or state authority
For a project in or near Chicot County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
870-265-8015 (Chicot County Judge); 870-265-2228 (Lake Village Zoning Administrator/City Hall)
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Chicot County Courthouse, 108 Main Street, Lake Village, AR 71653; Lake Village City Hall, 114 N. Chicot Street, Lake Village, AR 71653
Operating hours
Lake Village City Hall: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. County courthouse office hours were not separately published; the county judge’s office is at 108 Main Street.
Review expectation
N/A. No Chicot County or Lake Village building-permit review timeline was published.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Chicot County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked Municipal Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 870-265-8015 (Chicot County Judge); 870-265-2228 (Lake Village Zoning Administrator/City Hall).
How long might review take?
N/A. No Chicot County or Lake Village building-permit review timeline was published.
How are inspections scheduled?
Lake Village’s official FAQ directs all building-permit questions to Zoning Administrator Clinton Tipps at 870-265-2228. No separate inspection-scheduling instructions or inspection calendar were published; use that number to arrange the applicable local inspection or determine whether the work is handled by another authority.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Chicot County Code Chapter 13, Article I (Building) is reserved and does not identify a county building-code edition. Lake Village’s permit authority should be contacted for the locally applied code; Arkansas’s current statewide framework is the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, administered by the State Fire Marshal and local authorities as applicable. N/A. The reviewed Chicot County code reserves the building article, and Lake Village’s official FAQ identifies the permit contact but does not publish a list of cosmetic or minor-work exemptions. Confirm exemptions with the Zoning Administrator before starting work.