Administrative overview · FIPS 05029
Conway 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
Conway County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Morrilton Planning Department provides the Building Official, Plans Examiner, permitting, inspections, zoning, and code-enforcement functions within Morrilton city limits, with other projects routed to the responsible municipality or authority
For a project in or near Conway 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
501-354-9640 (Conway County Judge Jimmy Hart); 501-354-8020 ext. 6 (Morrilton Chief Building Inspector Greg Woodard); 501-354-8020 ext. 1 (Code Enforcement/Permitting)
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Conway County Judge’s Office, 117 S. Moose St., Morrilton, AR 72110; City of Morrilton Planning Department, 119 N Division Street, Morrilton, AR 72110
Operating hours
Conway County Judge’s Office: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Morrilton City Clerk/municipal offices: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Planning Department permit-office hours were not separately published.
Review expectation
N/A. No general Morrilton 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 Conway 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 501-354-9640 (Conway County Judge Jimmy Hart); 501-354-8020 ext. 6 (Morrilton Chief Building Inspector Greg Woodard); 501-354-8020 ext. 1 (Code Enforcement/Permitting).
How long might review take?
N/A. No general Morrilton permit-review timeline was published.
How are inspections scheduled?
Morrilton’s Planning Department provides permitting and code enforcement and identifies Greg Woodard as Chief Building Inspector at 501-354-8020 ext. 6; Kaci Davis handles code enforcement and permitting at ext. 1. The reviewed page does not publish a separate inspection-notice period or online inspection scheduler.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Morrilton’s Planning Department provides building, HVAC, plumbing, and electrical code interpretation and enforces city code. The county building article is reserved. The current Arkansas statewide framework is the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code; no complete Morrilton code-edition list was stated on the reviewed official page. N/A. Morrilton’s verified planning page lists permitting for residential and commercial projects but does not publish a general minor/cosmetic exemption list. Confirm exemptions with the Chief Building Inspector before work begins.