Administrative overview · FIPS 05055
Greene 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
Greene County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Paragould Office of Planning and Development/City Inspector provides the verified residential, commercial, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, plan-review, floodplain, zoning, and inspection functions within Paragould city limits, with Marmaduke, Lafe, Delaplaine, Oak Grove Heights, and other incorporated areas routed to their respective municipalities
For a project in or near Greene 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
870-239-6300 (Greene County Judge Rusty McMillon); 870-239-7513 (Paragould Office of Planning and Development/City Inspector)
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Greene County Judge’s Office, 320 W. Court Street, Paragould, AR 72450; Paragould Office of Planning and Development, 301 W. Court Street, Paragould, AR 72450
Operating hours
Greene County offices: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Paragould’s reviewed Planning and Development pages publish the office address and phone but not separate permit-counter hours; call before visiting.
Review expectation
N/A. Paragould publishes the permit process and inspection authority but no numerical review timeline.
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 Greene 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 870-239-6300 (Greene County Judge Rusty McMillon); 870-239-7513 (Paragould Office of Planning and Development/City Inspector).
How long might review take?
N/A. Paragould publishes the permit process and inspection authority but no numerical review timeline.
How are inspections scheduled?
Paragould’s City Inspector’s Office performs plan review and follow-up field inspections, monitors permit issuance, and serves as the city floodplain administrator. Apply through the official iWorQ portal or contact the office at 870-239-7513 for inspection timing and required stages.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Paragould’s current building application requires commercial construction plans under the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, Volume II, Section 107. The City Inspector administers the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code for commercial and residential construction; the reviewed official pages do not publish a complete current edition list for all trade codes. N/A. Paragould requires permits for new construction, additions, remodels, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC projects, but the reviewed official permit pages do not publish a general minor/cosmetic exemption list.