Administrative overview · FIPS 05081
Little River 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
Little River County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Ashdown Office of Code Enforcement handles verified permitting requests for all trades and construction phases, major repairs/remodeling permits, and residential property inspections within Ashdown city limits, with Foreman, Wilton, and other incorporated areas routed to their respective municipalities
For a project in or near Little River 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
870-898-7202 (Little River County Judge Larry Cowling); 870-898-4312 (Ashdown Code Enforcement Officer Mark Ardwin)
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Little River County offices, 351 N. Second Street, Ashdown, AR 71822; Ashdown Code Enforcement Office, Ashdown, AR (official page publishes contact phone but not a separate office address)
Operating hours
Little River County offices: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Ashdown Police Department publishes Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; separate Code Enforcement counter hours were not published.
Review expectation
Ask the agency for its current review estimate
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 Little River 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 870-898-7202 (Little River County Judge Larry Cowling); 870-898-4312 (Ashdown Code Enforcement Officer Mark Ardwin).
How long might review take?
A typical review timeline was not verified. Ask the agency for its current completeness and review estimate.
How are inspections scheduled?
Contact Ashdown Code Enforcement Officer Mark Ardwin at 870-898-4312 for permitting requests and residential-property inspection scheduling. The official page does not publish a separate inspection notice period or online scheduling method.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
N/A. Ashdown’s official page confirms permitting and inspections but does not publish a specific current building-code edition list. No specific exemption summary was verified; request written confirmation before treating work as permit-exempt.