Digital permit application gateway
Start with the issuing authority’s own submission lane. A complete application package, accurate valuation, and accessible inspection path are the fastest route through statutory plan review.
Recommended first click
Use the official digital gateway to submit plans, monitor review comments, pay required charges, and request inspections when the permit is issued. If the link is unavailable, use the agency website or phone number on the administrative profile to confirm the current lane.
Typical review lane
The ordinance requires the county inspector to make the occupancy inspection within 10 business days of application; no separate development-permit review timeline was published.
Treat this as a planning signal, not a guaranteed approval date. Completeness, corrections, resubmittals, and agency workload control the actual clock.
Verify the parcel is inside this agency’s service area and note whether a city, state, fire marshal, septic authority, or utility district also has approval authority.
Prepare legible plans, site information, project valuation, ownership authorization, contractor information, and any energy, floodplain, zoning, or utility documentation the issuing office requires.
Keep the permit number, approved plan set, correction comments, fee receipts, and inspection results together. Those records establish the compliance trail for the next trade.
Application documents
Before submission, call 870-449-6231 (County Judge Jason Stumph); 770-560-1551 (County Building Inspector Ken Rigmaiden) if the project involves a change of occupancy, structural alteration, accessory structure, demolition, or work near a regulated environmental feature.
Source trail
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
Marion County Judge’s Office and Marion County Building Inspector is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 870-449-6231 (County Judge Jason Stumph); 770-560-1551 (County Building Inspector Ken Rigmaiden).
The ordinance requires the county inspector to make the occupancy inspection within 10 business days of application; no separate development-permit review timeline was published.
Inspections are by appointment with County Building Inspector Ken Rigmaiden at 770-560-1551. For electrical, plumbing, or occupancy inspections, post the 911 address, do not cover electrical or plumbing work, and have the development-permit number ready. Occupancy inspections are to be made within 10 business days of application.
For new dwellings, Marion County enforces the Arkansas State Plumbing Code, the National Electrical Code, and Arkansas and Marion County sewage/septic and potable-water requirements. The official permit ordinance does not state specific 2026 edition numbers. Existing permanent single- or multi-family dwellings occupied or under construction on January 1, 2001, and dwellings where excavation had begun by that date are exempt. The ordinance also does not apply to property wholly within a city or municipality that already has an existing building-permit system. No minor/cosmetic exemption list was published.
What makes an application complete
Before you click submit, make sure the drawings agree with the site plan, project description, valuation, ownership authorization, and contractor information. If the work changes structure, occupancy, drainage, fire protection, energy performance, or utility demand, describe that scope plainly. Ambiguous narratives create correction cycles and delay the field schedule.
Save the confirmation number, payment receipt, uploaded plan set, and every correction comment. Those records are the backbone of a defensible compliance file when multiple trades or agencies share responsibility.
Submission quality check
Site: address, parcel, access, setbacks, and existing conditions are consistent.
Scope: structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, and energy work is identified.
Closeout: inspection contacts and the final approval path are understood before work begins.