Administrative overview · FIPS 05131
Sebastian 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
Fort Smith Building Services and Greenwood Planning & Development/Code Enforcement for their respective city limits; Sebastian County states it has no zoning or land-use controls and does not publish a countywide building-permit department
For a project in or near Sebastian 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
479-784-2206 (Fort Smith Building Services); 479-996-2742 (Greenwood); 479-783-6139 (Sebastian County Judge Steve Hotz)
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Fort Smith Building Services, 623 Garrison Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901; Greenwood City Hall, 30 Bell Road, Greenwood, AR 72936; Sebastian County Courthouse, 35 South 6th Street, Room 106, Fort Smith, AR 72901
Operating hours
Greenwood City Hall: Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Sebastian County Judge’s Office: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00-5:00 p.m. Fort Smith department hours were not separately published on the reviewed page.
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 Sebastian 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 479-784-2206 (Fort Smith Building Services); 479-996-2742 (Greenwood); 479-783-6139 (Sebastian County Judge Steve Hotz).
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?
Greenwood schedules inspections through the TEKConnectGov portal. Fort Smith inspection and permit questions may be directed to Building Services at 479-784-2206; the Fort Smith page does not publish a separate notice period.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Greenwood lists the 2021 Arkansas Building, Residential, Mechanical, and Fire Codes; 2018 Arkansas Plumbing and Fuel Gas Codes; 2014 Arkansas Energy Code; and no local amendments. Fort Smith identifies the currently adopted Arkansas Fire Prevention, Plumbing and Gas, Mechanical, Energy, and National Electrical Codes, without listing editions on the reviewed page. N/A. Greenwood publishes required-permit categories, but no consolidated minor/cosmetic exemption list; Sebastian County’s planning page states the county has no zoning or land-use controls.