Conway, AR Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Codes adopted
- 2018 Arkansas Plumbing & Fuel Gas Codes
- Permit required
- Before any plumbing work begins
- Owner exemption
- Own single-family home, self-performed
- Master plumber bond
- $10,000 surety bond
- Inspection hours
- 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily
- Penalty
- $100-$500 fine per day
Summary
In the City of Conway, Arkansas, the 2018 Arkansas Plumbing Code and 2018 Arkansas Fuel Gas Code govern all plumbing and gas work, and a city permit is required before any plumbing job begins. Master plumbers must post a $10,000 bond, and code violations carry a $100-$500 daily fine.
There is hereby adopted by the City, pursuant to A.C.A. § 14-55-207(a), the 2018 Arkansas Plumbing Code and 2018 Arkansas Fuel Gas Code, as well as subsequent editions as adopted by the State, for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of plumbing/gas systems as herein provided, and for the issuance of permits and collection of fees thereto so as to safeguard life, health, and public welfare and the protection of property. ... Any person violating any portion of the Codes designated in this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished, upon conviction, by assessment of a fine of no less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and no more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), with the further provision that each day such person, corporation, or entity be in violation of this chapter, shall be deemed a separate offense.
Full Breakdown
Conway Municipal Code § 11.08.02 adopts the 2018 Arkansas Plumbing Code and 2018 Arkansas Fuel Gas Code, plus later state-adopted editions, under authority of A.C.A. § 14-55-207(a), to regulate design, installation, alteration and maintenance of plumbing and gas systems citywide and to require permits and fees. Section 11.08.05 requires anyone doing plumbing work in the city to apply to the City Inspector and obtain a permit first; only authorized plumbers may hold permits, though a property owner may pull a permit to install plumbing themselves in a single-family home they own and occupy.
The City Inspector enforces the chapter and may inspect buildings between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily under § 11.08.04. A local amendment in § 11.08.03 bars installing water heaters in attics for new construction and extensive renovations, though replacement water heaters may go back where an existing unit already sat. Every master plumber doing business in Conway must deliver a $10,000 surety bond to the city under § 11.08.06 before any plumbing permit can be issued to them, and street cuts made to install plumbing must comply with the city's separate street-opening ordinances under § 11.08.07.
Violations & Fines
Anyone violating the adopted Plumbing Code or Fuel Gas Code is guilty of a misdemeanor under § 11.08.02, punishable by a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00, with each day the violation continues counted as a separate offense.
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