Sebastian County, AR Ordinances (2026)

Sexually oriented businesses in unincorporated Sebastian County must sit at least 500 feet from a church, school, or park; at least 1,000 feet from another such business; and away from…

Every building in unincorporated Sebastian County must sit at least 25 feet back from the county road right-of-way. There is no zoning code, so this single flat setback is the only…

Sebastian County bans smoking, vaping and tobacco use inside and around every county-owned building, courthouse, vehicle and recreational facility, including all county parks. Adopted…

Sebastian County doesn't ban exotic or wild animal ownership outright, but Code § 93.15 defines them and § 93.18 requires escape-proof enclosures, chains or muzzles once public safety…

Sebastian County Code § 93.35(B) bars livestock, exotic wild animals, and poultry from every county park. The county has no zoning code, so it does not otherwise regulate backyard…

Sebastian County has no breed-specific ban; instead Code § 93.15 lets an animal control or police officer declare any animal 'vicious' based on its conduct, such as unprovoked biting…

Sebastian County requires every dog and other pet inside a county park to stay on a leash no longer than 15 feet, caged, or otherwise restrained under Code § 93.35. Outside county…

Sebastian County regulates cryptocurrency mining as a 'data center' under Code § 96.02, requiring neighbor notice, third-party noise studies and an attenuation plan before…

Data centers in unincorporated Sebastian County may not exceed 65 dBa at the property line from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., or 55 dBa from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. Exceeding either limit is a noise…

Before building a data center in unincorporated Sebastian County, the owner must mail notice to every resident and HOA within a half-mile radius and notify the County Judge of the…

New residential structures in Sebastian County's AE or A1-30 flood zones must have their lowest floor built one foot above the published base flood elevation, certified by a licensed…

Any structural work, fill, grading, drilling, or utility installation in a special flood hazard area in unincorporated Sebastian County needs a floodplain development permit from the…

Sebastian County requires a floodplain development permit before any grading, filling, dredging, drainage improvement or structure placement inside a mapped special flood hazard area…

Leaving a junked or wrecked automobile outside a building for more than 30 days on unincorporated county land turns the site into a regulated salvage yard requiring a county…

Sebastian County's County Judge can declare a burning ban across the unincorporated county during dry, dangerous weather under Code § 92.15. The ban is announced through local news…