Pop. 101,680 · Washington County
Fayetteville caps short-term rental occupancy at two people per bedroom under Sec. 164.26(B), and the approved occupancy on the business license cannot be exceeded. Special events are…
Fayetteville short-term rentals must follow the Chapter 96 noise ordinance, and Sec. 164.26(D) flatly prohibits special events, weddings, receptions, parties, fundraisers, and…
Fayetteville requires every short-term rental owner to provide proof of a current homeowners insurance rider that fully covers the unit when used as an STR, as a condition of the…
Fayetteville limits short-term rental parking to the maximum number of vehicles the underlying zoning district allows for that residential building, under Sec. 164.26(C). No separate…
Every Fayetteville STR needs its own business license, a life-safety and egress inspection, and proof of HMR tax registration. Rentals split into owner-occupied Type 1 (uncapped) and…
Fayetteville short-term rentals owe the city's 2% hotel, motel, and restaurant (HMR) tax plus Arkansas's 2% state tourism tax and 6.5% state sales tax, on top of local sales taxes…
Fayetteville has no defensible-space mandate, but an uncontrolled brush or grass fire is a declared public nuisance under Code Sec. 94.04, and the fire department can abate it and bill…
Fayetteville designates no regulatory wildfire hazard zones and imposes no ignition-resistant construction rules, but its wooded Ozark hillsides carry real risk. The Arkansas…
Backyard recreational fires and portable outdoor fireplaces are legal in Fayetteville without a burn permit, but a responsible adult must tend the fire at all times and the Mayor can…
Consumer fireworks are legal in Fayetteville only on private property with the owner's consent, only July 1-3 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and July 4 from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Skyrockets and…
Open burning of brush and yard debris in Fayetteville requires a free residential burn permit from the Fire Department, valid only for the day it is issued. No petroleum products, no…
Arkansas Code § 15-75-101 et seq. establishes the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board with exclusive statewide authority over propane storage, container standards, and dealer licensing…
Fayetteville street parking follows Code Chapter 72. Park headed with traffic within 18 inches of the curb, and never within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, on a sidewalk, in front of a…
Fayetteville has no blanket overnight ban on passenger cars, but oversized vehicles and RVs are barred from city streets midnight to 6 a.m. Any vehicle may sit in one street spot no…
In Fayetteville single-family districts, a driveway and off-street parking may cover no more than 40% of the front yard and must be a defined paved or edged surface. No more than four…
Fayetteville prohibits parking any truck, tractor, or trailer over one-ton capacity on a city street between midnight and 6 a.m. under Code Sec. 72.15. No vehicle may sit in one street…
Fayetteville imposes no EV-ready parking mandate and does not restrict home charging. Installing a Level 2 home charger follows the adopted electrical code and needs an electrical…
Fayetteville bans parking motorhomes, RVs, fifth-wheel trailers, and campers on any city street from midnight to 6 a.m. On your own lot, boats and trailers in the front yard count…
Fayetteville removes unattended and abandoned vehicles under Code Sec. 90.02, following Arkansas law A.C.A. Sec. 27-50-1202 et seq. A vehicle left in one street spot over 72 hours can…
Fayetteville sets no flat residential fence-height cap. Any fence 7 feet or under needs no building permit; taller fences require one. Vision-clearance rules and accessory-structure…
Arkansas does not require neighbors to share fence costs, and Fayetteville's code does not mandate which side faces out. Build entirely on your own land; a true boundary fence needs…
Fayetteville requires a building permit for retaining walls through the Building Safety Division. Walls over 6 feet measured from the low side, or any wall supporting a surcharge…
Fayetteville's citywide fence code regulates height, permits, and sight lines rather than imposing a residential material list. Wood, vinyl, metal, and chain-link are used freely…
Fayetteville requires a safety barrier around residential pools deeper than 24 inches: at least 48 inches tall, with self-closing, self-latching, lockable gates and openings under 4…
Fayetteville requires a building permit only for fences taller than 7 feet; fences 7 feet and under are permit-exempt. Applications go to the Building Safety Division, and overlay…
Arkansas Code 14-56-204 preempts cities from dictating residential exterior cladding materials, roof materials, colors, and architectural ornamentation. The statute applies statewide…
Fayetteville allows backyard beehives under UDC Sec. 164.04: two hives on lots up to 5,000 sq ft, up to four on larger lots. Hives sit 20 feet from a fenced property line, must be…
Fayetteville bans keeping wild animals as pets: primates, raccoons, skunks, foxes, wolves, coyotes, venomous snakes, and big cats are all prohibited under Sec. 92.28. Display or…
Fayetteville prohibits dogs and cats from running at large: they must be leashed, in an enclosure, or on a compliant trolley when off the owner's property. Chaining a dog to a fixed…
Feeding or baiting deer is illegal throughout Fayetteville, which sits in Arkansas's CWD Management Zone. State Game & Fish Regulation 07.06 bans putting out food, grain, minerals, or…
Fayetteville allows female chickens and ducks, no roosters: four on lots up to 5,000 sq ft, scaling to a maximum of 20 on larger lots. Coops sit 25 feet from a neighbor's home…
Fayetteville has no breed-specific ban: pit bulls and other breeds are legal. The city regulates dogs by behavior. Any dog can be declared dangerous or vicious and face muzzle…
Arkansas criminalizes animal cruelty and neglect under a statewide statute that applies regardless of city limits. Hoarding cases are prosecuted as cruelty, with felony exposure for…
Fayetteville treats overgrown weeds and vegetation as a nuisance. Code Compliance acts when growth reaches 8 inches on occupied lots or 18 inches on vacant lots, issuing notice before…
Rainwater harvesting is legal in Fayetteville. Arkansas places no significant limits on residential collection, and the city encourages rain barrels and cisterns for irrigation. Only…
Fayetteville has no mandatory year-round watering schedule. Beaver Lake supplies ample water through the Beaver Water District, so outdoor watering is unrestricted in normal…
Fayetteville favors native landscaping. Trees planted for tree-preservation mitigation must be region-native species from the city's preferred list, and native, low-water plantings are…
Fayetteville Code Compliance issues a violation notice when grass or weeds reach 8 inches on an occupied lot or 18 inches on a vacant lot. Ignored notices lead to city mowing billed to…
In Fayetteville, removing a tree in your own established yard needs no permit, but development and construction do. Chapter 167 requires an approved Tree Preservation Plan before…
Fayetteville has no ordinance banning artificial turf, and residential lawn replacement needs no permit unless grading changes. Installations must drain properly, and commercial…
Homeowners can trim their own trees, but any business doing tree work in Fayetteville must hold a City Commercial Tree Pruner/Service Certificate and carry $100,000 liability coverage…
Fayetteville allows a home occupation sign of up to 3 square feet mounted flat against the wall. Under UDC §174.03, that sign is exempt from the sign-permit requirement. Freestanding…
Arkansas's Food Freedom Act lets Fayetteville home cooks sell homemade food directly to consumers with no license, inspection, or sales cap — just proper labeling. Fayetteville's…
In Fayetteville, caring for up to six children counts as a home occupation and an allowed residential use under UDC Chapter 151. Larger childcare is a commercial day care (Use Unit 25)…
Customer traffic is the dividing line for Fayetteville home businesses. A home occupation that draws client or customer vehicle trips to the home is a Use Unit 24 conditional use; the…
Fayetteville regulates home businesses under Use Unit 24 of the Unified Development Code. A non-traffic-generating home business is an allowed residential use, but any home occupation…
Fayetteville requires a barrier at least 48 inches high around residential pools under the adopted 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code. Gates must be self-closing and…
Fayetteville regulates hot tubs and spas under the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code. An electrical permit covers the 240-volt circuit, and a locking safety cover meeting…
Fayetteville enforces pool safety through the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code: compliant drain covers, GFCI-protected electrical, and secure barriers. Owners carry…
Fayetteville permits above-ground pools under the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code. Pools deep enough to require a barrier must meet the 48-inch enclosure rule; the pool…
Fayetteville requires a building permit for in-ground and permanent pool installation. The city adopts the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, plus electrical and plumbing…
Fayetteville allows converting a garage to living space with a building permit. The conversion must meet residential code for egress, insulation, and ventilation. An interior ADU under…
Fayetteville is ADU-friendly. Under UDC Sec. 164.19, amended May 6, 2025, a single-family lot may have up to two ADUs totaling no more than 1,200 square feet. The prior owner-occupancy…
Fayetteville treats a foundation-built tiny home as a dwelling under the adopted 2021 IRC, including Appendix Q for houses under 400 square feet. A tiny home can also qualify as a…
Fayetteville allows backyard sheds and accessory buildings smaller than 50% of the principal structure. A structure 10 feet or less in height must sit 3 feet from a side line and 5…
Fayetteville treats carports as accessory structures under the Unified Development Code. A carport 10 feet or less in height must sit 3 feet from a side property line and 5 feet from…
Fayetteville makes amplified music, radio, or instruments plainly audible 150 feet from the source between 1 AM and 8 AM an automatic violation (Sec. 96.02(C)). Commercial zones…
Fayetteville caps residential noise at 60 dB(A) daytime and 55 dB(A) from 11 PM to 7 AM under Chapter 96. Amplified sound plainly audible 150 feet away between 1 AM and 8 AM is…
Fayetteville only restricts private construction noise between 11 PM and 7 AM (until 9 AM Sundays) near homes, under Sec. 96.02(D). Daytime and evening construction is otherwise…
Fayetteville's animal code (Chapter 92) defines a noisy animal as any domestic animal that barks, whines, or howls in an unwarranted, continuous, loud, or frequent fashion. Animal…
Fayetteville does not ban leaf blowers by type or set special hours. As a transient sound source under Chapter 96, lawn equipment cannot exceed 20 dB(A) above the zone's noise limit…
Aircraft noise in Arkansas is regulated almost exclusively by the Federal Aviation Administration. Local Arkansas governments and the state cannot impose flight-path or in-flight noise…
Fayetteville protects notable trees through a voluntary Tree Registry, not a mandatory heritage-tree law. Owners can register trees of historic merit, rare species, or extraordinary…
When development drops a Fayetteville site below its minimum canopy, Chapter 167 requires mitigation. Replacement is forested by base density, and if trees cannot be planted on-site…
Fayetteville's tree permits are development-based, not lot-based. Chapter 167 requires an approved Tree Preservation Plan before land disturbance for subdivisions, large-scale…
Fayetteville requires a $40 principal permit plus a $5 permit for each door-to-door peddler or solicitor under Code §116.02. Individual solicitors must pass an Arkansas State Police…
Fayetteville residents can get a free 'no soliciting/no peddling' decal from the Planning Department. Once a decal or a 'no solicitors,' 'no peddlers,' or 'no trespassing' sign is…
Fayetteville runs weekly municipal curbside collection with household trash, recycling, and yard waste all picked up on the same assigned day. Look up your day with the city's Find My…
Fayetteville requires carts and yard waste set out by 5 a.m. within 5 to 6 feet of the curb, with at least 3 feet between the trash cart, recycling cart, and yard waste piles.
Fayetteville gives each single-family, duplex, and townhome household one free bulky waste pickup per year. Call RTC at 479-575-8398 to schedule; appointments can be two or more weeks…
Fayetteville uses a single-stream blue recycling cart for most materials, but glass must be separated into its own bin collected every other week. Curbside recycling serves…
Growing cannabis at home is illegal in Fayetteville and across Arkansas. The state's Medical Marijuana Amendment (Amendment 98, 2016) allows medical use but gives patients no right to…
Fayetteville hosts state-licensed medical marijuana dispensaries, including Acanza and Purspirit, and cannot ban them. Under Arkansas's Amendment 98 they are zoned like retail…
Fayetteville property maintenance rules require garage and yard sale items, tables, and signs to be cleared promptly. Goods left at the curb between sale days become an…
Fayetteville carts go to the curb by 5 a.m. on collection day and should be retrieved the same day. Items or carts left curbside outside scheduled collection are an unsightly-condition…
Fayetteville's Code Compliance program enforces nuisance standards on overgrowth, junk, debris, inoperable vehicles, and dangerous structures. Grass over 8 inches on an occupied lot is…
Fayetteville does not require residents to shovel snow from public sidewalks. The city's Transportation Division treats and clears streets and public rights-of-way and publishes a…
Fayetteville deems a vacant lot overgrown when grass or weeds reach 18 inches, versus 8 inches on an occupied lot. Owners must control growth and remove junk and debris or the city…
Fayetteville has no juvenile curfew. The city confirms it maintains no curfew law, so minors are not barred from public places by the hour. Arkansas sets no statewide curfew; any…
Fayetteville parks close at 11 p.m. and reopen the next morning; the Upper Ramble stays open until 3 a.m. Lakes Fayetteville, Sequoyah, and Wilson are open only sunrise to sunset…
Fayetteville allows up to four garage or yard sales per location each year, and no single sale may run longer than three consecutive days. No permit or registration is required.
Fayetteville's binding time limit on garage and yard sales is duration: no sale may exceed three consecutive days, with up to four sales per location per year. Daytime hours and the…
Fayetteville requires no permit for a garage or yard sale. The city caps sales at one location to four per year, each running no more than three consecutive days.
Fayetteville caps building height in stories, not feet. Single-family districts including RSF-4 limit buildings to 3 stories. Denser and downtown form-based districts allow more…
In Fayetteville's RSF-4 district, all buildings on a lot may cover no more than 40% of the lot area; RSF-7 and RSF-8 allow up to 50%. The code calls this the building area, and…
Fayetteville's common single-family zone, RSF-4, requires a 15-foot front, 5-foot side, and 15-foot rear setback. Larger-lot districts like RSF-1 demand 35-foot front and rear yards…
Fayetteville's outdoor lighting ordinance, UDC Chapter 176, requires most outdoor fixtures to be hooded, shielded, and aimed downward to cut glare and light pollution. Single- and…
Fayetteville's lighting ordinance requires all direct illumination from a regulated fixture to stay within the owner's property boundaries under UDC 176.05(D). Enforcement is…
Fayetteville allows rooftop solar and issues building and electrical permits for installations, with no local ban. The city actively promotes solar through its Energy Action Plan…
Arkansas has no solar-rights law overriding HOA covenants, so a Fayetteville HOA can restrict or prohibit rooftop solar under its CC&Rs. The 2019 Solar Access Act expanded net metering…
Fayetteville's sign code has no garage-sale exemption and bans off-site signs, so directional yard-sale signs on corners, other lots, utility poles, or the right-of-way are prohibited…
Fayetteville has no ordinance restricting holiday decorations on private property, so no permit, no seasonal window, and no size cap apply. Displays only have to avoid blocking…
Fayetteville regulates political signs content-neutrally as non-commercial signs. A resident may post one on private property year-round, plus additional temporary election signs…
Fayetteville regulates stormwater under Chapter 170 of the Unified Development Code and the 2014 Drainage Criteria Manual. New development must control runoff on-site, meet a Water…
Fayetteville requires erosion and sediment control for land-disturbing activity. Grading permits under Chapter 169 mandate silt fencing, stabilized entrances, and disturbed-area…
Fayetteville enforces Chapter 168, its Flood Damage Prevention Code, as a National Flood Insurance Program community. All development in the Special Flood Hazard Area requires a…
Fayetteville requires a grading permit under Chapter 169 for clearing, filling, excavation, and land alteration unless specifically exempt. Grading plans must be prepared by an…
Fayetteville protects streams with buffer zones under Section 168.12. A 25-foot waterside zone and 25-foot management zone, at least 50 feet from the top of bank, restrict grading…
Fayetteville does not inspect or license ordinary long-term rentals. But an owner of more than two residential rentals must register a local designated representative in the city's…
Fayetteville has no just-cause eviction law; Arkansas landlord-tenant rules apply and are the nation's most landlord-friendly. Arkansas is the only state with a criminal…
Fayetteville has no rent control and cannot enact it. Arkansas Code Sec. 14-54-1409 bars any city from limiting rent. Landlords set market rents and may raise them by any amount with…
Arkansas offers two eviction tracks. The civil unlawful-detainer route (Ark. Code 18-60-304) requires 3 days' written notice to quit before suit, with no chance to pay and stay. The…
Arkansas was long the only state with no implied warranty of habitability. A 2021 law (Ark. Code 18-17-502) now imposes minimum standards for leases entered or renewed after Nov. 1…
Arkansas has no statute requiring a landlord to give advance notice (such as 24 hours) before entering an occupied unit. Ark. Code 18-17-602 only obligates the tenant not to…
Arkansas imposes no statutory cap on late fees and sets no mandatory grace period for residential rent. Late-fee amounts are governed entirely by the lease. The only timing rule is for…
Ark. Code 18-17-704 lets either party end a month-to-month tenancy with at least 30 days' written notice, or a week-to-week tenancy with 7 days. Federal SCRA allows military members to…
Arkansas has no statute capping rent or requiring advance notice of a rent increase. For a month-to-month tenancy, a landlord changes rent by ending the old term and offering new…
Arkansas caps a residential security deposit at two months' rent under Ark. Code § 18-16-304. The landlord must return the deposit, with an itemized written notice of any deductions…
Arkansas adverse possession under Ark. Code 18-11-106 requires 7 years of actual or constructive possession with color of title plus payment of ad valorem taxes during that period. A…
Permitted Fayetteville food trucks may work a spot for up to 12 hours, then must move out of view. They can use marked parallel parking spaces not in front of a business selling…
Fayetteville food trucks need an outdoor mobile vendor permit under UDC §178.04. The $125 application doubles as the vendor's business license, and requires county and state health…
Commercial drone work in Fayetteville runs under FAA 14 CFR Part 107: hold a Remote Pilot Certificate, register the aircraft, fly below 400 feet, and keep visual line of sight…
Recreational drone flights in Fayetteville follow FAA rules under 49 U.S.C. 44809: register any drone over 250 grams, pass the TRUST test, stay below 400 feet, and keep visual line of…
Act 643 of 2017 reserves wage regulation to the state, barring Arkansas cities and counties from setting a local minimum wage above the state rate. Local wage ordinances are void and…
Arkansas bars cities and counties from mandating paid sick leave, paid family leave, or other employer-provided benefits. A 2017 state preemption law reserves these matters to state…
Arkansas bars local governments from imposing predictive-scheduling or fair-workweek rules on private employers. A 2017 state preemption law leaves scheduling practices to state law…
Arkansas issues concealed handgun carry licenses through Arkansas State Police. Enhanced licenses allow carry in additional locations. Permitless carry is also recognized for…
Arkansas law preempts cities and counties from regulating firearms, ammunition, and components. Local rules conflicting with state law are void, with limited exceptions for public…
Arkansas permits open carry of handguns by qualifying adults under state interpretation of Act 746. Local governments cannot restrict open carry beyond state law due to firearms…
Arkansas allows lawful adults to carry handguns in personal vehicles without a license under state law. Local governments cannot impose additional vehicle-carry restrictions due to…
Arkansas has no comprehensive HOA act, so a property owners' association's power to assess, lien, and foreclose comes almost entirely from its recorded declaration (CC&Rs), not from…
Most Arkansas HOAs are nonprofit corporations under the Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993 (Ark. Code § 4-33-101 et seq.). It requires a corporation with members to hold an…
Arkansas enforces HOA covenants and architectural rules through the recorded declaration and common law, not a comprehensive statute. Ark. Code § 18-12-103 makes a restrictive covenant…
Arkansas has no statute authorizing, regulating, or capping HOA fines. An association's power to levy monetary penalties for rule violations exists only if its recorded declaration or…
Arkansas has NO state solar-access statute overriding HOA covenants — an Arkansas HOA may restrict or prohibit solar panels through its CC&Rs. For flags, there is no Arkansas statute…
Arkansas Code 19-11-105 requires state agencies and contractors performing public work to verify employment eligibility through E-Verify or an equivalent program. Noncompliant…
Arkansas prohibits local sanctuary policies under Act 1076 of 2019, codified at Ark. Code § 14-1-103. A city or county that limits cooperation with federal immigration authorities can…
Arkansas limits local zoning authority over agricultural operations through the Right to Farm Act and related land-use statutes. Counties and cities cannot enforce zoning that…
Arkansas Code 2-4-101 et seq. shields farms and agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits when operations existed before nearby non-farm land uses. The law protects established…
Arkansas Code § 14-1-104, enacted by Act 751 of 2021, preempts cities and counties from regulating 'auxiliary containers' including plastic bags. Local taxes, fees, and bans on…
Arkansas Code § 14-1-104 preempts local regulation of polystyrene foam cups, plates, and containers as 'auxiliary containers' under Act 751 of 2021. Cities and counties cannot ban or…
Arkansas Code § 14-1-104 preempts local regulation of plastic straws as 'auxiliary containers' under Act 751 of 2021. Cities cannot ban straws, charge fees, or impose upon-request-only…
Arkansas Code 5-27-227 prohibits selling, giving, or furnishing tobacco, vapor, or alternative nicotine products to anyone under 21. Retailers must verify age and post required…
Arkansas does not impose a statewide ban on flavored tobacco or vape products beyond federal restrictions on certain cartridge-based e-cigarettes. Sales of flavored products remain…
Arkansas regulates retail sale of vapor products and e-cigarettes, requiring permits, age verification, and compliance with state tobacco laws. Sales to anyone under 21 are prohibited…