Benton County
Benton County Building Safety
In short
Benton County Building Safety issues 2 permits we publish for Benton County, last verified 2026-10-23. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Building Permit, Plan Review and Certificate of Occupancy (unincorporated Benton County)only if it applies to you | Benton County Building Safety | Per Ordinance O-2024-62, Article 1, by total cost of construction: "$1,000 or less: no fee unless an inspection is required"; $1,001–$50,000: $25.00 for the first $1,000.00 plus $4.00 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof; $50,001–$100,000: $245.00 for the first $50,000.00 plus $3.00 per additional thousand or fraction; $100,001–$500,000: $445.00 for the first $100,000.00 plus $2.00 per additional thousand or fraction; $500,001 and up: $1,245.00 for the first $500,000.00 plus $1.00 per additional thousand or fraction. Article 2 adds a Plan Review Fee of $50.00 (commercial or industrial buildings only) and a Re-inspection Fee of $50.00. | per project; issued before construction, with the certificate of occupancy released after all final inspections pass | 2026-10-23 |
| Trade Permits: Electrical, Plumbing and HVAC (unincorporated Benton County)only if it applies to you | Benton County Building Safety | $50 per trade permit (electrical, plumbing or HVAC) | per permit; filed after the building permit is issued | 2026-10-23 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Commercial Building Permit, Plan Review and Certificate of Occupancy (unincorporated Benton County)
The county Building Safety Permits page states: "Benton County currently requires building permits for all new commercial development within unincorporated Benton County." The same page adds that "all commercial development must receive the approval of the County Planning Board before construction begins." The fees are set by Benton County Ordinance O-2024-62 (adopted November 21, 2024), linked from the Building Safety fees page. Article 1 sets the building permit fee by total cost of construction, using the ICC Building Valuation table dated February 2024, in the tiers shown in the fee formula, copied from the ordinance text; Article 2 adds a Plan Review Fee of $50.00 for commercial or industrial buildings only and a Re-inspection Fee of $50.00. The fees page repeats the $50 plan review fee for commercial projects and states that online card payments carry a 3% fee. The Commercial Permits page says projects "typically start with the applicant attending a Developmental Review Committee Meeting", followed by Building, Planning and Fire plan reviews that typically take ten business days, with no expedited reviews. Planning Board approval, if applicable, comes before submission, and the submission list includes an Arkansas Department of Health plumbing approval letter, an approved septic permit if applicable, a "Contractor License", and stamped plans for projects valued over $250,000 (A.C.A. § 17-15-302, as stated on the county page). A Planning Commercial Final Inspection precedes the final building inspection; the certificate of occupancy is released after all final inspections pass, and the page states that nothing may be moved in before the final building and fire inspections.
Trade Permits: Electrical, Plumbing and HVAC (unincorporated Benton County)
A contractor doing electrical, plumbing or HVAC work on a project in unincorporated Benton County files a separate trade permit with Benton County Building Safety. The Building Safety Permits page states that trade permits are "Required for any new electrical, plumbing, or HVAC work", and the Commercial Permits page states: "Each application will need to be submitted by the contractor performing the work". Trade permits follow the issued building permit. The $50.00 fee is set by Benton County Ordinance O-2024-62 (adopted November 21, 2024), Article 2 ("Trade Permit Fees - $50.00"), and the Building Safety fees page lists Electric, Plumbing and HVAC permits at $50.00 each. The fees page states that online card payments carry a 3% fee.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Benton County
- Phone
- Not verified — use the website
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Commercial Permits (Building Safety)Benton County, Arkansas, Building Safety · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-23
- Fees (Building Safety)Benton County, Arkansas, Building Safety · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-23
- Ordinance No. O-2024-62 (adopted November 21, 2024), building permit feesBenton County Quorum Court, Benton County, Arkansas · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-23
- Permits (Building Safety)Benton County, Arkansas, Building Safety · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-23
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