Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs building permits and inspections, and the certificate of occupancy comes before the city business license, the health permit and the ABC permit. In Little Rock the business license application itself goes through Planning and Development for the zoning check.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 3 of 6: Approve the space
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Your city’s planning and building departments (Arkansas Fire Prevention Code).
Sources and dates
City of Little Rock Planning and Development business start-up guidance; municipal ordinances. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs building permits and inspections, and the certificate of occupancy comes before the city business license, the health permit and the ABC permit.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs building permits and inspections, and the certificate of occupancy comes before the city business license, the health permit and the ABC permit.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs building permits and inspections, and the certificate of occupancy comes before the city business license, the health permit and the ABC permit.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs building permits and inspections, and the certificate of occupancy comes before the city business license, the health permit and the ABC permit.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs building permits and inspections, and the certificate of occupancy comes before the city business license, the health permit and the ABC permit.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs building permits and inspections, and the certificate of occupancy comes before the city business license, the health permit and the ABC permit.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs building permits and inspections, and the certificate of occupancy comes before the city business license, the health permit and the ABC permit.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs building permits and inspections, and the certificate of occupancy comes before the city business license, the health permit and the ABC permit.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs building permits and inspections, and the certificate of occupancy comes before the city business license, the health permit and the ABC permit.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs building permits and inspections, and the certificate of occupancy comes before the city business license, the health permit and the ABC permit.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs building permits and inspections, and the certificate of occupancy comes before the city business license, the health permit and the ABC permit.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs building permits and inspections, and the certificate of occupancy comes before the city business license, the health permit and the ABC permit.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs building permits and inspections, and the certificate of occupancy comes before the city business license, the health permit and the ABC permit.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs building permits and inspections, and the certificate of occupancy comes before the city business license, the health permit and the ABC permit.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs building permits and inspections, and the certificate of occupancy comes before the city business license, the health permit and the ABC permit.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs building permits and inspections, and the certificate of occupancy comes before the city business license, the health permit and the ABC permit.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs building permits and inspections, and the certificate of occupancy comes before the city business license, the health permit and the ABC permit.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs building permits and inspections, and the certificate of occupancy comes before the city business license, the health permit and the ABC permit.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs building permits and inspections, and the certificate of occupancy comes before the city business license, the health permit and the ABC permit.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use before signing; a change of use needs building permits and inspections, and the certificate of occupancy comes before the city business license, the health permit and the ABC permit.
Your city’s planning and building departments (Arkansas Fire Prevention Code).
Step 3 of 6, approve the space. The steps before it: set up the business and register for tax.
Who needs a zoning approval and certificate of occupancy in Arkansas?
