Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
The City of Little Rock uses the state's adopted AFPC and it also adopted some ICC codes.
Helpful resources for Little Rock, Arkansas include the following.
Residential Building Code
Arkansas adopted a statewide mandatory residential code that will control; however, local governments are free to make laws more strict (with some limitations).See PLRB,
Arkansas Building Codes for more information on state level codes.
Little Rock adopted the 2006 IRC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.
You can find a copy of the model code here.
You can find information about amendments to the model code
here.
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2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code Vol. III (2021 IRC)(Little Rock, AR Sec. 12-5. - Aboveground storage tanks for flammable liquids, liquefied petroleum gases.)
...unlawful for any person to store Class I or Class II flammable and combustible
liquids, as defined by the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, in aboveground storage tanks
unless such tanks are installed in conformance with the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code
or the National Fire Protection Association Standard No. 30, entitled Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code...
Drip Edge
Drip Edge: No
Ice Barrier
Comments
The City uses Volume III of AFPC and adopted Appendices A, B, C, D, E, H, I, K, M, N, O and Q, and also uses the revisions to the adopted 2006 IRC.
Commercial Building Code
Little Rock adopted the 1996 BOCA National Building CodeYou can find a copy of the code here.You can find information about amendments to the model code here.
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2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, Vol. II (2021 IBC)(Little Rock, AR Sec. 8-3. - Residential code adopted.)
...The residential code for the city is adopted by reference in subsection 8-2(a)(3).
(Ord. No. 18,554, § 1, 9-4-01; Ord. No. 20,971, § 2, 12-16-14)...
Comments
The City uses Volume II of AFPC and adopted Appendices C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J, and also uses the revisions to the adopted 2006 IBC.
Existing Buildings
The City adopted the 2012 IEBC and Appendices A, B and C. See §8-2 of the Little Rock Code of Ordinances.
Other Building Codes
The City also adopted the following codes:
2003 IECC, also known as the 2004 Arkansas Energy Code for New Building Construction
2006 IFGC, also known as the Arkansas Fuel Gas Code, with Appendices A, B and D, and the 2006 revisions;
2009 IMC, also known as the Arkansas State Mechanical Code, with Appendix A, and the 2010 revisions;
2006 IPC, also known as the Arkansas State Plumbing Code;
2012 IPMC and the 2009 revisions;
2011 NEC (NFPA 70)
