§ 14-56-413 - Territorial jurisdiction. - Arkansas Statutes

14-56-413. Territorial jurisdiction.

(a) (1) (A) The territorial jurisdiction of the legislative body of the city having a planning commission, for the purpose of this subchapter, shall be exclusive and shall include all land lying within five (5) miles of the corporate limits.

(B) If the corporate limits of two (2) or more municipalities of the first or second class are less than ten (10) miles apart, the limits of their respective territorial jurisdictions shall be a line equidistant between them, or as agreed on by the respective municipalities.

(2) (A) Cities now having eight thousand (8,000) population or more and situated on navigable streams shall have the authority to administer and enforce planning and zoning ordinances outside their corporate limits as follows:

(i) For cities of eight thousand (8,000) to fifty thousand (50,000) population, the jurisdictional area will be one (1) mile beyond the corporate limits;

(ii) For cities of fifty thousand (50,000) to one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) population, the jurisdictional area will be two (2) miles beyond the corporate limits;

(iii) (a) For cities of one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) population and over, the jurisdictional area will be three (3) miles beyond the corporate limits.

(b) Upon July 3, 1989, no city with a population in excess of one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) persons and which is situated on a navigable stream shall exercise any zoning authority outside the boundaries of the county wherein it is located without the approval of the quorum court of the county wherein the city is not located and the approval of the governing bodies of all other cities having zoning authority over the area.

(B) The city populations will be based on the latest available United States census data.

(C) The provisions of subdivision (a)(2) of this section shall not restrict the powers of any city currently exercising the authority authorized under this subdivision.

(b) (1) The planning commission shall designate the area within the territorial jurisdiction for which it will prepare plans, ordinances, and regulations.

(2) A description of the boundaries of the area shall be filed with the city clerk and with the county recorder.