Garage door rules in Mayflower, AR

Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board, Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing — official site

A residential licence is required once the cost of the work exceeds $2,000. Under Rule 224-25-5-9 (Classifications), "A contractor licensed as Residential Building Contractor or a Residential Remodeler is considered to be a 'general contractor' and is authorized to perform any of the 'specialties' associated with the classification in question. A contractor licensed as a Residential Specialty Contractor is authorized to only perform the functions of the specific specialty for which a license is held." "Overhead Doors" is one of the listed specialties.

Exempt from residential licensure: "(3)(A) A person or entity acting as a residential building contractor or a home improvement contractor on any project, when the cost of the work done or to be done does not exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000). (B) Subdivision (3)(A) of this section shall not apply to a project in which the construction work necessary to complete the project is divided into separate contracts of amounts less than two thousand dollars ($2,000)." Other exemptions cover owners building their own residence (not more than one per calendar year), owners acting as their own home improvement contractor, subcontractors of a licensed contractor, and contractors licensed by another Arkansas board acting within that licence's scope.

No general surety bond appears in the Residential Rules for a residential/specialty licence (the $15,000 surety bond in those rules applies to roofing contractor registration certificates). What the rules do require: a compiled financial statement with the application when the cost of work done or to be done in Arkansas is $50,000 or more, and no financial statement when it is less than $50,000; and proof of current workers' compensation coverage before issuing or renewing a licence, except that a home improvement contractor is not required to secure or prove workers' compensation coverage if the cost of work in Arkansas is less than $50,000.

Arkansas’s building code is the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, promulgated by the Arkansas State Fire Marshal rather than by the Contractors Licensing Board. The 2021 AFPC Rules state: "These Rules are promulgated by the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police, who serves by operation of law as the Arkansas State Fire Marshal under the authority granted by Arkansas Act 254 of 1955, codified at A.C.A. Sections 12-13-101 to 12-13-116, as amended," and "The International Fire Code, 2021 Edition, the International Building Code, 2021 Edition, and the International Residential Code, 2021 Edition, as published by the International Code Council and the rules, as amended, and adopted by the Arkansas State Fire Marshal, shall constitute the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, 2021 Edition. These Rules shall be effective January 1, 2023." The three volumes map as: "INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE shall mean the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, Volume I. INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE shall mean the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, Volume II. INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE shall mean the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, Volume III." Section 104.3.2 gives the State Fire Marshal’s Office "statewide jurisdiction," provides that "Rules of the State Fire Marshal’s Office establishing minimum standards shall not prevent any district, city or county from enacting more stringent regulations," and provides that where a jurisdiction has established a building department and building official, "the primary responsibility for administering and enforcing Volume II (Building Code) of the AFPC shall fall to that established administrative authority." A building permit for a garage door is issued by that local building official - confirm the requirement and fee with them.

Arkansas’s residential code is the 2021 International Residential Code adopted as Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, Volume III, effective January 1, 2023 - "INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE shall mean the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, Volume III." No Arkansas amendment to IRC Section R301.2.1 (wind design) or Section R301.2.1.2 (protection of openings) appears in the 2021 AFPC rules-changes document filed with the General Assembly, so the unamended 2021 IRC wind provisions are the starting point; the Arkansas revisions printed inside Volume III itself were NOT independently reviewed in this session. Note that Section 104.3.2(b) provides that the State Fire Marshal’s minimum standards "shall not prevent any district, city or county from enacting more stringent regulations," so a local jurisdiction may impose a higher wind standard than the state minimum. Confirm the ultimate design wind speed and the completed Table R301.2(1) entries with the local building official.