Opinion No.

The Honorable David Malone State Senator P.O. Box 1048 Fayetteville, AR 72702-1048

Dear Senator Malone:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following questions:

1. If a city is exercising its jurisdiction in its growth area, is the city given authority to approve subdivisions only? What powers does the county retain, other than roads? For example, can the county approve large-scale developments and mobile home parks? May the county regulate drainage issues?

2. Does jurisdiction over county roads include not just specifications as to how the road must be built, but also other…