The Building Activity Reports page on Bentonville's website provides bi-weekly, monthly, and yearly reports on local building activity, which can be accessed or subscribed to for regular updates by clicking here.
Plans & Reports
Bentonville Community Plan (2025)
Adopted Feb. 11, 2025
The Bentonville Community Plan was amended on Feb. 11, 2025 with Resolution No. 2-11-25M. The resolution adopted the following:
- New Future Land Use Map and associated Place Types.
- New Ch. 2 Community Profile and Ch. 4 Land Use and Strategic Plan
- New Future Land Use Map and Zoning Alignment Policy
- Areas for Further Study
To learn more about the Plan Bentonville project, visit www.planbentonville.com.
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Comprehensive Planning
Physical Address
305 SW A Street
Bentonville, AR 72712
Mailing Address
Bentonville, AR 72712
Phone: 479-271-3122
Amendment to the 2023 CBDG Consolidated Plan (2025)
The 2025 Substantial Amendment to the 2023 Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan outlines the City of Bentonville's goals for providing decent housing, a suitable living environment, and public services for low- and moderate-income residents, as well as maximizing available resources to address housing and community development needs, enhance neighborhoods, and improve the quality of life for all residents.
Master Street Plan (2021)
The Master Street Plan provides for the orderly growth and development of the city through the development of a roadway system that provides internal circulation within the city while connecting to other population centers in Northwest Arkansas. It constitutes the official policy with regard to the future location and function of all roadway systems.
Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Connecting Bentonville (2021)
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan expresses Bentonville’s intention to provide greater access to alternative transportation modes by establishing guiding principles, facility types, proposed trail network, and design standards.
Parks & Recreation Master Plan (2017)
The Parks Master Plan looks toward the future, to build on Bentonville Parks & Recreation’s success, in an effort to define ways to achieve a world class park system. The plan outlines a balanced strategy for park improvement and new parks in a cohesive and seamlessly connected park system.
Reports
Annual Development Reports
The Annual Development Report is published each February providing data on building and development activity from the previous year. The data includes building permits, inspections, zoning changes, subdivision plats, and large scale developments. The report also lists accomplishments in long range planning and community programming.
Affordable Housing Report (2023)
This document serves as a Final Report of the findings and recommendations of the workgroup and as an Implementation Guide for the community in order to understand and drive forward solutions to the affordable housing crisis.
Urban 3 Report (2023)
Click here to view the Value and Utility Analysis report completed in January of 2023 by Urban 3.