Springdale, AR Zoning

6 districts. 3 overlays.
This profile is an earlier edition — some fields may be incomplete. An updated profile is in progress.

Overview

Worth knowing
  • NW Arkansas metro — Tyson Foods/JB Hunt/Walmart corridor
  • Rapid growth (~88K pop)
  • Spring Creek floodplain affects central city

Districts

res_sf 2com 2res_mf 1ind 1
CodeNameCategory Min lotHeight CoverageFAR Du/acParking Setbacks F/S/R
R-1Single Familyres_sf8,000 sf35 ft0.35[1]225 / 7 / 25
R-2Two-Familyres_sf5,000 sf35 ft0.45[2]1.520 / 6 / 20
R-3Multi-Familyres_mf4,000 sf50 ft0.55[3]1.515 / 5 / 15
C-1Neighborhood Commercialcom6,000 sf40 ft0.6[4]15 / 5 / 10
C-2General Commercialcom10,000 sf55 ft0.65[5]20 / 10 / 15
I-1Industrialind15,000 sf50 ft0.55[6]25 / 15 / 20

Confidence: confirmed partial under review not found

Overlays

HD
Historic District
HP

6-10 blocks downtown + scattered historic

FP
Floodplain
FP

Spring Creek/tributaries FEMA

PUD
Planned Unit Development
PD

Application-based

Adopted building codes

State buildings only

2021
2021
2020
2021
IECC (Residential)
2018
IECC (Commercial)
2018

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Quirks & notes

  • NW Arkansas metro — Tyson Foods/JB Hunt/Walmart corridor
  • Rapid growth (~88K pop)
  • Spring Creek floodplain affects central city

Formulas

Definitions

height
Grade to highest point of structure.
lot_coverage
Building footprint / lot area.
far
Gross floor area / lot area.
du_ac
Dwelling units per gross acre.
setback_front
Front property line to nearest building face.
setback_side
Side property line to nearest building face.
setback_rear
Rear property line to nearest building face.
parking
Spaces per dwelling unit unless noted.

Capacity calculations

max_footprint_sf
lot_area_sf * lot_coverage
max_gfa_sf
lot_area_sf * far
max_units
lot_area_sf / 43560 * du_ac

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District Category Height FAR Coverage Setbacks Parking Density Min lot Overlays

Sources & references

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Research status

Data quality

70%completeness

Known issues

schema:v1-legacypriority:low

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