Springdale, AR Building Setbacks & Zoning: Lot Coverage Limits (2026)

The Springdale Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 130 of the Springdale Code) establishes maximum lot coverage and open-space requirements in each zoning district as part of the bulk standards in Article 4. The SF-1, SF-2, SF-3 and SF-4 single-family districts each cap building coverage at 40 percent of the total lot area. The MF-2, MF-3, MF-4, MF-12, MF-16 and MF-24 multifamily districts also cap building coverage at 40 percent and additionally require at least 10 percent of the lot as landscaped open space. The I-3 Planned Industrial district caps building coverage at 50 percent and requires a 100-ft minimum setback from any adjacent residential district. Commercial districts (O-1, C-1 through C-7) and other industrial districts (W-1, I-1, I-2) do not list a numeric building-coverage cap in Article 4 but require a 10 percent landscaped greenspace minimum and a 10-ft front-yard buffer (5 ft plus 6-ft screen when abutting residential). The Article 7 (Off-Street Parking) front-yard paving cap of 40 percent for single- and two-family residential lots interacts with the building-coverage cap - both must be met. Lot coverage is verified at building-permit application via the plot plan submitted to Springdale Building Inspection and is checked again at final inspection. Larger earth-disturbance projects (over 1 acre, per the federal Construction General Permit framework administered by Arkansas DEQ under NPDES Phase II) require separate stormwater pollution prevention plans and erosion-and-sediment-control measures. Variance from the coverage limit requires application to the Springdale Board of Adjustment under Article 11, with the applicant showing practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship consistent with A.C.A. §14-56-422.