Springdale, AR Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- District
- SF-1 Single-Family
- Front setback
- 30 feet
- Interior side setback
- 8 feet
- Rear setback
- 20 feet
- Max building coverage
- 40% of lot
Summary
Springdale's standard SF-1 single-family district requires a 30-foot front setback, 8-foot side setbacks, and a 20-foot rear setback on lots of at least 10,000 square feet.
(3)Front setback. There shall be a front setback having a depth of not less than thirty (30) feet. In keeping with the definition of a corner lot, all sides adjacent to streets shall be required to have front setbacks of thirty (30) feet.(4)Side setback. There shall be a side setback on each side of the lot having a width of not less than eight (8) feet.(5)Rear setback. There shall be a rear setback having a depth of not less than twenty (20) feet.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 145).
Full Breakdown
Springdale Code of Ordinances § 130, Zoning Ordinance, Article 4, Sec. 2.3 governs the SF-1 Low Density Single-Family Residential District, the city's standard 10,000-square-foot-lot zone. It sets an 80-foot minimum lot width, a 30-foot front setback that also applies to the street-facing sides of corner lots, an 8-foot setback on each interior side, and a 20-foot rear setback; building coverage on any lot cannot exceed 40 percent. Other residential zones carry different numbers under the same article: R-E requires 50-foot front and 20-foot side/rear setbacks on one-acre lots, while SF-2's 8,000-square-foot lots share SF-1's setback depths exactly.
Violations & Fines
Building within a required setback without a variance from the board of zoning adjustment is a zoning violation under Article 10, and can result in denial or revocation of a certificate of occupancy.
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