Springdale, AR Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)

Building height limits in Springdale are set district-by-district by Article 4 of the Springdale Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 130 of the Springdale Code). The residential districts share a 35-ft height limit: SF-1, SF-2, SF-3, SF-4 (single-family), R-E (Residential Estate), MF-2, MF-3 and MF-4 (low/medium multifamily) all cap building height at 35 feet under Article 4. The MF-12, MF-16 and MF-24 medium and high-density multifamily districts and the A-1 Agricultural district do not list a numeric height limit in Article 4, allowing taller structures subject to building code and conditional-use review. Commercial districts (C-1 through C-7) and industrial districts (W-1, I-1, I-2, I-3) do not have a fixed numeric height cap but require, when abutting a residential district, an additional 1 foot of setback for each 1 foot of building height above 20 feet - effectively a daylight-plane control. The C-7 Recreational Vehicle Park district uses the same height/setback relationship and requires a 200-ft setback when abutting residential. The Arkansas Fire Prevention Code (administered by the Arkansas Fire Prevention Commission) adopts the IBC statewide, and IBC Chapter 5 adds maximum building height and area based on construction type and occupancy classification; the more restrictive of the zoning cap and the IBC cap controls. Variance from a height cap 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.