Springdale, AR Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Location
- private property, collector street or above
- Residential buffer
- 200 ft (20 ft in downtown district)
- Right-of-way use
- barred without council exemption
- Max fine
- $1,000 per violation, $500/day continuing
Summary
Springdale, Arkansas confines food truck courts to private property on collector streets or above, generally at least 200 feet from single-family residential zoning, with tighter rules downtown.
3.All food truck courts shall occur outside the public right-of-way on private property unless an exemption is granted by the city council.4.Each court shall be located at least 200 feet from any single-family residential use or single-family zoning district ... except for those areas covered by the downtown form based code.5.In the area covered by the downtown form based code, a food truck court shall be located a minimum of 20 feet from the property line of an existing residential use, except that they may be located at a minimum of ten feet from the property line if the residential use is separated by a six-foot high masonry wall.
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
Food truck courts in Springdale must sit entirely on private property along a collector street or higher on the master street plan, with frontage allowing two driveways. Outside downtown, a court must be at least 200 feet from any single-family residential use or zoning district, measured property line to property line. Inside the Downtown Form Based Code area, that buffer drops to 20 feet from a residential property line, or 10 feet if a six-foot masonry wall separates the uses. No court may operate in the public right-of-way without a specific city council exemption.
Violations & Fines
Locating or operating a food truck court outside the allowed zones is a zoning violation; Springdale Code § 130 Art. 10 sets a fine up to $1,000 per offense, or $500/day if continuing.
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