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Springdale, AR Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Minimum space
12 ft × 30 ft
Vertical clearance
14 feet required
Residential buffer
25 ft, or screened
Street-facing length
70 feet minimum
Adopted
Ord. No. 4778 (3-25-14)

Summary

Springdale zoning requires any commercial, industrial or wholesale building to provide an off-street loading space sized and located to keep delivery trucks off the public street.

In addition to all other requirements, on the same premises with every building, structure or part thereof hereafter erected, established or enlarged and occupied for manufacturing, storage, warehouse, goods, display, department store, wholesale, market, hotel, laundry, dry cleaning or other uses involving the receipt of distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained adequate space for standing, loading and unloading in order to avoid undue interference with public use of the street or alley.

View official code

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

The zoning ordinance's off-street loading article (ch. 130, art. 7, § 9) requires buildings used for manufacturing, storage, warehousing, wholesale, retail display, hotels, laundries and similar delivery-heavy uses to provide standing space for loading and unloading. The minimum space is 12 feet by 30 feet with 14-foot vertical clearance, growing to 70 feet if it faces a public street. It may sit within a required setback but not within 25 feet of a residential district unless enclosed or screened by an 8-foot wall. Required space counts scale with building floor area under § 9.5's table. Parking spaces can't substitute for loading spaces.

Violations & Fines

Article 7 sets no standalone fine; the planning and community development division administers and enforces the zoning ordinance, including this loading requirement, under Art. 2, § 1.

Frequently Asked Questions

How big does a commercial loading space have to be in Springdale?
At least 12 feet by 30 feet with 14 feet of vertical clearance; docks facing a public street must run 70 feet, per Zoning Ordinance Art. 7, § 9.1.
Can a business use its required parking spaces as loading space instead?
No, § 9.4 bars substituting parking spaces for loading spaces or loading for parking.

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