Springdale City Council approves multiple rezonings, code changes and grants

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — The Springdale City Council on Tuesday approved a series of zoning and administrative actions, including multiple property rezonings, an amendment to the downtown form‑based code, an ordinance aligning local purchasing rules with state law and acceptance of a federal subaward for environmental work.

Council members voted unanimously on several rezoning requests that the planning commission had recommended for approval. The items included rezoning a 1.0‑acre tract at 5217 Whittle Road from A‑1 (agricultural) to SF‑2 (low/medium‑density single‑family); rezoning a 0.61‑acre tract at 4031 Old Wire Road from SF‑2 to C‑2 (general commercial) for the area containing an office; rezoning 3.77 acres at the northeast corner of Cary Smith Road and Arkansas Highway 112 from A‑1 to C‑2; and rezoning a 0.22‑acre tract at 1094 Nichols Road from A‑1 to SF‑2. The council also approved a change to the downtown form‑based code to move a 0.4‑acre parcel at East Johnson Avenue from Neighborhood Center 1 to Neighborhood Center 2, which allows more mixed use and ground‑floor residential flexibility.

The council adopted…