Alabaster City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I.
IN GENERAL
Sections
- Sec. 111-1.- Title; zoning map adopted.
- Sec. 111-2. - Purpose.
- Sec. 111-3. - District division method.
- Sec. 111-4. - Zoning districts established.
- Sec. 111-5. - District boundaries established.
- Sec. 111-6. - Interpretation of district boundaries.
- Sec. 111-7. - Enforcement.
- Sec. 111-8. - Building permit required; exception; invalidity.
- Sec. 111-9. - Application for building permit.
- Sec. 111-10. - Certificates of occupancy.
- Sec. 111-11. - Building permit expiration and renewal.
- Sec. 111-12. - Nuisance declared; abatement.
- Sec. 111-13. - Amendments.
- Sec. 111-14. - Board of zoning adjustment.
- Sec. 111-15. - Definitions.
- Sec. 111-16. - Violations; penalties; remedies.
- Sec. 111-17. - City not subject to chapter.
ARTICLE II.
GENERAL REGULATIONS
Sections
- Sec. 111-38.- General use requirements.
- Sec. 111-39. - Nonconforming uses of land and buildings.
- Sec. 111-40. - Annexed property.
- Sec. 111-41. - Vacation and abandonment of streets, alleys and other public ways.
- Sec. 111-42. - Area modification for lots of record.
- Sec. 111-43. - General yard modifications.
- Sec. 111-44. - Chimneys, fire towers, steeples and public utility water storage tanks.
- Sec. 111-45. - Porches, terraces, balconies, cornices, eaves and accessory structures.
- Sec. 111-46. - Storm drainage and flooding.
ARTICLE III.
ZONING DISTRICTS
Sections
- Sec. 111-66.- A Agriculture District.
- Sec. 111-67. - E Single-Family Estate Residential District.
- Sec. 111-68. - R-1 Single-Family Residential District.
- Sec. 111-69. - R-2 Single-Family Residential District.
- Sec. 111-70. - R-3 Single-Family Residential District.
- Sec. 111-71. - R-4 Residential Patio/Garden Home District.
- Sec. 111-72. - R-5 Two-Family Residential District.
- Sec. 111-73. - R-6 Multifamily District.
- Sec. 111-74. - R-7 Townhouse District.
- Sec. 111-75. - R-8 Manufactured and Mobile Home Residential District.
- Sec. 111-76. - I Institution District.
- Sec. 111-77. - B-1 Office District.
- Sec. 111-78. - B-2 Neighborhood Business District.
- Sec. 111-79. - B-3 Community Business District.
- Sec. 111-80. - B-4 General Business District.
- Sec. 111-81. - B-5 Central Business District.
- Sec. 111-82. - M-1 Light Industrial District.
- Sec. 111-83. - M-2 Heavy Industrial District.
- Sec. 111-84. - PDD Planned Development District.
- Sec. 111-85. - MHD Manufactured and Mobile Home Park and Subdivision District.
- Sec. 111-86. - MR Municipal Reserve District.
- Sec. 111-87. - MXD Mixed Use District.
- Sec. 111-88. - PCO Peavine Creek Overlay District.
- Sec. 111-89. - MOD Mountain Overlay District.
- Sec. 111-90. - Medical Mile Overlay District.
- Sec. 111-91. - State Route 119 Overlay District.
- Sec. 111-92. - Conditional Overlay District regulations.
- Sec. 111-93. - Aria at Siluria Active Adult Community MXD District.
ARTICLE IV.
SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS
Sections
- Sec. 111-107.- Fences and walls.
- Sec. 111-108. - Construction debris and trash.
- Sec. 111-109. - Outdoor storage and parking of airplanes, truck tractors, truck trailers, buses, etc.
- Sec. 111-110. - Storage of inoperable motor vehicles.
- Sec. 111-111. - Keeping of animals.
- Sec. 111-112. - Swimming pools.
- Sec. 111-113. - Private tennis courts.
- Sec. 111-114. - Sidewalks.
- Sec. 111-115. - Storage and dispensing of combustible and flammable liquids, other than for sale.
- Sec. 111-116. - Main buildings of businesses required to be permanent.
- Sec. 111-117. - High-traffic corridors.
- Sec. 111-118. - Gasoline service stations.
- Sec. 111-119. - Lighting.
- Sec. 111-120. - Garbage and trash containers.
- Sec. 111-121. - Mobile buildings and modular homes.
- Sec. 111-122. - Self-service storage facilities.
- Sec. 111-123. - Industrial parks.
- Sec. 111-124. - Home occupations.
- Sec. 111-125. - Architectural standards for commercial structures.
ARTICLE V.
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
Sections
- Sec. 111-147.- Intent.
- Sec. 111-148. - Definitions.
- Sec. 111-149. - Compliance; permit required.
- Sec. 111-150. - Zoning use requirements.
- Sec. 111-151. - Collocation.
- Sec. 111-152. - Appearance.
- Sec. 111-153. - Environment compatibility.
- Sec. 111-154. - Nonvegetative screening.
- Sec. 111-155. - Buffers.
- Sec. 111-156. - Lighting.
- Sec. 111-157. - Access.
- Sec. 111-158. - Environmental impact.
- Sec. 111-159. - Safety.
- Sec. 111-160. - Abandonment.
- Sec. 111-161. - Definitions.
- Sec. 111-162. - Permit required to place small cell technology facilities in right-of-way.
- Sec. 111-163. - Placement of small cell technology facilities on private property.
- Sec. 111-164. - Abandonment of facilities on right-of-way.
- Sec. 111-165. - Co-location.
- Sec. 111-166. - Non-applicability.
ARTICLE VII.
SIGN REGULATIONS
Sections
- Sec. 111-221.- Permits, fees and inspections.
- Sec. 111-222. - Signs permitted in residential districts.
- Sec. 111-223. - Signs permitted in R-6 and MHD districts.
- Sec. 111-224. - Signs permitted in Institution and B-l Office Districts.
- Sec. 111-225. - Signs permitted in the B-2, B-3 and B-4 business districts.
- Sec. 111-226. - Signs permitted in the B-5 district.
- Sec. 111-227. - Signs permitted in industrial districts (M1, M2).
- Sec. 111-228. - Signs permitted in the PDD Planned Development District.
- Sec. 111-229. - Freestanding signs generally.
- Sec. 111-230. - Billboards.
- Sec. 111-231. - Signs permitted in the MXD Mixed Use District.
- Sec. 111-232. - Prohibited signs.
- Sec. 111-233. - Permit exceptions; exempt and temporary signs.
- Sec. 111-234. - Nonconforming signs.
- Sec. 111-235. - Electronic message center signs.
ARTICLE VIII.
LANDSCAPING AND BUFFERS[2]
Sections
- Sec. 111-262.- Intent.
- Sec. 111-263. - General landscaping standards.
- Sec. 111-264. - Buffers.
- Sec. 111-265. - Landscaping requirements for vehicular areas in high-traffic corridors.
- Sec. 111-266. - Maintenance and irrigation.
- Sec. 111-267. - Required shade trees.
- Sec. 111-268. - Landscaping plan.
- Sec. 111-269. - Enforcement.