Huntsville City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE 20
- NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS C-1 DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Sections
- 20.1.- Uses permitted.
- 20.2. - Density controls.
- 20.3. - Off-street parking and loading requirements.
- 20.4. - Off-street parking and vehicular use area (PVA) landscaping and lighting.
- 20.5. - Landscaping requirements.
- 20.6. - Designation of new C-1 districts.
- 20.7. - Alcoholic beverage establishment regulations.
ARTICLE 25
- COMMERCIAL RECREATION C-5 DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Sections
- 25.1.- Uses permitted.
- 25.2. - Density controls and setbacks.
- 25.3. - Street access and frontage.
- 25.4. - Off-street parking and loading requirements.
- 25.5. - Off-street parking and vehicular use area (PVA) landscaping and lighting requirements.
- 25.6. - Signs permitted.
- 25.7. - Height.
- 25.8. - Development procedure.
- 25.9. - Alcoholic beverage establishment regulations.
ARTICLE 27
- VILLAGE BUSINESS C-6 DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Sections
- 27.1.- Uses permitted.
- 27.2. - Density controls.
- 27.3. - Site development.
- 27.4. - Signs permitted.
- 27.5. - Off-street parking and loading requirements.
- 27.6. - Off-street parking and vehicular use area (PVA) landscaping and lighting.
- 27.8. - Performance standards.
- 27.9. - Alcoholic beverage establishment regulations.
ARTICLE 30
- PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PD DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Sections
- 30.1.- Planned development, defined.
- 30.2. - Relation of PD regulations to general zoning, subdivision or other regulations; variations on equal satisfaction of public purposes.
- 30.3. - Planned development PD districts, where permitted; how established and designated.
- 30.4. - PD additions to PD districts.
- 30.5. - Procedures on PD amendments.
- 30.6. - Expiration of time limits in relation to PD amendments; failure to meet other requirements.
ARTICLE 31
- PD-H, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT-HOUSING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Sections
- 31.1.- PD-H districts, where permitted; intensity of use.
- 31.2. - Permitted principal and accessory uses and structures.
- 31.3. - Land use intensity (LUI) ratings and related requirements.
- 31.4. - Site planning, external relationships.
- 31.5. - Site planning, internal relationships.
- 31.6. - Open space and spacing of buildings or portions of buildings containing dwelling or lodging units.
ARTICLE 43
- AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL PARK DISTRICT REGULATIONS7
Sections
- 43.1.- Uses permitted.
- 43.2. - Uses specifically prohibited.
- 43.3. - Required yards and landscaped areas for industrial buildings.
- 43.4. - Density regulations.
- 43.5. - Street access and frontage.
- 43.6. - Off-street parking and loading requirements for industrial uses.
- 43.7. - Performance standards.
- 43.8. - Off-street parking and vehicular use area (PVA) landscaping and lighting.
ARTICLE 44
- COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL PARK DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Sections
- 44.1.- Uses permitted.
- 44.2. - Density controls.
- 44.3. - Required yards.
- 44.4. - Street access and frontage.
- 44.5. - Off-street parking and loading requirements.
- 44.6. - Signs permitted.
- 44.7. - Height requirements.
- 44.8. - Landscaping requirements.
- 44.9. - Underground wiring requirement.
- 44.10. - Performance standards.
- 44.11. - Development procedure for tracts or parcels.
- 44.12. - Alcoholic beverage establishment regulations.
ARTICLE 50
- RESEARCH PARK DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Sections
- 50.1.- Uses permitted.
- 50.2. - Performance standards.
- 50.3. - Required yards.
- 50.4. - Density regulations.
- 50.5. - Street access and frontage.
- 50.6. - Off-street parking and loading requirements.
- 50.7. - Signs permitted.
- 50.8. - Height requirements.
- 50.9. - Landscaping requirements.
- 50.10. - Off-street parking and vehicular use area (PVA) landscaping and lighting.
- 50.11. - Development procedure for tracts or parcels.
ARTICLE 51
- RESEARCH PARK WEST DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Sections
- 51.1.- Uses permitted.
- 51.2. - Performance standards.
- 51.3. - Required yards.
- 51.4. - Density regulations.
- 51.5. - Street access and frontage.
- 51.6. - Off-street parking and loading requirements.
- 51.7. - Signs permitted.
- 51.8. - Height requirements.
- 51.9. - Landscaping requirements.
- 51.10. - Development procedure for tracts or parcels.
ARTICLE 52
- RESEARCH PARK APPLICATIONS DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Sections
- 52.1.- Uses permitted.
- 52.2. - Performance standards.
- 52.3. - Required yards.
- 52.4. - Density regulations.
- 52.5. - Street access and frontage.
- 52.6. - Off-street parking and loading requirements.
- 52.7. - Signs permitted.
- 52.8. - Height requirements.
- 52.9. - Landscaping requirements.
- 52.10. - Development procedure for tracts or parcels.
ARTICLE 53
- RESEARCH PARK COMMERCIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Sections
- 53.1.- Uses permitted.
- 53.2. - Density regulations.
- 53.3. - Street access and frontage.
- 53.4. - Required yards.
- 53.5. - Parking and loading areas.
- 53.6. - Permitted signs.
- 53.7. - Height limitations.
- 53.8. - Landscaping requirements.
- 53.9. - Lighting.
- 53.10. - District requirements.
- 53.11. - Development procedure.
- 53.12. - Alcoholic beverage establishment regulations.
ARTICLE 54
- RESEARCH PARK APPLICATIONS 2 DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Sections
- 54.1.- Uses permitted.
- 54.2. - Performance standards.
- 54.3. - Use standards.
- 54.4. - Required yards.
- 54.5. - Density regulations.
- 54.6. - Street access and frontage.
- 54.7. - Off-street parking and loading requirements.
- 54.8. - Signs permitted.
- 54.9. - Landscaping requirements.
- 54.10. - Development procedure for tracts or parcels.
ARTICLE 55
- RESEARCH PARK 2 DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Sections
- 55.1.- Uses permitted.
- 55.2. - Performance standards.
- 55.3. - Density regulations.
- 55.4. - Street access and frontage.
- 55.5. - Off-street parking and loading requirements.
- 55.6. - Signs permitted.
- 55.7. - Landscaping requirements.
- 55.8. - Off-street parking and vehicular use area (PVA) landscaping and lighting.
- 55.9. - District requirements.
- 55.10. - Development procedure for tracts or parcels.
- 55.11. - Alcoholic beverage establishment regulations.
ARTICLE 62
- FLOOD HAZARD DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Sections
- 62.1.- General provisions.
- 62.2. - Definitions.
- 62.3. - Provisions for all areas in the flood hazard districts.
- 62.4. - Interpretation of floodway district and floodway fringe district.
- 62.5. - Application of the flood hazard district.
- 62.6. - Uses specifically prohibited in floodway districts.
- 62.7. - Standards for the floodway fringe district.
- 62.8. - Floodplain development permits and other required permits.
- 62.9. - Standards for areas of shallow flooding (AO zones).
- 62.10. - Standards for streams without FIA established base flood elevations and/or floodways (A zones).
- 62.11. - Standards for subdivision proposals.
- 62.12. - Variances.
- 62.13. - Duties and responsibilities of the city engineer.
- 62.14. - Duties and responsibilities of the manager of inspection.
- 62.15. - Duties and responsibilities of the city planner.
- 62.16. - Warning and disclaimer of liability.
ARTICLE 63
- AIRPORT OBSTRUCTION AND NOISE EXPOSURE DISTRICT REGULATIONS10
Sections
- 63.1.- Establishment of airport hazard area.
- 63.2. - Establishment of airport noise exposure zone.
- 63.3. - Application.
- 63.4. - Definitions.
- 63.5. - Zones.
- 63.6. - Criteria to govern height limitations.
- 63.7. - Criteria to govern compatible land use in airport noise exposure zone.
- 63.8. - Use restrictions.
- 63.9. - Nonconforming uses.
- 63.10. - Permits.
- 63.11. - Enforcement.
- 63.12. - [Repealed.]
- 63.13. - Remedies.
- 63.14. - Conflict.
- 63.15. - Severability.
- 63.16. - Effective Date.
ARTICLE 64
- AIRPORT COMMERCIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS11
Sections
- 64.1.- Uses permitted.
- 64.2. - Density controls.
- 64.3. - Required yards.
- 64.4. - Street access and frontage.
- 64.5. - Off-street parking and loading requirements.
- 64.6. - Signs.
- 64.7. - Height requirements.
- 64.8. - Landscaping requirements.
- 64.9. - Underground wiring requirements.
- 64.10. - Performance standards.
- 64.11. - Development procedure.
- 64.12. - Alcoholic beverage establishment regulations.
ARTICLE 72
- SIGN CONTROL REGULATIONS15
Sections
- 72.1.- Findings and purpose.
- 72.2. - Definitions.
- 72.3. - Calculations and measurements.
- 72.4. - Compliance with article; coverage; variant and non-conforming uses; exclusions from article.
- 72.5. - Residential subdivision, apartment building, or apartment complex signs.
- 72.6. - Temporary signs.
- 72.7. - Permanent sign on nonresidential premises by district.
- 72.8. - General sign standards.
- 72.9. - Non-conforming signs.
- 72.10. - Business license.
- 72.11. - Permits required.
- 72.12. - Inspections.
- 72.13. - Maintenance.
- 72.14. - Severability.
ARTICLE 73
- SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS
Sections
- 73.1.- Uses; accessory and temporary.
- 73.2. - Fallout shelters.
- 73.3. - Trailers.
- 73.4. - Future street lines.
- 73.5. - Rear dwelling prohibited.
- 73.6. - Dual occupancy or uses.
- 73.7. - Yards.
- 73.8. - Location of accessory structures on residential lots.
- 73.9. - Height modifications.
- 73.10. - Corner visibility.
- 73.11. - Curb cuts; driveways.
- 73.12. - Access.
- 73.13. - Multiple-family dwellings (apartment buildings).
- 73.14. - Residential parking modifications.
- 73.15. - Front yards along major arterials.
- 73.16. - The land use intensity (LUI) system; standards, definitions, methods of measurement, general requirements and limitations.
- 73.17. - Extraction permits.
- 73.18. - Performance bond for extractive operations.
- 73.19. - Installation of landscaping.
- 73.20. - Wireless telecommunications towers.
- 73.21. - Vehicle repair in residential districts or on residential lots.
- 73.22. - Correctional facilities.
- 73.23. - Mobile food vending.
ARTICLE 74
- NONCONFORMING LOTS; NONCONFORMING USES OF LAND; NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES; AND NONCONFORMING USES OF STRUCTURES AND PREMISES
Sections
- 74.1.- Nonconforming lots of record and unified lots.
- 74.2. - Nonconforming uses of land.
- 74.3. - Nonconforming structures.
- 74.4. - Nonconforming uses of structures.
- 74.5. - Repairs and maintenance.
- 74.6. - Uses under exception provisions not nonconforming uses.
- 74.7. - Documentation of existing extraction activities.
- 74.8. - Telecommunications towers inventory.
ARTICLE 80
- RESIDENTIAL OFFICE DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Sections
- 80.1.- Uses permitted.
- 80.2. - District access and location.
- 80.3. - Density controls for nonresidential uses.
- 80.4. - Required yards for nonresidential uses.
- 80.5. - Off-street parking for nonresidential uses.
- 80.6. - Landscaping requirements.
- 80.7. - Signs permitted.
- 80.8. - Performance standards.
- 80.9. - Conditions on uses.