MAYOR

A. Allen Ramsey

CITY COUNCIL

Dr. Simpson Berry, Jr.

Ray Jackson

Sue Miles

Walter "Pete" Crye

Kenneth A. Miller

C.E. "Gene" Taylor

Michael Moers

PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD

James Snider, Jr., Chairman

A. Allen Ramsey

Walter "Pete" Crye

Glenda Cox

Jim Clark

Max Bynum

Chattman Johnson

Lem Morrison

Joe Meads

ORDINANCE NO. 1-0598

ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF IRONDALE, ALABAMA

An ordinance, in pursuance of the authority granted by title 11, chapter 52, article 4, sections 11-52-70 to 11-52-84 inclusive, Code of Alabama, 1975, and amendments thereto. To provide for the establishment of districts within the corporate limits and police jurisdiction of the City of Irondale, Alabama; to regulate within such districts, the height, number of stories, and size of yards and other open spaces, the density of population and the use of land, structures and buildings, and to provide methods for the administration of this ordinance and penalties for the violations thereof.

For the purposes herein before stated, the City of Irondale is divided into districts of such number, shape and area, and of such common unity of purpose, adaptability or use, which are deemed most suitable to provide for the best general civic use, protect the common rights and interest within each district, preserve the general rights and interests of all, and to promote improved wholesome, sightly, harmonious and economic results in civic service, activities and operations; and by further regulations to limit the location, uses and occupancy of buildings, structures and land to be used for trade, industry, residence or other purposes, and also the location, height, bulk, occupancy and uses of buildings or other structures, including the ratio of lot occupancy and coverage, street setback lines, sizes of yards, and other open spaces.

These regulations have been made with reasonable consideration, among other things, to the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses and with a view to conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the city.

(Ord. No. 2023-28, § 2, 9-19-23)