Building lots, yards and open spaces.
Montgomery City Code, App. C, art. I, § 7
in effectSec. 7. - Building lots, yards and open spaces.
In each district, each structure hereafter erected or altered shall be provided with the yards specified and shall be on a lot of the area and width specified in article VII. No open space or lot required for a building or structure shall, during its life, be occupied by or counted as open space for another building or structure.
Exceptions to the district requirements for building lots and yards follow:
a. Where the owner of property at the time of adoption of this ordinance has a lot or lots of official record which have at least 25 feet frontage on at least one street and which may be substandard to the requirements of the district in which located according to this ordinance, the building and its accessory structures may be built provided the yard space and other requirements conform as closely as possible to the requirements of the district in which it is located according to the following table. (See table I.)
b. No building shall be required to be set back more than the average of the setbacks of the existing buildings within 100 feet each side thereof, nor shall any building be any closer to the front property line than the average setback of existing buildings within 100 feet each side thereof.
TABLE I
MODIFICATION OF SIDE BUILDING LINES ON SUB-STANDARD
LOTS NOT CONTROLLED BY DEED AND/OR PLAT RESTRICTIONS
Width (in Feet) | Side (in Feet) | Yards (in Feet)
R-125
124 ..... | 20 | 19
122 ..... | 19 | 19
120 ..... | 19 | 18
118 ..... | 18 | 18
116 ..... | 18 | 17
114 ..... | 17 | 17
112 ..... | 17 | 16
110 ..... | 16 | 16
108 ..... | 16 | 15
106 ..... | 15 | 15
104 ..... | 15 | 14
102 ..... | 14 | 14
100 ..... | 14 | 13
98 ..... | 13 | 13
96 ..... | 13 | 12
94 ..... | 12 | 12
92 ..... | 12 | 11
90 ..... | 11 | 11
88 ..... | 11 | 10
86 ..... | 10 | 10
84 ..... | 10 | 10
and all less
R-100
98 ..... | 12 | 11.5
96 ..... | 12 | 11
94 ..... | 11.5 | 11
92 ..... | 11 | 11
90 ..... | 11 | 10.5
88 ..... | 11 | 10
86 ..... | 10.5 | 10
84 ..... | 10 | 10
82 ..... | 10 | 9.5
80 ..... | 10 | 9
78 ..... | 9.5 | 9
76 ..... | 9 | 9
74 ..... | 9 | 8.5
72 ..... | 9 | 8
70 ..... | 9 | 7.5
68 ..... | 9 | 7
66 ..... | 9 | 6.5
64 ..... | 9 | 6
62 ..... | 9 | 5.5
60 ..... | 9 | 5
and all less
R-85
84 ..... | 10 | 9.5
82 ..... | 10 | 9
80 ..... | 9.5 | 9
78 ..... | 9 | 9
76 ..... | 9 | 8.5
74 ..... | 9 | 8
72 ..... | 9 | 7.5
70 ..... | 9 | 7
68 ..... | 9 | 6.5
66 ..... | 9 | 6
64 ..... | 9 | 5.5
62 ..... | 9 | 5
60 ..... | 9 | 5
and all less
R-75
74 ..... | 10 | 9.5
72 ..... | 10 | 9
70 ..... | 9.5 | 9
68 ..... | 9 | 9
66 ..... | 9 | 8.5
64 ..... | 9 | 8
62 ..... | 9 | 7.5
60 ..... | 9 | 7
58 ..... | 9 | 6.5
56 ..... | 9 | 6
54 ..... | 9 | 5.5
52 ..... | 9 | 5
50 ..... | 9 | 5
and all less
R-65
64 ..... | 10 | 9
63 ..... | 9 | 9
62 ..... | 9 | 8
61 ..... | 8 | 8
60 ..... | 8 | 7
59 ..... | 7 | 7
58 ..... | 7 | 6
57 ..... | 6 | 6
56 ..... | 6 | 5
55 ..... | 5 | 5
and all less
R-60 & 0-1
59 ..... | 10 | 9
58 ..... | 9 | 9
57 ..... | 9 | 8
56 ..... | 8 | 8
55 ..... | 8 | 7
54 ..... | 7 | 7
53 ..... | 7 | 6
52 ..... | 6 | 6
51 ..... | 6 | 5
50 ..... | 5 | 5
and all less
R-50
49 ..... | 8.5 | 5
48 ..... | 8 | 5
47 ..... | 7.5 | 5
46 ..... | 7 | 5
45 ..... | 6.5 | 5
44 ..... | 6 | 5
43 ..... | 5.5 | 5
42 ..... | 5 | 5
and all less
(Ord. No. 34-65; Ord. No. 3-66)
Source: City of Montgomery, Alabama, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/al/montgomery/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=APXCZO_ARTICLESDI_S7BULOYAOPSPFetched: 11/8/2026