Density controls.
Huntsville Code of Ordinances, App. A, art. 16, § 16.2
in effect16.2. - Density controls.
The following yard, density, and height of building requirements shall be observed except as provided in article 73 hereof:
(1) Minimum required lot area: 5,500 square feet
(2) Minimum required lot width: 40 feet
(3) Minimum required lot frontage: 20 feet
(4) Minimum required depth of front yard:
From major arterials (see section 73.15): 50 feet
From other streets: 15 feet
From side street on corner lots (see section 73.7.4): five feet
(5) Minimum required depth of rear yard: 25 feet
(6) Minimum required width of each side yard:
Main building one story in height: four feet
Main building two stories in height: five feet
(7) Maximum total building area: 40 percent of total lot area
(8) Maximum stories: two
(9) Maximum height: 30 feet
(Ord. No. 01-644, § 1, 9-13-2001; Ord. No. 09-1051, § 1, 12-17-2009)
Source: City of Huntsville, Alabama, publisher code (Municode) + enacted ordinances (City Council/Legistar)URL: https://library.municode.com/al/huntsville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_APXAZOOR_ART16RE1-CDIRE_16.2DECOFetched: 11/6/2026