Required yards.
Huntsville Code of Ordinances, App. A, art. 53, § 53.4
in effect53.4. - Required yards.
The following minimum yards shall be required:
53.4.1. Yards abutting an existing or proposed street shall be considered front yards. No principal structure, accessory structure, exterior storage or merchandise shall be located less than 50 feet from any existing or proposed collector or arterial street right-of-way, except as provided for in section 53.5.2.
53.4.2. All yards abutting collector or arterial streets shall be kept clear of parking, loading areas, vehicular access ways, except as necessary to cross a required yard and except as provided for in section 53.5.2, parking and loading areas. All yards described herein shall be landscaped in accordance with section 53.8.1, landscaping requirements.
53.4.3. Side and rear yards that abut the boundaries of the research park commercial district and have no street frontage shall have a minimum depth of 50 feet in which no principal structure, accessory structure, or exterior storage or merchandise shall be located.
53.4.4. All required side and rear yards that abut the boundaries of the research park commercial district shall be kept clear of parking, loading areas, and vehicular access ways, except as necessary to cross a required yard, and except as provided for in section 53.5.2, parking and loading areas. All yards described herein shall be landscaped in accordance with section 53.8.1, landscaping requirements.
53.4.5. Yards having frontage on local streets shall have a minimum depth of 20 feet of which the first 15 feet adjacent to the street shall be landscaped in accordance with section 53.8.3, landscaping requirements.
53.4.6. Internal side and rear yards that abut other side or rear yards within the commercial district shall have a minimum depth of ten feet and shall be landscaped.
(Ord. No. 98-52, § 1, 2-26-1998; Ord. No. 05-013, § 2, 2-10-2005)
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_ART53REPACODIRE_53.4REYAFetched: 11/6/2026