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MEDICAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS

Huntsville Code of Ordinances pt. App. A, art. 60
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Huntsville Code of Ordinances, App. A, art. 60, § 60.1 Uses permitted.

60.1. - Uses permitted. No building, structure, or land shall be used and no building or structure shall hereafter be erected, structurally altered, or enlarged except for one or more of the uses herein cited and subject to the conditions stated herein: Accessory structures and uses to those permitted herein. Ambulance services. Apothecaries, drugstores. Artificial limb and brace, therapeutic establishments. Book shops. Doctors' and nurses' quarters. Farmers markets. Farming and other agricultural uses. Federal, state, county, or city owned or operated buildings and uses. Florist shops. General and private hospitals. General office uses and office buildings. Gift shops. Medical educational institutions, including dormitories. Medical or dental clinics. Medical research, experimental and testing laboratories. Medical, surgical and dental supply houses. Nursing homes, rest homes, and convalescent homes. Optical firms. Permitted uses as special exceptions as defined and regulated by subsection 92.5.3 hereof. Retail sales and consumer service establishments accessory to any permitted use, provided that such commercial use shall not occupy more than 15 percent of the total floor area of the building in which such use is located. (Ord. No. 09-1053, § 1, 12-17-2009; Ord. No. 15-406, § 2, 7-23-2015)

Huntsville Code of Ordinances, App. A, art. 60, § 60.2 Density controls.

60.2. - Density controls. The following yard and density requirements shall be observed: 60.2.1. Minimum lot area: 10,000 sq. ft. 60.2.2. Minimum required depth of front yard: From major arterials (see section 73.15): Ten feet From other streets: None 60.2.3. Minimum side yard: None, except that buildings not developed to the side lot line shall have a side yard of not less than ten feet on any side. 60.2.4. Minimum rear yard: None 60.2.5. Street access and frontage: Each lot shall have a minimum frontage of 50 feet on a public road; provided, however, the planning commission may approve a lesser frontage to a minimum of 20 feet for lots located on culs-de-sac or on street curves or having other extraordinary characteristics if the lot width at the building line measures at least 50 feet. (Ord. No. 18-900, §§ 1, 2, 11-15-2018)

Huntsville Code of Ordinances, App. A, art. 60, § 60.3 Required yards and landscaped areas.

60.3. - Required yards and landscaped areas. 60.3.1. The required front yard of all developed parcels shall be landscaped and maintained in a manner as to be neat in appearance when viewed from any street. 60.3.2. Exterior storage of materials shall be contained by fencing in such a manner as to be neat in appearance when viewed from any street. No exterior storage or display of materials, whether for sale or not, is permitted in the required front yard.

Huntsville Code of Ordinances, App. A, art. 60, § 60.5 Off-street parking and loading requirements.

60.5. - Off-street parking and loading requirements. Except as provided for herein all off-street parking and loading requirements shall be provided as set forth in article 70 hereof. 60.5.1. Parking areas are not permitted in the required front yard. 60.5.2. Driveways and vehicular access ways, except as necessary to cross a required front yard, are not permitted in a required front yard. 60.5.3. Lighting of off-street parking and vehicular use areas is required in accordance with section 71.6, PVA lighting requirements. Required bicycle parking spaces and facilities shall be provided as set forth in article 76 hereof. (Ord. No. 99-1020, § 12, 1-13-2000; Ord. No. 09-430, § 25, 7-9-2009; Ord. No. 10-507, § 2, 8-26-2010)

Huntsville Code of Ordinances, App. A, art. 60, § 60.8 Medical district plan.

60.8. - Medical district plan. 60.8.1. Prior to the issuance of any building permit, any property owner desiring to subdivide or develop land within a medical district, as shown on the official Zoning Maps of the City of Huntsville, Alabama, must submit to the manager of planning for approval a development plan for each parcel or tract of land proposed to be developed. Such development plan shall have shown thereon the following information: (1) The specific location of the tract to be developed or subdivided within said district and all land and development lying within 500 feet of the tract or parcel of land to be developed. (2) Names and addresses of all landowners whose property adjoins said parcel or tract, as shown in the tax assessor's records of Madison County, Alabama. (3) The location of all buildings proposed to be constructed within the tract. (4) Existing and proposed accessways and roads, public and private. (5) A generalized drainage plan showing existing and proposed drainage. (6) Location of all existing and proposed public utilities as the same relates to the development of the property. (7) Location of all off-street parking spaces and loading facilities. (8) Location of proposed screen planting, walls, and garbage storage facilities. (9) Location of all existing and proposed easements. (10) Location of all sidewalks. 60.8.2. The manager of planning shall approve said development plan for a specified medical district improvement, upon finding that the same complies with these regulations. All subsequent development on said tract or parcel shall be approved without resubmission in all cases where the proposed improvements substantially conform to the approved development plan.

Huntsville Code of Ordinances App. A, art. 60 MEDICAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS

ARTICLE 60. - MEDICAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS Purpose. The purpose of this medical district is to provide a protective district for the harmonious development of medical facilities and related educational institutions. The medical district is intended to be protected from encroachment by land uses adverse to the location, operation, and expansion of medical use development. These medical district regulations are intended to promote the health, safety, morals, welfare, comfort, and convenience of the inhabitants of this district and its environs. Within a medical district as shown on the official Zoning Maps of the City of Huntsville, Alabama, the following regulations shall apply:
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_ART60MEDIREFetched: 11/6/2026

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