Display of vehicles for sale.

Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 8-3

in effect

Sec. 8-3. - Display of vehicles for sale. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to display or offer for sale more than one vehicle on a lot or parcel of real property, or permit such action to be done. (b) It shall be unlawful for any owner, tenant or person in charge of a lot or parcel of real property to display or offer for sale more than one vehicle on the lot or parcel of real property, or permit such action to be done. (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to display or offer for sale, or any owner, tenant or person in charge of a lot or parcel of real property to display or offer for sale, or permit such action to be done, any vehicle upon the public right-of-way or other public property; however, this section shall not prohibit a person from operating a vehicle, bearing a "for sale" sign, upon a public right-of-way or from parking such vehicle in a permissible parking space located upon and within such public right-of-way for a period of time reasonably necessary for such person to accomplish a purpose unrelated to the display or offering for sale of the vehicle. In addition to applicable penalties, any vehicle found to be in violation of this section may be towed away, impounded and stored until redeemed at the owner's expense. (d) Subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply to any person properly licensed by the city to engage in the business of selling vehicles at the location designated upon such license. (e) Any person properly licensed by the city to engage in business at a particular location on December 16, 1999, who may otherwise be affected by this section shall be allowed to continue its business pursuant to the terms of such license until such time as the business ceases to operate for a period of six months or the person fails to renew its business license for that location. (Ord. No. 99-1075, §§ 1—5, 12-16-1999)

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_CH8BU_ARTIINGE_S8-3DIVESAFetched: 11/6/2026