General provisions.
Huntsville Code of Ordinances, App. A, art. 62, § 62.1
in effect62.1. - General provisions.
62.1.1. This article shall apply to all areas of the flood hazard district within the jurisdiction of Huntsville, Alabama. The flood hazard district is composed of the floodway district and the floodway fringe district.
62.1.2. A floodplain development permit shall be required in conformance with the provisions of this article and of the City of Huntsville Stormwater Management Manual prior to the commencement of any land disturbance activities or any development or building activities, including filling, dumping, grading, or excavation within the flood hazard district. (See section 62.8.)
62.1.3. No structure or land within the flood hazard district shall hereafter be located, extended, converted or altered without full compliance with the terms of this ordinance and other applicable regulations.
62.1.4. The boundaries and designations of the floodway district and floodway fringe district provided for herein are hereby established as shown on the maps identified by the titles "National Flood Insurance Program, FIRM Flood Insurance Rate Map, Madison County, Alabama, and Incorporated Areas" (Community-Panel Number 010153, City of Huntsville, Alabama) composed of panels 0144, 0158, 0159, 0163, 0164, 0166, 0167, 0168, 0169, 0175, 0178, 0179, 0183, 0186, 0187, 0188, 0189, 0193, 0194, 0195, 0211, 0215, 0269, 0290, 0291, 0292, 0293, 0294, 0302, 0304, 0306, 0307, 0308, 0309, 0311, 0315, 0320, 0326, 0327, 0328, 0329, 0331, 0333, 0335, 0340, 0341, 0343, 0354, 0355, 0360, 0362, 0365, 0370, 0407, 0425, 0450, 0455, 0456, 0458, 0460, 0467, 0475, and 0478 issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance Administration, bearing an effective date of April 20, 1998, and any revisions thereto.
62.1.5. For those land areas acquired by the city through annexation, the current effective flood insurance study, data, and flood insurance rate map for Madison, Limestone, and Morgan Counties are hereby adopted by reference.
62.1.6. These maps as identified, all explanatory matter thereof, and the flood insurance study, Madison County, Alabama, and incorporated areas, dated April 25, 1995, and any revisions thereto are hereby adopted and made a part of this ordinance. Such maps and explanatory matter shall be filed in the office of the City Engineer of the City of Huntsville, Alabama.
62.1.7. The Legislature of the State of Alabama has in Title 11, Chapter 19, Sections 1—24 Chapter 45, Sections 1—11, Chapter 52, Sections 1—84, and Title 41, Chapter 9, Section 166 of the Code of Alabama, 1975, authorized local government units to adopt regulations designed to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of its citizenry.
(Ord. No. 98-189, § 1(62.1), 4-7-1998; Ord. No. 99-206, § 4, 4-8-1999; Ord. No. 18-716, §§ 1, 2, 10-25-2018)
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_ART62FLHADIRE_62.1GEPRFetched: 11/6/2026