Madison County controls bulk through minimum lot area and lot width, not a lot-coverage percentage. Rural Residential 1.5 requires a one-acre minimum lot, 1.5-acre average, and 125-foot width under Zoning Ordinance § 117-64. No county impervious-coverage cap applies.
Madison County's zoning power, granted by a local constitutional amendment, lets the county limit development intensity in unincorporated areas, but it does so through minimum lot area, density, and lot width rather than a lot-coverage percentage. Under the Madison County Zoning Ordinance § 117-64, the Rural Residential 1.5 district requires a one-acre minimum lot, a 1.5-acre average, and a 125-foot minimum lot width. The Agricultural district under § 117-52 requires an average of 16 acres per parcel, and Transitional Agriculture averages two acres. No countywide impervious-surface cap exists; large-lot minimums keep coverage low, and stormwater permits govern drainage.
Dividing land below the district minimum lot size or width violates the Madison County Zoning Ordinance and subdivision regulations, and the county can reject the plat or permit. No coverage-percentage citation exists.
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