3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Madison County, Alabama.
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Unlike most Alabama counties, Madison County zones unincorporated land. The Agricultural district requires buildings 50 feet from the right-of-way, 10-foot side yards, and 25-foot rear yards under Zoning Ordinance § 117-52; Transitional Agriculture cuts the front yard to 30 feet.
Madison County Zoning Ordinance § 117-52
No building or structure shall be erected nearer than 50 feet from the right-of-way line of the street.... There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 25 feet.
Madison County zones unincorporated land. In the Transitional Agriculture and Rural Residential districts, non-agricultural buildings may not exceed 2.5 stories or 35 feet under Zoning Ordinance § 117-60. The Agricultural district sets no county height limit.
Madison County Zoning Ordinance § 117-60
Buildings or structures not of an agricultural nature shall not exceed 2.5 stories or 35 feet in height unless greater height is approved by conditional use.
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 Zoning Ordinance § 117-64
Minimum Lot Size = 1 Acre. Average Lot Size = 1.5 Acres. Minimum Lot Width: 125 feet.
2 cities in Madison County have their own building setbacks & zoning rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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