Huntsville, AL Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Huntsville Zoning Ordinance § 73.15.3 keeps parking off the first ten feet of the required front yard along major arterial streets and requires that any parking area within that yard be paved or surfaced with at least four inches of limestone: no bare dirt or grass parking. The rule sits inside Article 73.15, 'Front yards along major arterials,' and applies to lots that take driveway access from the arterial; a residential lot that accesses a side street instead is excluded. Zoning administration enforces the standard through site-plan and building-permit review before a parking area or driveway extension gets approved.