[Ord. No. 2030-26, 2-3-2026]
4-1-1. 
Table 4-1 establishes how uses are allowed in each residential zoning district.
4-1-2. 
Uses are either permitted where marked with a "P" in the table, under the applicable district column, or are only permitted when approved as a conditional use where marked with a "C" in the table, under the applicable zoning district column.
4-1-3. 
Any regulations specific to an individual zoning district are found in the applicable zoning district regulations in §§ 4-3 through 4-12.
4-1-4. 
The allowed uses and district regulations for the AP Airport District are found in §  4-12.
4-1-5. 
Uses that are not listed as expressly permitted in the districts identified in Table 4-1 but which are similar in nature to a listed use may be authorized by the Zoning Board of Adjustment as a conditional use in the applicable district if the Board finds the similarity between uses is within the spirit or intent of this zoning district.
Table 4-1: Uses Allowed in Nonresidential and Mixed-Use Zoning Districts
Use
R-O
B-1
B-2
B-3
B-4
M-1
M-2
AG-1
AG-2
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above uses
P
P
Agricultural supplies
P
P
Animal hospital and veterinary clinic
P
P
P
P
Antique stores
P
Any retail or service establishments dependent or closely related to industry
P
P
Appliance sales
P
Art stores
P
P
P
Art supply stores
P
P
P
Auto accessories
P
Auto car wash
P
Auto car wash
P
P
Auto parts supply, new or used; no outside storage permitted
C
Automobile sales and service
P
Bakery (manufacturing)
P
P
Bakery (retail)
P
P
P
Banks
P
P
Barbershop
P
P
P
P
Beauty shop
P
P
P
P
Bookstore
P
Bottling plants
P
P
Bowling alleys, miniature golf, outdoor theaters, or other recreational uses conducted for profit
P
Branch banks
P
P
P
Branch post offices
P
P
P
Building supplies
P
P
Building, electrical, plumbing and heating supply; no outside storage permitted
C
Bus stations
P
Business schools, trade schools and dancing schools
P
Cemeteries
P
P
Churches and places of worship
C
P
P
Clothing stores
P
P
P
P
Coin-operated car wash
P
P
P
Commercial recreational facilities and amusement enterprises
P
P
Concrete and asphalt plants
P
Contractors' plants and storage yards
P
Convenience stores
P
P
P
Customary accessory uses and structures
P
P
Dairies
P
P
Detached single-family dwellings
P
P
P
Doctor, dentist, or professional office
P
P
P
Drugstores
P
P
P
P
Dry cleaning and laundry
P
P
P
Dry goods
P
Dwellings constructed on the site by use of single prefabricated walls or roof sections
P
P
P
Eating and drinking establishments
P
Electrical appliance manufacturing and repair shops
P
P
Farm equipment sales and service
P
P
Farm machinery assembly and repairs
P
P
Feed or grain mills
P
Feed/seed supply
P
Fertilizer plants
P
Fire stations
C
C
C
Florist shops
P
P
P
P
Food processing
P
P
Food/beverage establishments
P
Funeral parlors
C
P
Furniture stores
P
Gas stations and auto repair-oriented businesses
P
P
General farming including horticulture, row crops, dairying, apiaries, horses, fish hatcheries, livestock, poultry, and swine for personal consumption only
P
P
General merchandise shops
P
P
P
Gift shops
P
P
P
Hardware stores
P
P
P
P
Hobby/craft supplies
P
Home occupations as regulated in § 7-2
C
Hospitals, clinics and nursing homes
P
P
Hotels and motels
P
Ice and cold storage plants and freezer lockers
P
P
Ice cream retail places
P
Individual owner-occupied mobile homes
P
P
Industrial equipment, sales and repair
P
P
Industrial supplies
P
P
Jewelry stores
P
P
P
P
Junkyards and auto salvage yards surrounded by either a solid wall or fence at least 8 feet high or a buffer strip as specified in the definition of "buffer strip" in § 14-3
P
Kennels
P
P
Laundries, laundromats and dry-cleaning establishments
P
P
Laundromats
P
P
P
Leather goods
P
Libraries, museums and art galleries
P
Light industrial uses
C
Livestock sales
C
C
Lumber mills and open storage of building materials
P
Machine tool manufacturing
P
P
Manufacturing and related uses not otherwise named herein which come within the spirit and intent of this zoning district
C
Manufacturing incidental to a retail business, where articles are sold at retail on the premises
C
Medical equipment
P
Metal fabrication plants
P
P
Mini storage buildings
C
C
Mini storage units
P
P
Mobile home sales
P
Motels
P
P
Neighborhood markets
P
P
P
Novelty shops
P
Office supplies
P
Offices, business, professional/public
P
P
Paint and wallpaper supplies
P
Park and sell lots
C
Pet shops
P
P
P
P
Pharmaceutical manufacturing
P
P
Photographic studios
P
Planned neighborhood shopping center limited to 5 acres in lot size
P
P
P
Planned shopping centers
P
P
Poultry raising, hog raising, goat farming and similar uses of a commercial nature
P
Printing, publishing and graphic reproduction establishments
P
P
Private clubs, lodges and summer camps
P
P
Professional office in a residential setting
P
Public and semi-public uses and structures
C
P
P
Public utility structures and uses
C
C
Public works and public utility substations and storage yards
P
P
Radio and television studios
P
Recreation and amusement enterprises of a commercial basis
C
C
Repair or service shops
P
P
Repair shops other than auto
P
Restaurants, including drive-in restaurants
P
P
P
P
Restaurants, not including drive-in restaurants
C
Rubber processing plants
P
Sanitariums and convalescent and nursing homes
P
P
Service stations
P
P
C
Sheet metal and roofing shops
P
P
Shoe repair
P
P
P
Sporting goods stores
P
P
P
P
Sports arenas
C
C
Tailor, dressmaking and millinery shops
P
Tattoo/piercing shops
C
C
Textile, furniture and electronics industries
P
P
Theaters, indoor
P
Tire recapping and retreading establishments
P
P
P
P
Title/payday loan companies
C
C
Toy stores
P
Truck terminals
P
P
Uses customarily accessory to permitted uses
P
Volatile uses and volatile industries such as oil, gas and other refineries provided no residential structures are located less than 500 feet
C
Warehouses
P
P
Welding and machine shops
P
P
Wholesale business, excluding volatile uses
P
P
[Ord. No. 2030-26, 2-3-2026]
4-2-1. 
This section establishes basic site development standards for all nonresidential and mixed-use districts. Additional standards may be identified under the provisions of each of the district regulations found in §§ 4-3 through 4-12.
4-2-2. 
Table 4-2 establishes the minimum lot area, lot width, and setbacks for each lot in the nonresidential and mixed-use zoning districts. The table also establishes the maximum building height and maximum building area coverage for buildings on such lots.
4-2-3. 
The site development standards for the AP Airport District are located in § 4-12.
Table 4-2: Site Development Standards in Residential Zoning Districts
District
Minimum Lot Area
Minimum Lot Width
(Feet)
Minimum Setbacks
(feet)
Maximum Building Height
Maximum Building Area Coverage
Front Yard
Rear Yard
Side Yard
(total for all side yards)
R-O
12,000 square feet
85
35
35
10
2 stories
None
B-1
20,000 square feet
None
20
15
20 [1]
2 stories
50%
B-2
None [2]
None
25
15
10 [1]
10 stories
None
B-3
None [2]
None
35
15
10 [1] [3]
10 stories
None
B-4
None [2]
None
0
0
10 [1]
3 stories
None
M-1
None [2]
None
0 [4]
8
0 [5]
3 stories
None
M-2
None [2]
None
0
10 [1]
10 [1]
3 stories
None
AG-1
5 acres
100
40
30
10
2.5 stories
35%
AG-2
5 acres
100
40
30
10
2.5 stories
25%
NOTES:
[1]
In no case shall any side yard setback be less than five feet from an existing building.
[2]
It is the intent of this ordinance that lots shall be of a sufficient size to accommodate the use of the land and building, in additional to all required parking spaces, loading spaces, landscaping, and other space required for the other normal operations of the business or service.
[3]
Where a lot has a side lot line that adjoins a lot in a residential zoning district, the minimum side yard setback shall be increased to 15 feet.
[4]
No front yard setback is required except where nearby existing nonresidential establishments are set back from the street, in which case any new structure shall be set back no less than the average of the front yard setbacks of the existing establishments within 100 feet on each side of the proposed establishment.
[5]
No side yard setback is required unless the lot is adjacent to a residential zoning district, in which case there shall be a minimum side yard setback of 10 feet.
4-2-4. 
All new utilities shall be placed underground, to the maximum extent practicable.
4-2-5. 
Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with § 7-3.
4-2-6. 
Signs are permitted in accordance with Article 8, Sign Compliance.
[Ord. No. 2030-26, 2-3-2026]
4-3-1. 
Purpose. The purpose of the R-O District is accommodated areas where the principal use of land is for single-family dwellings and professional offices located in buildings that are similar in appearance to residential dwellings, with both public water and sanitary sewer and electrical service provided. This district is intended to function as a transitional zoning district between existing residential and commercial by preserving the residential scale and intensity of use. It allows for the conversion of existing residences to office use and the development of vacant parcels with new office buildings designed to be compatible with existing adjacent residential dwellings. This district is intended for use in older developed areas.
4-3-2. 
Additional district standards.
(A) 
Table 4-1 establishes how uses are permitted or permitted as a conditional use in the R-O District.
(B) 
In addition to the standards established in § 4-2 above, the provisions of this section shall apply to development in the R-O District:
(1) 
Parking in this district is allowed in the side and rear yards only.
(2) 
Corner lots shall have sufficient extra width to permit establishment of a building line at least 15 feet from the side street property line.
(3) 
All parking shall be off-street and provided that a sufficient number of parking spaces shall be available to accommodate the number of employees and visitors normally present.
(4) 
No parking shall be permitted in any front yard.
(5) 
Fencing is allowed in the rear and side yard only. No fencing is allowed past the front corner. No farm-type fencing is allowed.
(6) 
Vegetable gardens are allowed in the rear and side yard only.
(C) 
Landscaping requirements. Every lot on which there is a permitted nonresidential use shall be landscaped in the following manner:
(1) 
A buffer strip, as specified in the definition of "buffer strip" in § 14-3, shall be planted and maintained along all side and rear lot lines that abut residential districts.
(2) 
All required front yards shall be planted with turf grass or an evergreen ground cover and shall be maintained so as to present an attractive, neat and healthy appearance. At least one shade tree and three shrubs for each 50 feet of street frontage or fraction thereof shall be planted and maintained in the required front yard.
(3) 
Every effort shall be made to retain and protect existing mature trees that are healthy and not hazardous to person or property.
[Ord. No. 2030-26, 2-3-2026]
4-4-1. 
Purpose. The purpose of the B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District is to provide for the most frequent daily needs of an immediate residential neighborhood. The district regulations are designed to protect the character of the area and to encourage further appropriate development with a mixture of existing residential units and light commercial uses. The goal is to encourage the location and growth of small-scale businesses. It is the intent of these regulations that neighborhood businesses be limited in size in order to best serve their intended purpose, to minimize the impact of noise, light, traffic and trash and encourage pedestrian use. Mobile homes, manufactured housing, and mass-produced or factory-made housing which in whole or part are transported to the site on wheels are prohibited in a B-1 Zoning District.
4-4-2. 
Additional district standards.
(A) 
Table 4-1 establishes how uses are permitted or permitted as a conditional use in the B-1 District.
(B) 
In addition to the standards established in § 4-2 above, the provisions of this section shall apply to development in the B-1 District:
(1) 
The maximum floor area of any building shall be 2,500 square feet.
(2) 
Accessory buildings shall only be located in the rear yard and shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from the rear and side yard lot lines.
(3) 
Dumpsters should be located at the rear of the building to the maximum extent possible. Dumpsters that cannot be placed in the back may be located in the side yard behind an opaque fence to avoid view from the public. Fencing must be of approved fencing materials. Dumpsters must sit on a hard surface.
(4) 
A paved parking lot with curb is required for all new construction.
(5) 
A buffer strip, as specified in the definition of "buffer strip" in § 14-3, shall be planted and maintained along all side and rear lot lines that abut residential districts.
[Ord. No. 2030-26, 2-3-2026]
4-5-1. 
Purpose. The purpose of the B-2 General Business District is to primarily accommodate development of a wider range of mixed commercial, service and light industrial uses compatible with each other. Mobile homes, manufactured housing, and mass-produced or factory-made housing which in whole or part are transported to the site on wheels are prohibited in a B-2 Zoning District.
4-5-2. 
Additional district standards.
(A) 
Table 4-1 establishes how uses are permitted or permitted as a conditional use in the B-2 District.
(B) 
In addition to the standards established in § 4-2 above, the provisions of this section shall apply to development in the B-2 District:
(1) 
No building shall be placed closer than five feet to any existing building on any adjoining lot. "Building" for this purpose shall be defined as a permanent structure on a permanent foundation exclusive of small storage buildings.
(2) 
A buffer strip, as specified in the definition of "buffer strip" in § 14-3, shall be planted and maintained along all side and rear lot lines that abut residential districts.
(3) 
All accessory structures shall be located in the rear yard.
(4) 
Dumpsters should be located at the rear of the building to the maximum extent possible. Dumpsters that cannot be placed in the back may be located in the side yard behind an opaque fence to avoid view from the public. Fencing must be of approved fencing materials. Dumpsters must sit on a hard surface.
(5) 
A paved parking lot with curb is required for all new construction.
[Ord. No. 2030-26, 2-3-2026]
4-6-1. 
Purpose. The purpose of the B-3 Highway Business District is to primarily encourage the development of recognizable, attractive groupings of facilities to serve persons traveling by automobile and local residents. Since these areas are generally located on the major highways, they are subject to the public view. They should provide an appropriate appearance and ample parking and be designed to minimize traffic congestion. Mobile homes, manufactured housing, and mass-produced or factory-made housing which in whole or part are transported to the site on wheels are prohibited in a B-3 Zoning District.
4-6-2. 
Additional district standards.
(A) 
Table 4-1 establishes how uses are permitted or permitted as a conditional use in the B-3 District.
(B) 
In addition to the standards established in § 4-2 above, the provisions of this section shall apply to development in the B-3 District:
(1) 
All accessory structures shall be located in the rear yard.
(2) 
Dumpsters should be located at the rear of the building to the maximum extent possible. Dumpsters that cannot be placed in the back may be located in the side yard behind an opaque fence to avoid view from the public. Fencing must be of approved fencing materials. Dumpsters must sit on a hard surface.
(3) 
A paved parking lot with curb is required for all new construction.
(4) 
A buffer strip, as specified in the definition of "buffer strip" in § 14-3, shall be planted and maintained along all side and rear lot lines that abut residential districts.
[Ord. No. 2030-26, 2-3-2026]
4-7-1. 
Purpose. The purpose of the B-4 Central Business District is to provide a central core of retail, services, business, financial, general and professional offices and related services. Mobile homes, manufactured housing, and mass-produced or factory-made housing which in whole or part are transported to the site on wheels are prohibited in a B-4 Zoning District.
4-7-2. 
Additional district standards.
(A) 
Table 4-1 establishes how uses are permitted or permitted as a conditional use in the B-4 District.
(B) 
In addition to the standards established in § 4-2 above, the provisions of this section shall apply to development in the B-4 District:
(1) 
All accessory structures shall be located in the rear yard.
(2) 
Dumpsters should be located at the rear of the building to the maximum extent possible. Dumpsters that cannot be placed in the back may be located in the side yard behind an opaque fence to avoid view from the public. Fencing must be of approved fencing materials. Dumpsters must sit on a hard surface.
(3) 
A paved parking lot with curb is required for all new construction.
[Ord. No. 2030-26, 2-3-2026]
4-8-1. 
Purpose. The purpose of the M-1 Light Industrial District is to establish areas of the City where the principal use of land is for light industrial activities which by their nature are not obnoxious, offensive or detrimental to surrounding properties by reason of dust, smoke, gas, fumes, fire, vibration, noise, odor or effluents.
4-8-2. 
Additional district standards.
(A) 
Table 4-1 establishes how uses are permitted or permitted as a conditional use in the M-1 District.
(B) 
In addition to the standards established in § 4-2 above, the provisions of this section shall apply to development in the M-1 District:
(1) 
A paved parking lot with curb is required for all new construction.
(2) 
A buffer strip, as specified in the definition of "buffer strip" in § 14-3, shall be planted and maintained along all side and rear lot lines that abut residential districts.
[Ord. No. 2030-26, 2-3-2026]
4-9-1. 
Purpose. The purpose of the M-2 General Industrial District is to establish areas of the City where the principal use of land is for industrial activities which by their nature are not obnoxious, offensive or detrimental to any surrounding properties and would not cause objectionable conditions which would affect a considerable portion of the City.
4-9-2. 
Additional district standards.
(A) 
Table 4-1 establishes how uses are permitted or permitted as a conditional use in the M-2 District.
(B) 
In addition to the standards established in § 4-2 above, the provisions of this section shall apply to development in the M-2 District:
(1) 
A paved parking lot with curb is required for all new construction.
(2) 
A buffer strip, as specified in the definition of "buffer strip" in § 14-3, shall be planted and maintained along all side and rear lot lines that abut residential districts.
[Ord. No. 2030-26, 2-3-2026]
4-10-1. 
Purpose. The purpose of the AG-1 Agricultural District is to protect agricultural land from the encroachment of urban-type land uses and to permit development of a rural nature. It is designed to preserve the rural character of the areas which are most suitably located outside the urbanized portion of the City by promoting agriculture-related uses which, by their nature, are not obnoxious, offensive or detrimental to surrounding properties.
4-10-2. 
Additional district standards.
(A) 
Table 4-1 establishes how uses are permitted or permitted as a conditional use in the AG-1 District.
(B) 
Any structure used for the housing of livestock of any kind shall set back a minimum of 100 feet from any adjacent lot line not located in an AG-1 or AG-2 District.
(C) 
In addition to the standards established in § 4-2 above, the following shall apply to mobile homes and single-family residences in both the AG-1 and AG-2 Districts. These regulations are designed to ensure protection of health, safety and welfare of both the residents of the mobile homes and residents of the neighboring property.
(1) 
No mobile home shall be occupied for dwelling purposes unless it is located in a mobile home park, except that an individual mobile home shall be allowed as a permitted use in the AG-1 and AG-2 Districts if in compliance with the provisions of this section.
(2) 
A permit must be obtained from the Building Department before any mobile home is placed inside the City limits.
(3) 
The mobile home shall be in compliance with all the codes of the City of Albertville.
(4) 
The mobile home shall not be older than 10 years of age.
(5) 
The minimum lot size shall be five acres and no mobile home shall be placed within 200 feet of any other residential district.
(6) 
All mobile homes must be underpinned with a material designed and approved for that purpose.
(7) 
All mobile homes in AG-1 and AG-2 Districts must be occupied by the owner of the property on which the mobile home is located.
(8) 
The lot must have access to a public road.
(9) 
The mobile home shall be inspected by the Building Inspector before it is occupied by the standards set forth by the City of Albertville and the State of Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission.
[Ord. No. 2030-26, 2-3-2026]
4-11-1. 
Purpose. The purpose of the AG-2 District is to preserve the rural character of the areas which are most suitably located outside the urbanized portion of the City by promoting agriculture-related uses which, by their nature, are not obnoxious, offensive or detrimental to surrounding properties. This district is established to protect agricultural land from the encroachment of urban-type land uses and to permit development of a rural nature.
4-11-2. 
Additional district standards.
(A) 
Table 4-1 establishes how uses are permitted or permitted as a conditional use in the AG-2 District.
(B) 
In addition to the standards established in § 4-2 above, any mobile home or single-family residence in the AG-2 District shall comply with the requirements of § 4-10-2(C) above.
[Ord. No. 2030-26, 2-3-2026]
4-12-1. 
Purpose. The purpose of the AP Airport District is to provide a mix of retail, storage, airport-related educational facilities and others to promote the stability and growth of the regional airport. This district is divided into sub-districts to accommodate a variety of uses. The AP District is divided into two sub-districts.
4-12-2. 
Uses allowed in the AP District.
(A) 
Table 4-3 establishes how uses are allowed in each residential zoning district.
(B) 
Uses are either permitted where marked with a "P" in the table, under the applicable district column, or are only permitted when approved as a conditional use where marked with a "C" in the table, under the applicable zoning district column.
(C) 
Towers of any kind are expressly prohibited within two miles of the RSA (runway safety area).
(D) 
Uses that are not listed as expressly permitted in the districts identified in Table 4-3 but which are similar in nature to a listed use may be authorized by the Zoning Board of Adjustment as a conditional use in the applicable district if the Board finds the similarity between uses is within the spirit or intent of this zoning district.
Table 4-3: Uses Allowed in AP District Sub-Districts
Use
AP Sub-District 1
AP Sub-District 2
Agricultural supplies
P
Airport complete with hangar and accessory structures
P
Aviation repair/overhaul or manufacturing
P
P
Bakeries
P
Bottling plants
P
Building materials (open storage)
P
Cold storage facilities
P
Eating and drinking establishments with the exception of drive-in facilities
P
Electrical appliance industries
P
Electronics industries
P
Farm machinery assembly
P
Fire stations
P
Food processing
P
Freight terminals and warehouses
P
Furniture manufacturing
P
Hotels and motels with or without lounges and restaurants
P
Industrial equipment sales and rental
P
Industrial supply companies
P
Machine tool manufacturing
P
Metal fabrication
P
Pharmaceutical manufacturing
P
Printing and publishing
P
Public utility structures and uses
P
Textile manufacturing
P
Trade schools and training facilities
P
Welding and machine shops
P
Any tower within 2 miles of the airport runway must obtain conditional use approval from the Board of Adjustment
C
C
4-12-3. 
Site development standards for the AP District. The following site development standards shall apply to development in the AP District:
(A) 
It is the intent of this ordinance that lots shall be of a sufficient size to accommodate the use of the land and building, in additional to all required parking spaces, loading spaces, landscaping, and other space required for the other normal operations of the business or service.
(B) 
A buffer strip, as specified in the definition of "buffer strip" in § 14-3, shall be planted and maintained along all side and rear lot lines that abut residential districts.
(C) 
Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with § 7-3.
(D) 
Signs are permitted in accordance with Article 8, Sign Compliance.