1215 Hobbs Island Rd SE, Huntsville, AL 35803

Heavy Manufacturing District

The purpose of the heavy manufacturing district is to provide sites suitable for the operation of those industries engaged in the mechanical or chemical transformation of materials or substances into new products. These operations frequently require large tracts of land suitable for the external storage of both raw materials or components and finished products, and their physical plants may incorporate various towers, tanks and other external mechanical devices. It is the intent of this article to protect appropriate lands from the intrusion of incompatible uses while establishing regulations that would permit manufacturing companies to function in near proximity to dissimilar uses. To achieve this goal, these regulations require a minimum ten-acre lot size, generous yard setbacks based on the compatibility of adjacent uses, landscape screening of outdoor storage and operations, and performance standards.; The heavy manufacturing district regulations are intended to promote the health, safety, welfare, comfort and convenience of the users of this district as well as of the inhabitants of the surrounding districts.