1006 Rice Mine Rd, Northport, AL 35476

Residential Single Family District

These Districts are intended to preserve the character of existing neighborhoods and developments under construction at the time of adoption of this Ordinance. It is designed to prevent these neighborhoods and subdivisions from becoming nonconforming under the terms of this Ordinance. This District is also intended to provide for future development of land where a Residential District is deemed the most appropriate zoning classification, and a preliminary or final plat for development of the land has been approved by the Planning Commission. It is also intended to provide for in-filling of existing neighborhoods on vacant lots with dwellings of like kind as defined in Section 203 of this Ordinance; Occupancy in RS zones is limited to Family as defined in Section 203.; Certain structures and uses required to serve governmental, educational, religious, noncommercial, recreational, and other needs of such areas may be permitted as outright or as conditional uses within such districts, subject to restrictions and requirements intended to preserve and protect the single-family residential character of the districts.