Madison County Unincorporated

The minimum lot area for event venue use shall be ten acres in A1 (General Agriculture) zoning district and ten acres in the C1 (Conservation) zoning district. ... A minimum of 50 percent of the site shall remain as open space. ... No new building shall exceed 48 feet (four stories) in height

The minimum lot area for event venue use shall be ten acres in A1 (General Agriculture) zoning district and ten acres in the C1 (Conservation) zoning district.

The minimum lot area for event venue use shall be ten acres in A1 (General Agriculture) zoning district and ten acres in the C1 (Conservation) zoning district.

Each lot shall have one approved drainfield area and one approved reserve drainfield area. The approved drainfield area and the approved reserve drainfield area shall have a minimum area of 10,000 square feet

No plat of survey or building permit shall be approved where individual water and septic tank systems are to be used until written approval has been secured from the Madison County Health Department. Each lot shall have one approved drainfield area and one approved reserve drainfield area. The approved drainfield area and the approved reserve drainfield area shall have a minimum area of 10,000 square feet

There are three types of special use permits: (1) temporary (2 year); (2) temporary (5 year); and (3) indefinite.

Whenever there shall be plans in existence, approved by either the State Department of Highways or by the Governing Body for the widening of any street or highway, the Commission may recommend additional front yard setbacks for any new construction or for any structures altered or remodeled adjacent to the future planned right-of-way in order to preserve and protect the right-of-way for such proposed street or highway widening.

There shall be provided at the time of erection of any main building or at the time any main building is enlarged, or for outdoor event venues, minimum off-street parking space with adequate provisions for entrance and exit by standard sized automobile.

There shall be provided at the time of erection of any main building or at the time any main building is enlarged, or for outdoor event venues, minimum off-street parking space with adequate provisions for entrance and exit by standard sized automobile.

A site plan approved in accordance with this ordinance shall be required for every development, as that term is defined herein.

The site plan ordinance printed herein, adopted on July 2, 2025, was adopted to function as an appendix to the zoning ordinance.

Within any floodway area, no encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, or other development shall be permitted unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis... The placement of manufactured homes (mobile homes) is prohibited, except in an existing manufactured home (mobile home) park or subdivision.

Until a regulatory floodway is designated, no new construction, substantial improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted within the areas of special flood hazard, designated as AE on the FIRM, unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of the proposed development... will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point within Madison County.

The Approximated Floodplain District shall be that floodplain area for which no detailed flood profiles or elevations are provided... the lowest floor shall be elevated to no less than one (1) foot above the base flood level.

New construction and substantial improvements shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement... The lowest floor, including basement, elevated to no less than one (1) foot above the base flood level.

In passing upon applications for variances, the Board of Zoning Appeals shall satisfy all relevant factors... No variance shall be granted for any proposed use, development, or activity within any Floodway District that will cause any increase in the 100-year flood elevation.

The following sign regulations are established to assure compatibility of signs with surrounding land usage, to enhance the economy of the County, to protect the public investment in streets and highways, to promote the safety and recreational value of public travel, to preserve natural beauty and to protect tax revenues by promoting the reasonable, orderly, and effective display of Outdoor Advertising.

If any nonconforming use (structure or activity) is discontinued for a period exceeding two years after the enactment of this ordinance, it shall be deemed abandoned and any subsequent use shall conform to the requirements of this ordinance.

An RV (Recreational Vehicle) used solely for temporary emergency housing may be placed and used in zoning districts where single-family dwellings are permitted upon issuance of a temporary zoning permit...

All developers may be required by the Planning Commission or Board of Supervisors to finance and assist in the preparation of an impact study of the proposed development upon the County.