A carport in unincorporated Mobile County faces no zoning setback, because the county has no zoning. As a roofed structure on the hurricane coast, it still needs a county building permit under the adopted 2012 IRC.
Mobile County has no zoning, so there are no county side or rear setbacks or lot-coverage limits controlling where a carport sits; that is left to the adopted building code and any HOA deed restrictions. Because a carport is a roofed structure on the Gulf Coast, Inspection Services requires a building permit under the adopted 2012 IRC, and the plans must show footings and anchorage able to resist the coastal wind loads. The county's building program runs across the entire unincorporated county.
Building a carport without the county building permit is illegal work subject to stop-work orders and fines. A carport that fails the code's wind-anchorage requirements will not pass inspection.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
Mobile County, AL
Mobile County has no ordinance regulating holiday lights, inflatables, or yard displays in unincorporated areas, and Alabama has no statute on them. A homeow...
Mobile County, AL
Garage-sale signs face no Mobile County rule on your own property — the county has no sign ordinance. But Alabama Code §23-1-6 makes it illegal to plant a si...
Mobile County, AL
Political signs are unregulated by Mobile County on private property — the county has no sign ordinance. Alabama Code §23-1-6 bars signs in a state highway r...
Mobile County, AL
Unincorporated Mobile County has no rental registration. Alabama counties have no zoning or home-rule power, so the county cannot license, register, or inspe...
Mobile County, AL
Alabama has no just-cause eviction rule, and Mobile County cannot add one. Under Alabama Code §35-9A-421 a landlord ends a tenancy with a seven-business-day ...
Mobile County, AL
Rent control is illegal in unincorporated Mobile County. Alabama Code §11-80-8.1 bars every county, city, and town from enacting or enforcing any ordinance t...
Side-by-side rule comparisons with other cities in Mobile County.
See how Prichard's carport rules rules stack up against other locations.
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.