Mobile County sets no building height limit. Alabama counties lack zoning authority, so height caps in unincorporated areas exist only through HOA deed restrictions and subdivision plats under Ala. Code Chapter 11-24. Cities like Mobile and Saraland regulate height inside their limits.
No county ordinance caps building height in unincorporated Mobile County. Alabama is a Dillon's Rule state; counties have no zoning power, and the county's only land regulation is subdivision platting under Ala. Code Chapter 11-24. Height limits on a home, barn, or accessory structure come from recorded HOA deed restrictions and subdivision plat notes, not the county. FAA rules limit structure height near Mobile Downtown Airport and Mobile Regional Airport. Along the Gulf Coast and in flood zones, building height is often measured from base flood elevation, allowing extra height for piling-elevated homes. Once inside Mobile, Prichard, or Chickasaw, that city's zoning height limits apply.
The county issues no height citations in unincorporated areas because it has no zoning authority. HOAs enforce their own height covenants through civil action, not county code enforcement.
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