Parking Rules in Mobile, AL (2026)
8 verified parking rules for Mobile, Alabama, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
RV & Boat Parking
Mobile lets residents park one recreational vehicle on their property in a residential district, but the RV can't be lived in there unless approvals are obtained, and other heavy vehicles over 15,000 pounds are barred.
Mobile RV Parking in Residential Yards
Some RestrictionsMobile City Code § 64-3-12(A)(1)(a)
In residential districts or residential areas of PD districts, parking of vehicles exceeding fifteen thousand (15,000) pounds gross vehicle weight, is prohibited except as provided below: a. Recreational vehicles (RV). In residential districts or residential areas of PD districts, parking of one RV is allowed per owner, when the owner of the RV is a resident of the property. The RV cannot be oc...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Mobile defines a large vehicle as anything 20 feet long and 8 feet tall, or 25 feet long regardless of height, and Sec. 61-278 bans parking one on a residential R-1, R-2, or R-3 street for more than four hours unless it's actively being loaded or unloaded.
Mobile's 4-Hour Limit On Large Vehicles
Some RestrictionsMobile City Code § 61-278
The term "large vehicles" shall include any vehicle which is as much as twenty (20) feet in length and the highest point of which is as much as eight (8) feet in height and any vehicle which is as much as twenty-five (25) feet in length regardless of height. ... no person shall park any large vehicle as defined herein: ... For a period longer than four (4) hours where the surrounding property i...
Street Parking Limits
Mobile bans parking on sidewalks, in intersections, and in front of driveways, plus within set distances of fire hydrants, crosswalks, and stop signs. Sec. 61-273 lists every no-stop location citywide and in the police jurisdiction.
Mobile's On-Street Parking and No-Stopping Rules
Some RestrictionsMobile City Code § 61-273
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or traffic control device, in any of the following places: (1) On a sidewalk area or the area between the curb line and property line, except in authorized cutback areas; (2) In front of a public or private driveway; (3) Within ...
Overnight Parking
Mobile has no nightly parking curfew, but Sec. 61-266 makes it a nuisance to leave any vehicle standing on a public street or sidewalk for more than seven days, and to abandon a wrecked vehicle there for more than six hours.
Mobile's 7-Day Street Parking Limit
Some RestrictionsMobile City Code § 61-266
It shall be unlawful and an offense against the city and shall constitute a nuisance for any person to park or leave standing on any public street or sidewalk in the city or its police jurisdiction, any car, bicycle, automobile, truck, wagon, cart or other vehicle of like kind or nature for a period in excess of seven (7) days. It shall be unlawful and an offense against the city and shall cons...
EV Charging
Mobile's Unified Development Code lists 'electric vehicle charging station' as an accessory use, marked 'A', in all nineteen zoning districts, meaning it's allowed only alongside a principal use already permitted on the same site.
Mobile Allows EV Charging As Accessory
Light RestrictionsMobile City Code § 64-2-24
A | Accessory | Uses in the use table identified with an "A" are permitted only as an accessory use to another use that is allowed by right, by special exception, or as a conditional use in the applicable district. ... Electric vehicle charging station A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Abandoned Vehicles
Mobile declares any inoperable vehicle left in public view on private property for 30 or more days a public nuisance, subject to city removal and towing costs billed to the owner.
Mobile Bans 30-Day Inoperable Vehicles
Some RestrictionsMobile City Code § 52-184(1)
The term "inoperable motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle, trailer, recreational vehicle, camper, or semi-trailer that has remained on private property and in view of the general public for thirty (30) days or more and is inoperable in that one (1) or more of its major mechanical components, including, but not limited to, engine, transmission, drive train, or wheels, are missing or are not fu...
Loading Zones
Mobile's traffic engineer decides where buses, taxis, and other passenger carriers may stop under Sec. 61-315, marking bus stops, bus stands, and taxicab stands with signs, and Sec. 61-317 makes it a citable offense for any other vehicle to occupy those designated curb spaces.
Mobile Designates Curb Space For Transit
Some RestrictionsMobile City Code § 61-315
The city traffic engineer is hereby authorized and required to establish bus stops, bus stands, taxicab stands and stands for other passenger common carrier vehicles on such public streets in such places and in such number as he shall determine to be of the greatest benefit and convenience to the public, and every such bus stop, bus stand, taxicab stand or other stand shall be designated by app...
Towing & Impound Rights
Mobile puts hard dollar ceilings on nonconsensual towing. Section 63-39, adopted July 15, 2025, caps a class A tow of a vehicle weighing 10,000 pounds or less at $200, caps passenger-vehicle storage at $30 per day starting after the first 24 hours, and caps an after-hours release at $35. A vehicle taken instead to the city impound lot is redeemed under Sec. 61-104 for a $125 removal charge plus $20 for every day past the first 24 hours, and Sec. 61-105 lets the owner demand a municipal court hearing that must be held within 24 hours.
Mobile Caps Tows at $200 and Storage at $30 a Day
Significant RestrictionsMobile City Code Sec. 63-39
(a)General payment rules.(1)All tows performed under this chapter shall be charged rates not to exceed the maximum rates set forth below, plus any fees authorized by resolution of the city council.(2)Vehicle owners (or their agents) may recover towed vehicles upon payment of all accrued charges, with no additional fees.(3)Wrecker operators must accept at least two major credit or debit cards an...
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