7 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Madison County, Alabama.
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Madison County, unlike most Alabama counties, exercises zoning authority in unincorporated areas, so residential zoning districts can regulate RV, boat, and trailer storage. On agricultural and unzoned land the county rarely limits it, and HOA covenants add a private layer.
Madison County zones its unincorporated areas, so residential districts carry driveway and yard standards, and a new connection to a public road needs an access permit. HOA covenants and city codes add further limits.
No Alabama statute bars parking a work truck or van at home, but Madison County zoning can restrict commercial vehicles in unincorporated residential districts. HOA covenants and city codes are the other real limits.
Parking on public roads in Madison County, including unincorporated county roads, is governed by the state traffic code. Ala. Code § 32-5A-137 bars stopping or parking on sidewalks, in intersections, on crosswalks, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, and other specified places.
Ala. Code § 32-5A-137
(a) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device, no person shall: (1) Stop, stand, or park a vehicle: a. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street; b. On a sidewalk; c. Within an intersection; d. On a crosswalk;
Alabama has no statewide overnight parking ban, and there is no county rule against leaving a vehicle parked overnight at your home or, generally, on an unincorporated county road. Zoning districts, HOA covenants, and city ordinances are the limits.
Nothing in Alabama law restricts installing a home EV charger. A charger at an unincorporated Madison County home simply needs an electrical permit and inspection to meet the National Electrical Code.
Abandoned vehicles in Madison County are handled under the Alabama Abandoned Motor Vehicle Act, Ala. Code § 32-13-1. A vehicle counts as abandoned once it has gone unclaimed for at least 30 days after notice is sent to the owner and lienholder.
Ala. Code § 32-13-1
ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE. A motor vehicle as defined in Section 32-8-2, that has been unclaimed as provided in Section 32-8-84 for not less than 30 calendar days from the date the notice was sent to the owner and lienholder of record, or if no owner or lienholder of record could be determined, has been unclaimed for not less than 30 calendar days.
2 cities in Madison County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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