7 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Mobile County, Alabama.
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Unincorporated Mobile County cannot zone residential lots, so there is no county rule against parking an RV, boat, or trailer on your own property. In this Gulf Coast boating region, storing a boat at home is routine. HOA deed restrictions are the only private limit.
Mobile County has no zoning authority over unincorporated residential driveways, so there is no county rule dictating driveway surface, size, or how many vehicles you park. HOA covenants and a state-road access permit are the only real limits.
There is no Alabama statute or Mobile County ordinance barring you from parking a work truck, van, or commercial vehicle at your home in unincorporated areas. The county cannot zone it. Only HOA deed restrictions or city codes can limit it.
Parking on public roads in Mobile 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 in 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 Mobile County cannot zone unincorporated areas, so there is no county rule against leaving a vehicle parked overnight at your home or, generally, on a county road. HOA covenants and city ordinances are the only limits.
Nothing in Alabama law or Mobile County ordinance restricts installing a home EV charger, and the county cannot zone unincorporated lots. A home charger simply needs an electrical permit and inspection to meet the National Electrical Code.
Abandoned vehicles in Mobile 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.
1 cities in Mobile County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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