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.
Mobile County's lack of zoning authority means no county rule prohibits parking a landscaper's truck, contractor van, or other commercial vehicle at a residence in unincorporated areas. Alabama has no statewide residential commercial-parking ban either. The practical limits are private and municipal: many subdivisions record covenants that prohibit commercial vehicles, box trucks, or lettered work vehicles from being parked overnight in residential areas, and those HOA restrictions are enforceable. The cities of Mobile, Prichard, Saraland, and Citronelle apply zoning codes that commonly restrict heavy or oversized commercial vehicles in residential districts. On public roads, oversize and weight limits under the state motor-vehicle code still apply.
The county issues no citation, having no authority. An HOA can fine or lien for a covenant breach. City zoning enforcement can order a prohibited commercial vehicle removed from a residential district and impose municipal fines.
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