Mobile, AL Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- RVs allowed
- 1 per owner-occupant
- Weight cap
- 15,000 lbs gross vehicle weight
- Occupancy
- RV can't be lived in
- Boats
- No separate carve-out
Summary
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.
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 occupied while parked in a residential district unless all applicable approvals have been obtained.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 67).
Full Breakdown
Mobile's Unified Development Code bars parking any vehicle over fifteen thousand (15,000) pounds gross vehicle weight in a residential district or PD residential area. A carve-out lets a resident keep one RV on their own property, but only the property owner who resides there may keep it, and the RV cannot be occupied while parked there unless the owner has obtained all applicable approvals (such as a temporary-occupancy permit). The code addresses recreational vehicles specifically; it doesn't create a separate boat-parking allowance, so a boat trailer is governed by the same 15,000-pound weight threshold as other vehicles.
Violations & Fines
Parking a prohibited heavy vehicle or occupying a yard-parked RV without approval is a zoning violation; general Code penalty (Sec. 1-21) tops out at a $500 fine per day of continuing violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I park my boat trailer in my driveway in Mobile?
Can I sleep in my RV while it's parked at my house?
Sources & Official References
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