Maximum height
35 ftHow tall the building may be.
“4 Height (maximum) 35 feet 35 feet 35 feet”Sec. 64-2-5 Single-Family Residential (R-1) › 64-2-5 · Mobile code · read 2026-10-02
Mobile, AL · zoning record
R-1 zoning in Mobile.
The dimensional standards that govern what you can build in the R-1 district, straight from Mobile's ordinance, with every figure quoting its source. Check a specific address to see how these rules apply to a real lot.
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R-1 dimensional standards.
These are the letter-of-the-law limits for the base R-1 district. Overlays (historic, neighborhood plan, and similar) can tighten them; a specific address check resolves the overlays that actually apply.
Interior side setback
5 ftRequired space from a side line.
“8 Side Yard (minimum) 5 feet 5 feet 5 feet”Sec. 64-2-5 Single-Family Residential (R-1) › 64-2-5 · Mobile code · read 2026-10-02
Sources
Every figure above is quoted verbatim from the current ordinance. We never substitute a typical-for-zone default: a field absent from the record shows nothing, not a guess.
- Sec. 64-2-5 Single-Family Residential (R-1) · Mobile, AL code of ordinances (read 2026-10-02)
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