Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Moundville, Alabama

Town of Moundville’s own rules

• Certificate of occupancyLimited

  Bed and breakfast inns in RS-1 and RS-2 inside Moundville town

  • General certificate of occupancy rule not found

  “6-14.1. bed and breakfast inns may be permitted by the board of adjustment as a special exception in the rs-1 and rs-2 zones, subject to the following requirements and restrictions:”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Moundville town limits

  • Zoning administered through a Board of Adjustment and town council

  “the zoning board of adjustment of the town [city] of moundville.”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family detached dwelling lots in RS-1, RS-2, RS-3 and MHP districts inside Moundville town

  • Rural Residential (RR) district limits are not in the retrieved text

  RS-1 minimum lot area: >= 15000 sq ft · RS-2 minimum lot area: >= 10000 sq ft · RS-3 minimum lot area: >= 7500 sq ft · MHP minimum lot area: >= 4000 sq ft

  “5-1.6. minimum lot area and width. the following minimum lot areas and widths are required in the single-family residential districts: (1) single-family detached dwelling: lot area (sq. ft.) lot width (feet) a. rs-1 15,000 85 b. rs-2 10,000 75 c. rs-3 7,500 65 d. mhp 4,000 50”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family dwellings in RS-1, RS-2, RS-3 and MHP districts inside Moundville town

  • Accessory structures: side yard not less than 5 feet, rear 5 feet
  • Rear yard abutting an arterial street is 35 feet in single-family districts
  • RS-3 combined side yards 14 feet or 20% of lot width, whichever is less

  RS-1 front yard: >= 35 ft · RS-2 front yard: >= 30 ft · RS-3 front yard: >= 25 ft · MHP front yard: >= 20 ft · RS-1 rear yard: >= 35 ft · RS-2 rear yard: >= 35 ft · RS-3 rear yard: >= 25 ft · MHP rear yard: >= 10 ft · RS-1 combined side yards (min individual 10): >= 25 ft · RS-2 combined side yards (min individual 9): >= 18 ft

  “(1) front yards: a. rs-1: 35 feet b. rs-2: 30 feet c. rs-3: 25 feet d. mhp: 20 feet (2) side yards of interior lots and corner lots: a. rs-1: combined side yards shall total 25 feet, provided, however, that no individual side yard shall be less than ten feet in width.”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family residential districts RS-1, RS-2, RS-3 and MHP inside Moundville town

  • Table 1 row order: height, lot area, lot width, front, rear, total side, min side
  • RS-1 and RS-2 35 ft, RS-3 25 ft, MHP 20 ft

  RS-1 max height: <= 35 ft · RS-2 max height: <= 35 ft · RS-3 max height: <= 25 ft · MHP max height: <= 20 ft

  “single family residential rs-1 35 15,000 85 35 35 35 10 rs-2 35 10, 000 75 30 35 18 9 rs-3 25 7,500 65 25 25 14 5 mhp 20 4,000 50 20 10 25 10”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Development in areas of special flood hazard inside Moundville town

  • Applies where base flood elevation data are available
  • Nonresidential may be floodproofed instead of elevated
  • RVs on site 180 days or more must meet new construction standards

  lowest floor above base flood elevation: >= 1 ft (floodproofing for nonresidential)

  “where base flood elevation data are available, new construction or substantial improvement of any structure or manufactured home shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated no lower than one foot above the base flood elevation.”

• Permit feesPublished

  Manufactured home setup permits inside Moundville town

  • Only the manufactured home fees were retrieved; other permit fees not reviewed

  manufactured home setup permit: 375 USD · electrical service upgrade: 150 USD

  “sec. 8-57. - manufactured homes. manufactured home setup permit include the following: electrical service, h.v.a.c system, plumbing, drainage, water connection, steps, decks, and porches. permit fee $375.00 electrical service upgrades on manufactured home. permit fee $150.00 (ord. no. 2021-01, § 3-3, 2-8-2021)”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Moundville or Hale County directly.

• Building permit — Building permits inside Moundville town
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Moundville town
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Moundville town
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Moundville town
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Moundville town

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.