Mobile County Building Department | Permits, Inspections & Contact

Mobile County Inspection Services regulates construction, demolition, alteration, and repair work in unincorporated Mobile County. The department says it performs plan review, permitting, and inspections for work subject to the county’s adopted building codes and Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance.

Confirm the jurisdiction before applying

This county guide is primarily for property outside an incorporated municipality. Mobile County’s official development-and-zoning guidance says that municipalities with permitting authority handle development permitting, building permits, and address assignment inside their own jurisdictions. If the property is inside Mobile, Prichard, Saraland, or another municipality, confirm that municipality’s building office before submitting a county application.

Mobile County permit and inspection path

Start with the official permits page and contact Inspection Services before beginning work. The county states that almost any residential or commercial work requires a permit, with limited exceptions such as painting, redecorating, certain fixture replacements, or a fence seven feet or less in height. The downloads page includes building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, demolition, roofing, pool, and other permit materials.

Keep the property address, project scope, plans, contractor information, and permit number available. For development that changes a site, the county describes a commercial site-plan review phase followed by Inspection Services’ code review and building-permit process.

Inspections, zoning, and closeout

Inspection Services is at 1110 Schillinger Road N. and lists office hours of Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The department’s official page lists (251) 574-3507 and inspections@mobilecountyal.gov. The county’s development-and-zoning page also states that there is no zoning in unincorporated Mobile County, while municipal jurisdictions may have their own rules.

Use the official pages below for current forms, code information, inspection instructions, and any electronic plan-review link. Requirements, fees, and adopted codes can change, so verify them with the county before relying on an older form or PDF.