Mobile's UDC map

The draft zoning code overhaul, known as the Unified Development Code (UDC), is the result of nearly three years of effort to modernize the City’s 1960s-era land use regulations and implement the community’s vision in Map for Mobile, our comprehensive plan.

The UDC utilizes the City's existing adopted zoning map and includes two additional features: neighborhood overlays, and urban/suburban subdistricts. These three maps are explained below.

No changes to the adopted zoning map are proposed.

This map shows the existing zoning and allows you to see the zoning currently in place on any property. To view zoning information on a specific location...

1. Browse the map or search by address to locate a property (click the magnifying glass icon in the upper left of map)
2. Zoom in to the map until building footprints are visible
3. Click on a location to view zoning information in a popup

The UDC establishes individual articles for three neighborhood overlays and one article that applies to all locally designated historic districts. These overlays include additional provisions specific to areas within Mobile based on past neighborhood plans. They includes the existing ordinance for the Village of Spring Hill, and new overlays for Africatown, and the Peninsula. 

This map shows the neighborhood overlay areas and the historic districts. To view zoning information on a specific location...

1. Browse the map or search by address to locate a property (click the magnifying glass icon in the upper left of map)
2. Zoom in to the map until building footprints are visible
3. Click on a location to view zoning information in a popup

Several of the zoning districts in the proposed UDC have two versions, or sub-districts, either "urban" or "suburban." The intent behind the sub-districts is to provide standards to allow development compatible with existing neighborhoods and to enhance and protect the established character of traditional or environmentally sensitive communities.

The distinction between urban and suburban sub-district applies to site development standards that determine lot dimensions and where buildings may be located on a lot. These standards vary for each zoning district.

Compared to a suburban sub-district, an urban sub-district may allow...

• Lot area: Smaller lots
• Density: A greater residential density 
• Coverage: A greater percentage of a lot’s area could be developed
• Yards: Minimum front or side yards may be less 
• Landscaping and open space: More flexible

This map shows the zoning districts' proposed UDC sub-districts. To view zoning information on a specific location...

1. Browse the map or search by address to locate a property (click the magnifying glass icon in the upper left of map)
2. Zoom in to the map until building footprints are visible
3. Click on a location to view zoning information in a popup