Mobile/Satsuma

Permits are given at City Hall, 5464 Old Highway 43, Satsuma, AL 36572. The construction permit desk is open for business 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday –Thursday and till 11:30 a.m. Friday. Payments (cash or check) for permitting services will be accepted until 4:30 p.m.

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Zoning Setbacks

Zoning	Code	Front	Sides	Rear	Corner lot side yard	Area (Sq. Ft.)	Width	Height	Lot Coverage %	Parking
Low-Density, Single-Family Residential District	R-1	35	10	30	35	15,000	100	35' or 2 ½ stories	25%	Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
Medium-Density, Single-Family Residential District	R-2	25	10	30	35	10,500	75	35' or 2 ½ stories	40%	Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
High-Density, Single-Family Residential District	R-3	25	10	25	25	7,500	60	35' or 2 ½ stories	40%		Only apply to major subdivisions (exception if consistent with pre-existing surrounding area designated as R-1). An attached garage/carport is required. An attached garage/carport shall be tied into the foundation of the residence to which it is attached. Minimum living space, which does not include attached garage/carport, shall be 1,500 square feet.
Limited Multi-Family Residential District	R-4	35	10	35	35	5,000 per unit, 15,000 minimum	100	35' or 3 stories	40%	One and one-half (1/1/2) spaces for each unit containing less than three (3) habitable rooms.
Flood Hazard District	FH	** Same as use of the district which it overlays.									** Same as use of the district which it overlays.
NOTES										Paving Standards. Parking spaces and driveways shall be paved to standards established by the Baldwin County Highway Department.	Each principal use shall be placed on a lot or parcel which provides frontage on a public or private street having a right-of-way of not less than thirty (30) feet. Any additional dwelling shall have access to a public street by means of a passageway open to the sky at least fifteen (15) feet in width.

Permit Requirements:

1. Recorded Deed
2. 911 Address
3. Covenants/ Restrictions for Approved Subdivisions
4. Sewer Permit/Release:
   • For sewer service, contact the sewer utility company for the property’s area to obtain sewer release.
   • For septic tanks, contact the Baldwin County Health Department at 251-947-3618 or 251-937-6935 to obtain septic tank release.
5. Plot plan by CThomes
6. Preliminary Elevation Certificate OR Temporary Benchmark (for properties in a flood zone)
7. Floodplain Development Permit (If in SFHA)
8. Final Elevation Certificate (If In Flood Zone)
9. Coastal A Zone or V Zone certificate (If in said zones)
10. No-Rise Certificate (if in Floodway)
11. Tree Removal Permit
12. Right of Way Permit (Driveway)
    • For driveway located on state highway, contact Alabama Dept. of Transportation (ALDOT) at 251-937-2086

Important Contacts

Name	Address	Phone number	Website	Fax	Notes
Publick Works		251-679-3182 or 251-654-8015
Building Inspector/Code Enforcer		251-395-7184 or 251-675-1440			George Fralic, Building Inspector/Code Enforcer
Utilities
Alabama Power		1-800-245-2244	https://www.alabamapower.com/
Mobile Gas		251-476-8052
Spire Gas		251-476-8052	https://www.spireenergy.com/welcome-mobile-gas-customers
Satsuma Water Board		251-675-1257

Other: Storm Water |

Drafting Notes: Site Plan Review: A site plan review shall be required for: all residential projects involving the construction of two (2) or more dwelling units; all business structures having floor space in excess of two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet; all industrial structures having floor space in excess of ten thousand (10,000) square feet; all uses identified by an asterisk (*) above the symbol for permitted uses in the Table of Permitted Uses; and if requested by the Planning commission in consideration of any R1 use. Site plan reviews shall be conducted by the Planning Commission.

As a minimum, development plans shall include the following

1) The actual shape, proportion and dimensions of the lot to be built upon;

2) The shape, size and location of all buildings or other structures to be erected, altered or moved and of any building or other structures already on the lot;

3) The existing and intended use of all such buildings or other structures;

4) The proposed removal locations of mature trees in order to accommodate the development;

5) The proposed placement and description of any trees, foliage, and flora in conformance with Section 6.9 of this Ordinance;

6) Non-residential development plans shall also include the illustration and location of parking spaces in conformance with Section 6.8 of this Ordinance and points of ingress and egress from the development.