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Building Permits

Church Street East Historic District contains properties that have been designated as historically or architecturally significant on a local, state and national level. Maintaining the architectural and historical integrity of the district is the responsability of the Mobile Historic Development Commission (MHDC). All additions, demolitions or new construction proposed within a Historic District must be first be approved by the MHDC's Architectural Review Board (ARB) to obtain a Certificate of Appropriateness. You must have this COA before you may purchase the required permits from the City of Mobile. Ordinary in-kind repairs, roofing and painting may recieve staff approval without being placed on the ARB agenda.

Church Street East Historic District is part of the Downtown Development District (DDD). The complete zoning code for all properties within the Downtown Development District is contained in the DDD zoning code (DDD code). To learn more about the DDD code which regulates zoning in Church Street East click

Historically acurate exterior paints colors are used to maintain the intergrety of the district and all exterior painting requires a permit from MHDC. Fence permits are required everywhere within the City of Mobile.

You may find out more about permitting procedures for new and existing structures here.

You may find out more about the Mobile Historic Development Commission and the Architectural Review Board here.

Our Utilities

Mobile Area Water and Sewer M-F 8-5pm

Residential Service Call 251-694-3100

Emergencies Call 251-694-3165

Mobile Gas M-F 8-4pm

Residential Service Call 476-8052

Gas Leak Call 476-2738

Alabama Power 24hr

Residential Service Call 1-800-245-2244

Power Outage Call 1-800-888-2726

Comcast M-F 830-530pm Call 476-7600

Mobile Press Register Call 219-5343

Our

Churches

Big Zion AME

112 S. Bayou St

Sunday Worship 11:00am

Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

2 S. Claiborne St

Sunday Mass 8am and 10:30am

Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal)

115 S. Conception St.

Sunday Worship 10:00am

First Baptist Church

806 Government St.

Sunday Worship 10:45am

Alabama Senate District 33 Alabama House District 97

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Mobile County Commisioner District 1 Mayor

Merceria Ludgood Sandy Stimpson

Mobile County School Board District 4 Mobile City Council District 2

Sherry Dillihay-McDade William Carrol

Mobile 311 is your 24 hr service line provided by the City of Mobile. Call 311 for information on city services and programs. Complaints and requests for service by various city agencies are also processed here. When calling 311 be sure to get your Service Request Order (SRO) number. It will help you track your request.

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