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Jackson, MS Zoning

14 districts. 7 overlays.
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Overview

Worth knowing
  • Zoo Area alcohol restriction on C-2/C-3 property. [confirmed §1102]
  • High Street 'anti-sprawl' — 23 prohibited uses instead of allowed uses. [confirmed §1104]
  • ENCO material specificity — vinyl/aluminum siding prohibited. [confirmed §1105]

+ 5 more in Quirks & notes

Districts

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CodeNameCategory Min lotHeight CoverageFAR Du/acParking Setbacks F/S/R
R-1Single-Family Residential (20,000 sf)res_sf20,000 sf[1]———2.2[2]2[3]— / — / —
R-2Single-Family Residential (12,000 sf)res_sf12,000 sf[4]———3.6[5]2[6]— / — / —
R-3Single-Family Residential (10,000 sf)res_sf10,000 sf[7]———4.4[8]2[9]— / — / —
R-4Single-Family Residential (8,000 sf)res_sf8,000 sf[10]———5.4[11]2[12]— / — / —
R-5Multi-Family Residential (5,000 sf)res_mf5,000 sf[13]———8.7[14]2[15]— / — / —
R-6Multi-Family Residential (3,000 sf)res_mf3,000 sf[16]———14.5[17]1.5[18]— / — / —
R-7Multi-Family Residential (2,000 sf)res_mf2,000 sf[19]———21.8[20]1.5[21]— / — / —
SRSpecial Residentialspec——————— / — / —
C-1Neighborhood Commercialcom5,000 sf[23]45 ft[24]———1[25]15[22] / — / —
C-2General Commercialcom10,000 sf[27]65 ft[28]———1[29]15[26] / — / —
C-3Central Business Districtcbd15,000 sf[31]85 ft[32]———1[33]15[30] / — / —
I-1Light Industrialind20,000 sf[35]65 ft[36]————25[34] / — / —
I-2Heavy Industrialind40,000 sf[38]85 ft[39]————50[37] / — / —
TIPTechnology/Industrial Parkind—65 ft[41]————50[40] / — / —

Confidence: confirmed partial under review not found

Overlays

AC
Activity Center
DT
§1001

Located within designated activity center boundary.

mixed_useTrue
ground_floor_commercial_requiredTrue
UV
Urban Village
COR
§1002

Located within designated urban village boundary.

max_height_ft[65, 85]
density_incentivesTrue
UTC
Urban Town Center
DT
§1003

Located within designated urban town center boundary.

max_height_ft[75, 90]
parking_reduction0.5
facade_coverage0.7
FNSS
Fondren/North State Street
COR
§1101

Located within Fondren/North State Street corridor.

max_height_ft35
investment_threshold0.5
investment_note50% property value investment required for use change
ZAWCS
Zoo Area/West Capitol Street
CON
§1102

Located within Zoo Area/West Capitol Street boundary.

max_height_ft35
alcohol_prohibitedTrue
HS
High Street
COR
§1104

Located along High Street corridor.

prohibited_uses_count23
min_height_ft23
max_setback_ft15
ENCO
ENCO (East North Capitol)
CON
§1105

Located within East North Capitol overlay boundary.

sub_1{"min_lot_ac": 3, "max_height_ft": 35, "lot_coverage": 0.4, "setback_front_ft": 25, "setback_side_ft": 10, "setback_rear_ft": 20}
sub_2{"min_lot_ac": 1, "max_height_ft": 40, "lot_coverage": 0.5, "setback_front_ft": 20, "setback_side_ft": 8, "setback_rear_ft": 15}
vinyl_siding_prohibitedTrue
aluminum_siding_prohibitedTrue

Adopted building codes

Local adoption

IBC
2018
IRC
Varies
NEC
2017
IFC
2018
IECC (Residential)
2018
IECC (Commercial)
ASHRAE 90.1-2010

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Quirks & notes

  • Zoo Area alcohol restriction on C-2/C-3 property. [confirmed §1102]
  • High Street 'anti-sprawl' — 23 prohibited uses instead of allowed uses. [confirmed §1104]
  • ENCO material specificity — vinyl/aluminum siding prohibited. [confirmed §1105]
  • Fondren 50% property value investment required for use change. [confirmed §1101]
  • UTC 50% parking reduction — highest in ordinance. [confirmed §1003]
  • ENCO two-tier sub-districts (3ac preservation vs 1ac transition). [confirmed §1105]
  • High Street min height 23 ft — rare height floor. [confirmed §1104]
  • Tennessee Williams Welcome Center exception. [partial]

Formulas

Definitions

height
Grade to highest point of structure.
lot_coverage
Building footprint / lot area.
far
du_ac
Dwelling units per gross acre (calculated from min lot size).
impervious_cover
setback_front
Front property line to nearest building face.
setback_side
Side property line to nearest building face.
setback_rear
Rear property line to nearest building face.
parking
Spaces per dwelling unit: SF/duplex/MF≤6 = 2.0; MF 7+ = 1.5; studio = 1.0. §1108-A

Capacity calculations

max_footprint_sf
lot_area_sf * lot_coverage
max_gfa_sf
lot_area_sf * far
max_units_from_density
lot_area_sf * du_ac / 43560
buildable_width_ft
lot_width_ft - setback_side_ft * 2
buildable_depth_ft
lot_depth_ft - setback_front_ft - setback_rear_ft
buildable_envelope_sf
buildable_width_ft * buildable_depth_ft
max_stories_approx
max_height_ft / 10
max_gfa_from_envelope
min(buildable_envelope_sf * max_stories_approx, max_gfa_sf)
parking_required
units * parking

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Sources & references

Citations
  1. [1] §201
  2. [2] i
  3. [3] §1108-A
  4. [4] §202
  5. [5] i
  6. [6] §1108-A
  7. [7] §203
  8. [8] i
  9. [9] §1108-A
  10. [10] §204
  11. [11] i
  12. [12] §1108-A
  13. [13] §205
  14. [14] i
  15. [15] §1108-A
  16. [16] §206
  17. [17] i
  18. [18] §1108-A
  19. [19] §207
  20. [20] i
  21. [21] §1108-A
  22. [22] §301
  23. [23] §301
  24. [24] §301
  25. [25] §1108-A
  26. [26] §302
  27. [27] §302
  28. [28] §302
  29. [29] §1108-A
  30. [30] §303
  31. [31] §303
  32. [32] §303
  33. [33] §1108-A
  34. [34] §401
  35. [35] §401
  36. [36] §401
  37. [37] §402
  38. [38] §402
  39. [39] §402
  40. [40] §403
  41. [41] §403

Research status

Data quality

70%completeness198 confirmed10 partial15 inferred
Documented gaps
  • Residential height limits not individually confirmed per district
  • Lot coverage percentages not stated
  • FAR values not found in ordinance
  • Side/rear setbacks for residential not extracted

Known issues

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