Mississippi/Lamar

Zoning Requirements
Zone	Code	Front	Sides	Rear	Lot Area Requirements	Max Height	Width	Accessory Buildings	Notes
General County One	GC1	minimum lot sizes for any use in such areas shall be subject to State Health Department requirements for installation of on-site wastewater disposal systems.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
General County Two	GC2	25 Feet from the street right of way line to building set back line	10'	25'	1 acre and above	70 feet unless greater height is approved by the Board of Supervisors	-	Accessory Buildings: (Amended Oct 20,2022) Accessory buildings shall be set back a minimum of 25 feet from the street or road right of way line on which the lot and the main building fronts and a minimum of 10 feet from the side lot line and/or rear lot lines.	HOA Required in Subdivisions of GC2
Agricultural	A-1	25 Feet from the street right of way line to building set back line	10'	25'	-	70 feet unless greater height is apsproved by the Board of Supervisor	-	Agricultural accessory buildings shall be set back a minimum of 25 feet from the street or road right-of-way line on which the lot and main building fronts and a minimum of 10 feet from the side lot line and/or rear lot line. There shall be no limit on the number of agricultural building on a lot, provided that they meet the setback and other requirements.	HOA Required in Subdivisions of A-1
Agricultural Estate	A-2	25 Feet from the street right of way line to building set back line	10'	25'	5 acres	70'	60 feet at the front yard setback	See A-1	HOA Required in Subdivisions of A-2
Agricultural Residential	A-3	25'	10'	25'	1 acre	70 '	60 feet at the front yard setback	See A-1	HOA Required in Subdivisions of A-3
Residential Estate	RE	25'	10'	25'	21,780 square feet (½ acre)	70'	60 feet at the front yard setback	Accessory buildings shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet from the street or road right-of-way line on which the lot and main building fronts and a minimum of 10 feet from the side lot line and/or rear lot line. No accessory building shall occupy more than 10 percent of a required rear yard.	HOA Required
Residential Estate	RE-MH	25'	10	25'	21,780 square feet (½ acre)	70'	60'	See RE	HOA Required
Low Density Residential	R-1	Front yard: 25 feet from the street or road right-of-way line to the building setback line. See Section 401.02 regarding double-frontage and corner lots.			10,000 square feet.	70'	50' feet at the front yard setback	Accessory buildings shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet from the street or road right-of-way line on which the lot and main building fronts and a minimum of 10 feet from the side lot line and/or rear lot line. No accessory building shall occupy more than 25 percent of a required rear yard. No accessory building shall be located in the front yard of any lot.	HOA Required
Moderate Density Residential	R-2	20	5	20	8,000 square feet.	70'	40' feet at the front yard setback	No accessory building shall be located in the front yard or side yard of any principal structure in this district. No accessory building shall be located in the rear yard closer to the rear lot line than 10 feet.	HOA Required
Patio Home	PH	20	5 feet, but with a minimum distance between dwelling units on adjoining lots of ten (10) feet. However, where a patio home would abut an R-E, R-1 or R-2 district, then ten (10) feet, which shall remain open with a buffer.	20 feet. However, where a patio home would abut an R-E, R-1 or R-2 district, then twenty (20) feet, which shall remain open with a buffer.	Minimum Lot Area: 4,500 square feet	70'	40'		HOA Required. All areas zoned PH shall have public sewerage.
Town Home	TH	15	Side yards (end unit): 10 feet from one side lot line of each end unit, except where abutting an R-E, R-1or R- 2 district, then 20 feet with a buffer.	20 feet, except where abutting an R-E, R-1 or R-2 district, then 20 feet, which shall remain open with a buffer.	End townhouses: 3,000 square feet. Interior townhouses: 2,500 square feet.	70'	End-25' Interior 20'
High Density	R-3		Minimum Yards for Duplexes, Triplexes, Fourplexes and Multiple Family Uses: (a) Front yard: 40 feet from the right-of-way line. This yard shall be a landscaped open area with no encroachments permitted including parking lots, patios or swimming pools, or other paved areas except for entrance/exit driveways. (b) Side and rear yards: 15 feet from each side lot line or rear lot line to any building, except where a side or rear lot line abuts any R-E, RE-MH, R-1, or R-2 district or existing single-family residential use, in which case the side or rear yard shall be 20 feet with buffering from any building to the lot line abutting the R-E, R-1, or R-2 district or existing single-family residential use. Where abutting such districts or an existing single-family residence, this yard shall be a landscaped open area with no encroachments permitted including driveways, parking lots, patios or swimming pools, or other paved areas.		Minimum Lot Area: (a) For duplexes: 12,060 square feet. (b) For triplexes: 16,080 square feet (c) For fourplexes: 20,100 square feet (d) For all multiple family uses: two (2) acres.	70'	Minimum Lot Width: (a) For duplexes: 90 feet. (b) For triplexes: 120 feet (c) For fourplexes: 150 feet (d) For all multiple family uses: 200 feet at the building setback line.		REQUIRED LANDSCAPING ALONG ARTERIAL STREETS Developers of multiple family residential uses and other uses permitted in R-3 zones shall comply with Section 404 of this Ordinance regarding the provision of landscaping along arterial streets upon which the use abuts.
Corner lots / Double frontage lots & Notes		Front Yards on Corner or Double Frontage Lots: On corner lots or double frontage lots (“through lots”), the front yard shall be determined by the main entrance to the building or structure. The side yard shall be the other side fronting on a street or road, and the side yard setback shall be two-thirds (2/3) of the required front yard setback. Rear yards for corner lots shall be the yard opposite the main entrance to the building or structure.	Required Enclosure of Garbage Disposal Facilities and Recycle Bins: Following the effective date of this Ordinance, all site plans for proposed new multiple family residential, manufactured home parks, commercial, industrial, or public/quasipublic uses shall indicate the location of garbage disposal facilities on the site and the type of enclosure (materials, height, etc.) to be installed. All garbage disposal facilities (i.e., any container with a capacity of over 40 gallons) located on the site of proposed new multiple family residential uses, manufactured home parks, commercial, industrial or public/quasi-public uses shall be enclosed on all four sides by solid fencing or other material in a manner that prevents direct visibility of the garbage cans, dumpster, or recycle bin. Failure to maintain such garbage disposal facilities in a neat and sanitary manner shall constitute a violation of this Ordinance and be subject to the penalties imposed herein

Lamar County

Municipalities:

Cities: Hattiesburg (mostly in Forrest County) | Lumberton (partly in Pearl River County) |Purvis (county seat)

Towns: Sumrall

Census-Designated Places: Arnold Line | Baxterville | Oak Grove | West Hattiesburg

Other Unincorporated Communities: Bellevue | Okahola | Oloh | Talowah

Permitting

911 Address
PPIN or Subdivision & Lot#
Recorded Deed
Land Use Permit (Everyone)
Copy of Contractor License or Certificate of Responsibility from MSBOC
Contractor Material Purchase Certificate #:
Contractor License Board #:
Copy of the MS Department of Revenue “Material Purchase Certificate”, or IRS W-9 Form.
Fee: Board approved as of July 5th, 2022: $50.00 per application.
Septic approval- MS Dept of Health 855-220-0192
Well Approval-MS Dept of Health
Survey of Property
Floodplain Designation
Flood Development Permit (If Needed)
Drainage plan
Site Plan Checklist & Application

Drafting & other notes:

LAMAR COUNTY CONSTRUCTION NOTICE OF INTENT & PERMIT

Beginning July 1, 2022, a new state law will go into effect requiring all residential electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and HVAC work to be performed by a state-licensed contractor.

State Mandatory requirements to be provided at minimum these two pieces of information:

Either:
1. the contractor’s material purchase certificate number to the extent furnished by the Department of Revenue pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-21 and a copy thereof, or
2. the contractor’s Taxpayer Identification Number as furnished by the Internal Revenue Service and a W-9;

AND ALSO

Either the contractor’s:
- license; or
- certificate of responsibility as required by Sections 31-3-14, et. seq. or 73-59-1, et. Seq. of the Miss. Code Ann.

Per 73-59-3 of MS Code Annotated. Any subcontractor not carried under primary must obtain own permit.

Site Plan Review (Application) Fee: a. $300 (Original submittal and 1 resubmittal) b. Re-submittals: $100 for the 2nd submittal and each subsequent submittal. c. Not all Site Plans are reviewed by the County Engineer. Lamar County will bill any fees charged by the County Engineer related to the development

Areas to be graded by cutting or filling must be rough graded to within two-tenths (0.2) of a foot of the accepted elevation after necessary allowance has been made for the thickness of topsoil, paved areas, and other installations.

507.01. Land subject to flooding with a frequency of a one hundred (100) year flood must not be subdivided unless precautionary measures are taken to eliminate or minimize flood hazards. All building grades must be raised to an elevation equal to or above the maximum flood elevation or a one 18 hundred (100) year flood calculated for the area in which the proposed subdivision is situated. This is provided however; that no fill must be made, or any subdivision constructed, which will increase flood hazards to other lands, or in any manner impede or restrict the flow of water in a flood situation. All areas, which will remain subject to the flooding after the subdivision is constructed, must be delineated on the final plat

511.02. Drainage Structures must be sized using the rational formula and calculated by a licensed engineer for the State of Mississippi. However, the minimum allowable design shall be a fifty (50) year storm frequency or other design as recommended by the county engineer.

511.03. Reinforced concrete headwalls of precast flared end sections must be provided on fifteen (15) inch pipe and larger. The minimum diameter for storm drain pipe must be fifteen (15) inches and when used as a culvert the length must be such that the ends project at least four (4) feet beyond the edge of the pavement or to the edge of the fill slope. Concrete culverts are required for cross drains and must be a minimum of Class III reinforced concrete. Other storm drains or culverts that are not cross drains can either be RCP or Corrugated HDPE pipe.

511.04. Adequate protection of ditch inverts and side slopes must be provided to prevent erosion. On ditch slopes greater than 3%, special ditch treatment such as concrete paving or rip-rap will be required

Zone

506.02. Zero lot line patio/garden homes shall have no minimum setback on one side and ten (10) feet on the opposite side except that on corner lots the minimum side yard of the corner side shall be fifteen (15) feet. Where adjacent zero lot line dwellings are to be constructed against a common lot line, the builder or developer must provide for a perpetual wall maintenance easement of five (5) feet in width along the adjacent lot and parallel with such wall. 506.03. Lots may not contain less than sixty five hundred (6,500) square feet or be less than (50) fifty feet wide at the building setback line except in the case of zero lot line patio/garden homes. Zero lot line lots shall, in no case, be less than three thousand (3,000) square feet or be less than (35) thirty-five feet wide at the building setback line.