Additional Regulations

Jackson Zoning Ordinance § 702.05-A
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1. All buildings shall have the primary entrance visible and accessible from the street 2. Wherever possible, buildings should utilize shared driveways and access roads. 3. No more than one vehicular access point twelve (12) feet or less in width per lot shall be provided from the primary street for single-family and two-family houses. 4. Driveways from the primary street for other than single and two-family homes shall be no more than twenty (20) feet wide, unless the driveway is shared among two separate principal buildings, in which case the width may be increased to the minimum width required by the Site Plan Review Committee. 5. A minimum of seventy-five (75) feet must be provided between each driveway on the same side of the street for all buildings except for residential dwellings. 6. All off-street parking lots shall be located in the rear or side yard of any building for all multifamily and non-residential uses. Side yard parking lots shall account for no more than fifty (50) percent of required parking and shall be screened from the street by a combination of landscaping and a wall or fence that is a minimum of three feet in height. 7. In commercial and mixed-use structures, windows, doors, display windows arcades shall comprise 70% of the total area for street-facing facades on the first floor. 8. All new construction in NMU-1 District shall require Site Plan Review as outlined in this Ordinance. 9. Use Permits for liquor stores are issued to the owner of the liquor store rather than to the owner of the land; they do not run with the land but will allow the store to remain at a specific location until such time as the ownership of the liquor store changes. Subsequent owners of the liquor store at this location must apply for and receive a new Use Permit. 10. All off-street parking lots shall adhere to required landscaping buffering, and shall include wrought iron fencing no higher than four (4) feet along the front property line. 11. Automobile parking on surface parking lots located adjacent to non-residential uses shall be located at least five (5) feet from any public street or any adjoining property line. The only access permitted across this setback area shall be sidewalks, bikeways, trails, and drives. 12. Parking garages shall be required to have non-parking commercial uses on the street level except for those parking garages that are completely surrounded by other buildings. 13. Sidewalks shall be required for all new development and infill development. Sidewalk width and design shall adhere to existing sidewalks or to any proposed developments and is subject to approval by the Site Plan Review Committee. 14. No person shall control, operate, conduct or manage any tattoo parlor or body piercing business, without first obtaining approval from the MS State Department of Health in accordance with the regulations governing the registration of individuals performing body piercings and tattooing. Evidence of such approval shall be provided to and kept on file by the City of Jackson Zoning Division. 15. All developments in NMU-1 exceeding 10 acres shall be subject to the following requirements. A. The submission of a Master Development Plan prior to any subdivision approval or issuance of a building permit. B. The Master Development Plan shall adhere to the Subdivision Ordinance Requirements Applicable to the Traditional Neighborhood Development. C. The Master Development Plan shall adhere to the following Zoning Ordinance Traditional Neighborhood Standards as detailed in: a. Section 709.02-B Open Space Requirements; b. Section 710 Pedestrian, Bicycle and Transit Circulation & Access Standards; and c. Section 711 Architectural & Urban Design Standards D. The Master Development Plan Approval Process shall require: a. Pre-Application Conference(s) b. Master Development Plan and Site Plan Review Application submitted (Site Plan Review Committee) c. Revision of Site Plan Review (if needed) d. Preliminary Plat and Construction Plans Approval (Subdivision Review Engineer) e. Final Plat Approval and Dedication of Streets (City Council) 16. The Use Permit for tattoo parlors will be renewed annually. The hours of non- operation shall be between the 11:00 pm – 9:00 am. The tattoo parlor cannot be located within five hundred (500) feet of a kindergarten -12th grade school, church or within one thousand (1000) feet of another tattoo parlor.