Parking space requirements.
Southaven Code of Ordinances § 13-7(b)
in effectSec. 13-7(b). - Parking space requirements.
When any building or structure is hereafter erected, structurally altered, or converted for any of the uses listed below, the following off-street parking spaces shall be provided:
(1) For single-family dwellings, two (2) spaces per dwelling unit; for multifamily dwellings, two (2) spaces per dwelling unit.
(2) For cabins and camps, one (1) space for each two (2) beds but not less than one (1) space for each cabin or other habitable facility.
(3) For places of public assembly, including auditoriums, theaters and main auditoriums of churches, one (1) space for each four (4) seats provided.
(4) For schools, two (2) spaces for each classroom, plus one (1) for each ten (10) seats in the auditoriums and gymnasiums.
(5) For commercial uses:
a. Retail sales and services: One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area.
b. Office buildings, banks, business and professional services: One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area.
Banks, drug stores, and other nonrestaurant uses with drive-in windows: One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area, plus four (4) queue spaces for each drive-in teller or station, which queue spaces shall be provided in an exclusive queue lane with only one-way circulation which shall be separated from driveways leading to off-street parking spaces.
c. Commercial recreation facilities and restaurants: One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area.
Restaurants with drive-in windows: One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area, plus ten (10) queue spaces for each drive-in window, which queue space shall be provided between the street right-of-way and the point of placing orders in an exclusive queue lane with only one-way circulation which shall be separated from driveways leading to off-street parking spaces.
d. Hotels and motels: One (1) space per unit.
e. Warehouses space within commercial establishments: One (1) space per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area and storage space within retail establishments.
(6) For commercial and office uses located within a residential office (R-O) district, one (1) space per six hundred (600) square feet of gross floor area and located, if possible, in the rear or side of the building as to provide a residential appearance.
(7) For industrial and warehouse uses, one (1) space for each one and one-half (1.5) employees of the maximum number employed on the premises at any one (1) time.
Source: City of Southaven, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/southaven/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CO_TITXIIIZORE_CH7REOREPALO_S13-7_B_PASPREFetched: 11/1/2026