Off-Street Parking
Jackson Zoning Ordinance § 1108-A
in effectOff-street parking shall be administered by the Zoning Administrator in accordance with
the regulations herein set forth. The Zoning Administrator may grant a reduction in the
number of spaces of up fifty (50) per cent less than specified requirements. At the time of
the erection, enlargement, or expansion of any principal building or structure, or when a
new use is initiated, or an existing use is expanded in any zoning district, except the C-4
Central Business District, there shall be provided minimum off-street parking, loading,
stacking and maneuvering space with adequate provisions for ingress and egress in
accordance with the following requirements:
1. Adult care center – one (1) for each five (5) adults.
2. Amusement arcade – one (1) for each fifty (50) square feet of gross floor area.
3. Any other type of business or commercial use in a commercial district – one (1) for
each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area.
4. Artist Studio – one (1) per 200 square feet of gross floor area.
5. Assisted Living Facility – one (1) for each two (2) resident rooms.
6. Auditorium, stadium, convention center, or large place of assembly – one (1) for
each thirty (30) square feet of gross floor area of the auditorium or assembly space.
7. Automobile car wash, automatic – two (2) per site in addition to required stacking
spaces. A washing space is not a parking space.
8. Automobile car wash, self-service and detail shop – no parking space is required;
one drying space plus two (2) stacking spaces are required per washing space. A
washing space is not a parking space.
9. Automobile repair garage – (2) per service bay. A service bay is not a parking space.
10. Automobile sales – one (1) for each five thousand (5,000) square feet of lot area
used for vehicle display and one (1) for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross
floor area.
11. Automobile service station which sells gasoline and provides lubrication, oil
changes and repairs – two (2) per service station plus two (2) per service bay. A
service bay or pumping area is not a parking space.
12. Bed and Breakfast Inn Class A – One space for each guest room plus one space for
the owner.
13. Bed and Breakfast Inn Class B – One space for each guest room and one space for
the owner, plus one space for each two-hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area
devoted to receptions and other social gatherings.
14. Bingo Parlor – one (1) per one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area.
15. Boarding house, emergency shelter/mission, SRO, transitional housing, half-way
house, hospice, residential care facility and rooming house one (1) space for every
bedroom or one (1) space for every two beds, whichever is greater.
16. Bowling alley – four (4) per alley or lane.
17. Business, technical or trade school or nonresidential school, – 10 (ten) per
classroom plus one (1) for each sixty (60) square feet of gross floor area in the
auditorium or assembly hall and plus one (1) for each three hundred (300) square
feet of general office space.
18. Child care center – one (1) for each five (5) children.
19. Church and other places of worship – one (1) for each forty-five (45) square feet of
gross floor area of the sanctuary, auditorium, or main place of worship.
20. Climate Controlled Mini-Warehouse – one (1) for each ten thousand (10,000) square
feet of gross floor area.
21. Community Recreational Center one (1) for each fifty (50) square feet of gross
floor area.
22. Convalescent home, nursing home, personal care facility, children’s home or asylum
one (1) per two (2) beds.
23. Dry cleaning establishment – three (3) plus one (1) for each five hundred (500)
square feet of gross floor area.
24. Electric Vehicle Charging Station- Free standing EVC stations shall have one for
every two (2) charging bays and a minimum of one handicapped space. Convenience
Type Grocery Stores may count a charging bay towards the required number of
parking spaces
25. Elementary schools – two (2) per classroom, plus one (1) for each sixty (60) square feet of
gross floor area in the auditorium or assembly hall; plus, one (1) for each three hundred
(300) square feet of general office space and bus parking.
26. Funeral parlor and mortuary – one (1) for each one hundred fifty (150) square feet of gross
floor area.
27. Furniture Store – one (1) for each five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area.
28. General office – one (1) for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area.
29. Health Club/Fitness Center – ten (10) spaces, plus one (1) space per each two hundred (200)
square feet of gross floor area.
30. High school- eight (8) per classroom plus one (1) for each sixty (60) square feet of gross
floor area in the auditorium or assembly hall plus one (1) for each three hundred (300)
square feet of general office space and bus parking.
31. Hospital – two and one-half (2 ½) per bed. A bassinet is not a bed.
32. Hotel to include extended stay, inn or motel – one (1) per guest room with one (1) for each
thirty (30) square feet of gross floor area of the auditorium or assembly space.
33. Library, museum or art gallery – one (1) for each four hundred (400) square feet of gross
floor area.
34. Live/Work Units – two (2) for each dwelling unit plus one (1) per 200 square feet of retail
floor area.
35. Manufacturing or other industrial use – one (1) per motor vehicle used and based, for
operational purposes, upon the premises; plus
A. For the first twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of gross floor area, one (1) for each
seven hundred fifty (750) square feet of gross floor area; plus
B. For any amount over twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of gross floor area, but less
than one hundred twenty thousand (120,000) square feet of gross floor area, one (1)
for each additional one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet of gross floor area;
plus
C. For any amount over one hundred twenty thousand (120,000) square feet of gross floor
area, one for each additional three thousand (3,000) square feet of gross floor area.
36. Medical or dental office – one (1) for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor
area.
37. Middle Schools - three (3) per classroom, plus one (1) for each sixty (60) square feet of
gross floor area in the auditorium or assembly hall; plus, one (1) for each three hundred
(300) square feet of general office space and bus parking.
38. Mini-Warehouse – five (5) spaces.
39. Mobile/manufactured home subdivision and park – two (2) per unit.
40. Movie Theater – one (1) for each five (5) seats.
41. Multi-family with three (3) or more dwelling units – two (2) per dwelling unit.
42. Quick Print facility – one (1) per four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area.
43. Recreational Vehicle Park- one (1) guest parking space for every ten (10) RV spaces. One (1)
parking space shall be provided for each shift employee and shall be conspicuously labeled as
such. One (1) covered parking space shall be provided for a caretaker’s residence, where
applicable.
44. Residential School – one and one half (1.5) per student living on campus and for persons
living in faculty or personnel housing
45. Restaurant, nightclub, bar, adult entertainment establishment – one (1) for each seventy-
five (75) square feet of gross floor area.
46. Retail store – one (1) for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area.
47. Single-family or two-family dwelling – two (2) per dwelling unit.
a. For dwelling units containing less than six hundred (600) square feet in a project
without any accessory building or use such as, but not limited to, a party house, tennis
court, or swimming pool – one and one-half (1 ½) per dwelling unit.
48. Skating rink - one (1) for each one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area.
49. Swimming pool – one (1) for each fifty (50) square feet of water surface; plus, one for each
thirty (30) square feet of gross floor area used for spectator seating purposes.
50. Swimming pool, indoor – one (1) for each one hundred (100) square feet of water surface;
plus, one (1) for each thirty (30) square feet of gross floor area used for spectator seating
purposes.
51. Tennis or racquetball facility – two (2) per court.
52. Townhouse and zero lot line – two (2) per dwelling unit.
53. Warehousing, truck terminal and supply house – one (1) per motor vehicle used in the
business and based, for operational purposes, upon the premises; plus
a. For the first twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of gross floor area, one (1) for each
thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area; plus
b. For any amount over twenty thousand (20,000) feet of gross floor area but less than
one hundred twenty thousand (120,000) square feet, one (1) per each additional five
thousand (5,000) square feet of gross floor area; plus, For any amount over one
hundred twenty thousand (120,000) square feet of gross floor area, one ((1) for each
additional ten thousand (10,000) square feet of gross floor area.
Source: City of Jackson Zoning Ordinance (jacksonms.gov PDF)URL: https://jacksonms.gov/government/city-departments/planning-and-development/office-of-city-planning/zoning/zoning-ordinances-and-code/Fetched: 7/25/2026
