Location OCG- MUD is located on the eastern edge of the Central Business
Jackson Zoning Ordinance § 708.02-A
in effectDistrict. More specifically, its boundaries are as follows:
Northern Boundary:
Pearl Street Overpass
Eastern Boundary:
Western side of Jefferson Street
Southern Boundary:
North side of Silas Brown
Western Boundary:
Eastern side of State Street
OCG District consists of approximately 50 +/- acres and encompasses 69 parcels of land.
The goals and objectives of the Old Capitol Green Mixed Use District are:
Foster development in downtown Jackson by improving the working and living
environments – promoting healthier lifestyles and a green live, work and play
environment.
Create stronger Neighborhood and Business District – Old Capitol Green’s Mixed
Use District will encourage within the context of a new community, a return to the
traditional town center.
Mixed income residential development that includes affordable and market rate
housing to serve a wide cross of the City of Jackson.
Institutional development, retail development, and integrated new urbanist
community.
Establish Street and Sidewalk widths, planting and landscaping requirements, and
parking requirements.
Improve the quality of new developments in the OCG Mixed Use District by
requiring the provision of specified public amenities in appropriate locations.
Define permitted uses throughout the site.
Increase Diversity within Downtown Jackson using a mix-use neighborhood
approaches.
Promote the most desirable use of land, thus conserve and enhance the value of land
and buildings, thereby, protecting and growing the City of Jackson’s tax revenue.
And to ensure consistency who the OCG Master Plan of Development and the City
of Jackson’s Comprehensive Plan.
Create Zoning bonuses and other incentives to encourage the development of arts
and cultural institutions.
Define maximum and minimum building heights and densities
Establish and define requirements to connect to new sustainable infrastructure
being developed in OCG
Establish that all buildings within the OCG-MUD must comply with the OCG high
performance green building guidelines.
Reduce visual impact of surface parking lots and parking garages.
Create pedestrian linkages from the Old Capital Green Mixed Use District to other
downtown sub districts within the CBD and
Create gateway elements at important entrances.
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
