Alternative buffer and screening requirements.
Jackson Code of Ordinances § 26-463.1
in effectSec. 26-463.1. - Alternative buffer and screening requirements.
In the event that the unusual topography or elevation of a development site, the size of the parcel to be developed, the soil or other sub-surface condition on the site, or the presence of required buffer or screening on adjacent developed property would make strict adherence to the requirements of Section 14 serve no meaningful purpose or would make it physically impossible to install and maintain the required buffer or screen, the zoning administrator may alter the requirements as long as the existing features of the development site comply with the spirit and intent. Such an alteration may occur only at the request of the property owner, who shall submit a plan to the zoning administrator showing existing site features that would buffer or screen the proposed use and any additional buffer materials the property owner will plant or construct to buffer or screen the proposed use. The zoning administrator shall not alter the requirements unless the developer demonstrates that existing site features and any additional buffer materials will screen the proposed use as effectively as the required buffer or screening. In deciding whether to approve such a plan, the zoning administrator shall consult with the director of planning and development and the staff landscape architect.
(Ord. No. 2005-9(3), § 2, 1-18-05)
Source: City of Jackson, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/jackson/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH26BUBURE_ARTIXLATRST_S26-463.1ALBUSCREFetched: 11/1/2026