Additional Regulations

Jackson Zoning Ordinance § 706.04-A
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1. All buildings shall have the primary entrance visible and accessible from the street, courtyard or plaza. 2. 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. Shared driveways are encouraged. 3. Driveways from the primary street for other than single family homes shall be no more than twenty-four (24) 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. Shared access points are encouraged. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. Drive-through windows are prohibited except for banks, dry cleaners and drug stores. 8. 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. 9. All off-street parking lots shall adhere to required landscaping buffering, and shall include a wrought iron fence no higher than four (4) feet along the front r. o. w line. 10. All new construction in an UTC District shall require Site Plan Review as outlined in this Ordinance. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. Use Permits for a small craft brewery are issued to the owner of the small craft brewery rather than to the owner of the land. The Use Permit will not run with the land and the subsequent owners of a small craft brewery at this location must apply for and receive a new Use Permit. The Use Permit shall be renewed annually with supporting documentation from the MS Department of Revenue. The Use Permit will be cancelled upon the cancellation of any of the requirements from the MS Department of Revenue. 14. 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.
706.04-A | Corpus