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IN GENERAL

Tupelo Code of Ordinances ch. 7, art. I
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Tupelo Code of Ordinances § 7-1 Designation of code enforcement official.

Sec. 7-1. - Designation of code enforcement official. The director of development services, or his/her designee, is hereby designated as the City of Tupelo Building Official and shall serve as the building official with responsibilities as contained in the building, plumbing, gas, mechanical and swimming pool codes, and as the housing official as contained in the housing code. (Ord. of 9-17-91, § 1; Ord. of 12-20-94, § 1; Ord. of 11-15-2022(1), § 2)

Tupelo Code of Ordinances § 7-2 Citations of ordinance violations.

Sec. 7-2. - Citations of ordinance violations. The department of development services and the fire department are hereby granted authority to issue citations returnable to city court or to other proper authority for violations of any of the ordinances which are enforced by such department and such citations shall have the same full force and effect as if issued by the police department of the city. (1) Citation as notice to person responsible. Whenever the code official determines that there has been a violation of a city code or ordinance or has grounds to believe that a violation has occurred, a citation shall be given in the manner prescribed below to the person or persons responsible for the violation as specified in this code. (2) Form. Such citation prescribed in section 7-2(1) shall be in accordance with the following: a. In written form. b. Identifying the property location of the violation. c. Identifying the code section violated. d. Providing a date for appearance in municipal court. (3) Method of service. Such violation shall be deemed to be properly served if a copy thereof is: a. Delivered personally; b. Sent by mail addressed to the last known address; or c. Posted in a conspicuous place in or about the structure or property affected by the citation. (4) Alternate form of citation. At the discretion of the director of development services or designee, notice may be given identifying violations and required corrective actions in greater detail, and providing a deadline for re-inspection rather than an immediate court appearance date. (5) Repeat violations. Notice shall not be required if the person responsible has been notified of a previous violation of the same code section. (Ord. of 1-17-2012(1), § 1)

Tupelo Code of Ordinances § 7-3 Construction board of adjustments and appeals.

Sec. 7-3. - Construction board of adjustments and appeals. The Tupelo License Commission shall serve as the construction board of adjustments and appeals as created by the city's construction codes as hereinafter adopted in this chapter and as the housing board of adjustments and appeals as created by the housing code. (Ord. of 9-17-91, § 1; Ord. of 12-20-94, § 1)

Tupelo Code of Ordinances § 7-5 Fire district.

Sec. 7-5. - Fire district. The following shall be and or hereby declared to be the boundaries of the fire district for the downtown area of the City of Tupelo, Mississippi: Downtown area means the area bounded by the northern right-of-way of Jefferson Street on the north, the eastern right-of-way of Front Street on the east, the southern right-of-way of Magazine Street on the south, and the western right-of-way of Church Street on the west. (See chapter 17, section 17-111, page 925 for above description source.) (Ord. of 9-17-91, § 1; Ord. of 12-20-94, § 1)
Source: City of Tupelo, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances and Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/tupelo/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH7BUBURE_ARTIINGEFetched: 11/1/2026

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