STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Ridgeland Zoning Ordinance § 4
in effectSTATEMENT OF PURPOSE
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
SECTION
4
The purpose of this Ordinance is to preserve and promote the public health, safety,
morals, and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Ridgeland and of the
public generally through the regulation of: the location, height, number of stories,
size of buildings and other structures; the density and distribution of population, size
of yards and other open spaces; and the use of buildings, structures, and land for
commercial, industrial, residential and other purposes.
Source: Official City of Ridgeland published zoning PDFURL: https://www.ridgelandms.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Official-Zoning-Ordinance-Codified-2026_0507-2.pdf#page=11Fetched: 11/14/2026