Criteria for Site Plan Review
Jackson Zoning Ordinance § 1104.07
in effectThe Site Plan Review Committee shall use the following criteria in granting or denying
Site Plan Review Clearance.
1. Architectural design of building, structure, or appurtenance and proposed
alteration.
2. The following aspects of new construction shall be visually compatible with
the buildings and environment with which the new construction is visually
related, including but not limited to: the height, the gross volume, the
proportions and relationship between doors and windows, the rhythm of solids
to voids created by openings in the I, the materials, the textures, the colors, the
patterns, the trims, and the design of the roof.
3. Rhythm created by existing building masses and spaces between the buildings.
4. The landscape plan shall be visually compatible with the environment with
which it is visually related.
5. All exterior alterations to a building, structure, site or landscape feature shall be
compatible with the Design Guidelines.
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