Streets.
Southaven Code of Ordinances § 13-18(a)
in effectSec. 13-18(a). - Streets.
(a) The arrangement of streets in all new subdivisions shall make provisions for the continuation of the principal existing streets in the adjoining areas or their proper projection.
(b) All proposed street names shall avoid duplication of other street names in the City of Southaven unless the proposed street is obviously intended as an extension of another existing or proposed street, in which case, the streets shall bear the same name. The city planner will determine and authorize any proposed names for new developed streets.
(c) The arrangement of streets and lots shall give due regard to topography and other physical features of the property.
(d) The right-of-way widths and pavement widths of any public street shall conform to the right-of-way widths and locations of such streets designated in the chart below.
Feet in Row | Pavement (curb to curb)
Major arterial: | 106 | 84
Minor arterial: | 90 | 60
Major collector street: | 68 | 48
Residential collector street: | 60 | 40
Local street: | 50 | 30
Urban residential street: | 50 | 24
Alley/lane: | 20 | 12
(e) To assure a continuous circulation system in an area when all the land is developed, the planning commission may require extension of a street within a subdivision to the adjoining property, which street would be continued at the time the adjoining property is developed. Temporary turnarounds with a fifty-foot radius shall be provided at the termination of such streets unless waived by the planning commission.
Source: City of Southaven, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/southaven/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CO_TITXIIIZORE_CH18DEDECR_S13-18_STFetched: 11/1/2026