Actions Exempt from Subdivision Requirements.
Tupelo Development Code § 12.10.2
in effect12.10.2. - Actions Exempt from Subdivision Requirements.
The following shall not be considered "subdivision" and are exempt from the provisions of this section:
(1) The combination or recombination of lots, or portions of lots, previously created and recorded, if the total number of lots is not increased and the resultant lots are equal to or exceed the standards of this Code;
(2) The division of land into parcels greater than ten acres if no street right-of-way dedication is involved;
(3) The public acquisition of strips of land for the widening or opening of streets or the location of utility right-of-way; and
(4) The division of a tract in single ownership of which the entire area is no greater than two acres into not more than three lots, if no street right-of-way dedication is involved and if the resultant lots are equal to or exceed the standards of this Code.
(5) No review or approval is required for exempt subdivisions; however, Director of Development Services certification of exempt status is required. Exempt subdivision plats shall be stamped by the Director of Development Services noting their exemption, and signed so that they can be recorded by the Chancery Clerk.
Source: City of Tupelo, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances and Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/tupelo/codes/development_code?nodeId=CH12APPE_12.10SU_12.10.2ACEXSUREFetched: 11/1/2026