Definitions.
Meridian Code of Ordinances § 23-141
in effectSec. 23-141. - Definitions.
[The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicated a different meaning:]
(a) Downtown core: Starting at the intersection of the center line of Fifth Street and the center line of 19th Avenue as the point of beginning; thence proceed northwesterly along the center line of 19th Avenue to the center line of 11th Street; thence westerly along the center line of 11th Street to the center line of 24th Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of 24th Avenue to the center line of Eighth Street; thence Westerly along the center line of Eighth Street to the center line of 26th Avenue; thence Southerly along the center line of 26th Avenue to the northern right-of-way line of the IC&G Railway; thence Easterly along the northern right-of-way line to the center line of 18th Avenue; thence North along the center line of 18th Avenue to the center line of Fifth Street; thence Westerly along the center line of Fifth Street to the point of beginning.
(b) Resident parking permit: A permit issued to a bonafide resident of the downtown core by the city, in the form of a uniquely numbered sticker to be displayed on the left side of the rear bumper of a vehicle, owned, leased or operated by such resident.
(c) Proof of residency: Any two (2) of the following indicating a residential address in the downtown core:
(1) Lease or mortgage documents;
(2) Proof of payment of Lauderdale County land or personal property taxes;
(3) Vehicle or personal property insurance policy;
(4) Proof of payment of a security deposit or paid rent receipt;
(5) Driver's license or vehicle registration;
(6) Affidavit by applicant of facts and circumstances indicating such residency.
(d) Bona fide residence: A physical address of a dwelling unit within the downtown core, for which an occupancy permit has been issued by the building official, indicating that the dwelling unit meets all the current standards required of such residential use.
(e) Building. Any structure having a roof supported by columns walls and intended for the shelter, housing or enclosure of any individual, process equipment, goods or material of any kind or nature.
(Ord. No. 3810, § 1, 8-16-88)
Source: City of Meridian, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/meridian/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH23TRMOVE_ARTIVSTSTPA_DIV3REAUPAPESY_S23-141DEFetched: 11/1/2026