Uses Permitted
Jackson Zoning Ordinance § 702.01-A
in effectA. Residential:
1. Single-family attached dwelling
2. Two-family dwellings
3. Multifamily dwellings
4. Dwelling units in mixed-use buildings
5. Accessory dwelling units
6. Bed and breakfast inns (Class A)
7. Transitional housing for six (6) or fewer residents
8. Personal care facilities housing six (6) or fewer residents, excluding staff
9. Residential day care homes
10. Nursing homes
11. Assisted Living Facility
B. Institutional:
1. Parks
2. Philanthropic institutions
3. Public buildings
4. Schools
5. Churches and places of worship on sites of up to one (1) acre
C. Commercial:
1. Art or photo studio or galleries
2. Offices, up to two-thousand five-hundred (2,500) square feet of floor area
3. Restaurants (Neighborhood) or Restaurants including accessory outdoor seating
area, provided that the outdoor seating area only operates between 6:00am and
11:00pm.
4. Retail stores, up to three thousand (3,000) square feet of floor area
5. Personal and commercial services, up to three thousand (3,000) square feet of
floor area
6. Bars, taverns, cocktail lounges or small craft brewery, including accessory
outdoor seating area, provided that the outdoor seating area only is operating
between 6:00am and 11:00pm.
7. Home occupations, provided that the home occupation shall be clearly incidental
to the residential use of the dwelling and shall not change the essential residential
character of the dwelling.
8. Mobile Food Vendor (In accordance with the City of Jackson Mobile Food
Vending Ordinance)
9. Restaurant, Fast Food
A. The drive-through lane shall not be located in the area between a building
and a public street (See the figure below).
B. The drive-through lane shall be screened from the public street by landscaping
or a low decorative wall to a minimum height of 42 inches and a maximum
height of 48 inches. If a low screen wall is installed, the construction material
shall match the first floor exterior color and materials used on the primary
building or provide a comparable level of quality
10. Commercial Banks, Savings Institutions and Credit Union including those with drive-through
facilities
11. Vendor Park with the hours of operation between 7:00 am – 11:00 p.m.
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
