IN GENERAL

Batesville Code of Ordinances ch. 8, art. I

in effect

Batesville Code of Ordinances § 8-1 Child care facilities.

Sec. 8-1. - Child care facilities. (a) All "child care facilities," as defined in the zoning ordinance, located within the city shall at all times comply with all applicable state law including Miss. Code Ann. 1972, § 43-20-1 et seq., the "Mississippi Child Care Licensing Law," and shall at all times comply with all state regulations designed to protect and provide for the health and safety of children in such facilities by maintaining certain standards of cleanliness and safety in such facilities as set forth in applicable state laws and regulations. (b) Such child care facilities shall register with the city clerk. Each such facility shall obtain and maintain such local privilege tax licenses and/or permits as may be deemed applicable by state law under Miss. Code Ann. 1972 § 27-17-1 et seq. and/or any other applicable state law. (Ord. No. 83-257, Pars. 6, 7, 10-19-82)

Batesville Code of Ordinances § 8-2 Yard sales.

Sec. 8-2. - Yard sales. (a) Definitions. Estate sale is the sale of the personal property of a deceased person that takes place at the location of such personal property or at the former residence of the deceased person. Person shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association of individuals and other similar entities or groups. Yard sale is the sale of a person's personal property that is conducted in or on the premises of a residence or in or on the premises of a business or industry when such business or industry does not have a privilege license for such sale. The term shall include but not be limited to garage sales, patio sales, rummage sales, yard sales, or other similar sales. "Yard sale" shall not include an estate sale, the sale of lawn mowers, or the sale of motorized vehicles including but not limited to cars, trucks, SUVs, golf carts, three-wheelers and four-wheelers. (b) Yard sale regulations. (1) No person shall hold, manage, or allow a yard sale within the city limits of the city, without first obtaining a permit therefor from the city clerk. No person shall obtain more than one (1) permit within a period of ninety (90) days after the issuance of the first permit. The permit shall be valid for a period of three (3) days. The fee for the permit shall be the sum of five dollars ($5.00) for a location that is zoned residential and twenty dollars ($20.00) at a commercially zoned location. There shall be no permit fee for a church or charitable organization. If the yard sale cannot be held on the date(s) as provided in the permit due to inclement weather, the permit may be renewed for a new date(s) for no additional fee. (2) No person shall conduct a yard sale for a period of time of more than three (3) consecutive days and no yard sale shall be conducted before 6:30 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. (3) No more one (1) sign relative to the yard sale shall be posted. It shall only be placed at the location of the sale. No off-premise signs shall be allowed. All signs that are posted shall be removed no later than the day following the conclusion of the yard sale. Signs shall be no larger than eight (8) square feet. No sign shall be put up more than three (3) days before the date of the yard sale. (4) Any yard sale that is conducted on property not owned by the person conducting such sale shall require the written permission of the owner of the property on which the sale is to be conducted. This written permission must be submitted to the city clerk before a permit shall be issued. (c) Penalty for violation. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first violation; fifty dollars ($50.00) for the second violation; and seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for the third violation. Each day that a violation occurs shall constitute a separate violation. Conviction includes the judgement of the court, a guilty plea and plea of nolo contendere. (Ord. No. 2007-03-680, §§ 1—3, 3-15-07; Ord. No. 2007-07-685, §§ 1—3, 7-17-07; Ord. No. 2019-10-867, §§ 1—3, 10-15-19)

Batesville Code of Ordinances § 8-3 Car washes.

Sec. 8-3. - Car washes. (a) Definitions. Car wash is the gathering of people for the purpose of washing vehicles such as cars, pickup trucks, SUVs and other similar type vehicles for purposing of raising money either for profit or for charity. (b) Regulations. (1) No person shall hold, manage, or allow a car wash within the city limits, without first obtaining a permit therefor from the city clerk. The permit shall be valid for one (1) day and there shall be no fee therefor. In order to obtain such a permit an adult must apply for and sign the application for a permit and agree to be responsible for the car wash. (2) No person conducting or in any way involved in a car wash shall go within ten (10) feet of any public street while the car wash is being held. (3) Any car wash that is conducted on property not owned by the person conducting such car wash shall require the written permission of the owner of the property on which the car wash is to be conducted. This written permission must be submitted to the city clerk before a permit shall be issued. (c) Penalty for violation. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first violation; fifty dollars ($50.00) for the second violation; and seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for the third violation. Each day that a violation occurs shall constitute a separate violation. (Ord. No. 2007-07-686, §§ 1—3, 7-17-07)

Batesville Code of Ordinances § 8-4 [Businesses located on the City Square.]

Sec. 8-4. - [Businesses located on the City Square.] (a) The hours of operation of business establishments located on the City Square or sharing a common wall with a building located on the City Square, shall be between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight. No such business shall be open or operate between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a business holding a valid license for the sale of liquor for on-premises consumption. (c) [Compliance.] The owner, tenant, licensee, licensee of owner, and occupant of the building housing such business, shall be responsible for compliance with the ordinance from which this section derives. Any such owner, tenant, licensee, licensee of owner, and occupant of the building housing such business who shall violate or allow a violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, plea of guilty, or plea of nolo contendere, shall be fined as follows: (1) Five hundred dollars ($500.00) for the first offense; seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for the second offense; and one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for the third offense and subsequent offenses. Each calendar day that any violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense. Any person convicted of such a violation or in a plea of guilty or nolo contendere shall pay all court costs. (2) In addition to the penalties provided for in this section, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of this section shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be abated by the city as provided by law and each calendar day that such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense. (Ord. No. 2010-01-732, §§ 1, 2, 1-19-10)

Batesville Code of Ordinances § 8-5 Door-to-door surveys, polls, and other similar matters.

Sec. 8-5. - Door-to-door surveys, polls, and other similar matters. (a) Any activity engaged in by any person, firm, corporation or other entity that involves going door to door to the residences of citizens in the City of Batesville, Mississippi, soliciting or seeking information of any kind (including but not limited to surveys) or permission from the residents to install or place any device at the residence in exchange for providing the information or for purposes of providing demonstration of such all without monetary charge to the residents is regulated by this section. (b) (1) Any person, corporation, association or other entity desiring to engage in the activity identified in subsection (a) of this section shall, prior to the commencement of such activity, meet the Chief of Police of the City of Batesville, Mississippi, or his designee at the Batesville Police Department and provide the legal name and mailing address, physical address, cell phone number, telephone number, and other phone numbers and e-mail address in written form of the person, corporation, association or other entity desiring to engage in such activity which information shall be kept on file at the Batesville Police Department and at the City of Batesville Code Office. (2) Prior to engaging in such activity said person, corporation, association or other entity shall obtain a permit from the Code Office of the City of Batesville, Mississippi, after providing to the code office written evidence of compliance with the requirements set out at subparagraph (1) of this section. (3) The fee for the permit shall be the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.000. The permit shall be valid upon its issuance, and the permit shall be valid for a period of thirty (30) days. (c) Once such person, corporation, association or other entity has complied with subsection (a) and has received a permit in accordance therewith, such person, corporation, association or other entity may engage in such activity during the following hours on the following days but not at any other times and days: 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday that are not legal holidays as designated by Miss. Code Ann. 1972, § 3-3-7, as may be amended from time to time. (d) A violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and any person convicted of, pleading guilty to, or pleading no contest to such violation shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the first offense; two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the second offense; and three hundred dollars ($300.00) for the third and subsequent offenses. (Ord. No. 2017-11-847, §§ 1—4, 11-21-17)

Source: City of Batesville, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/batesville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH8LIBURE_ARTIINGEFetched: 10/31/2026