C-2 Limited Commercial District
Jackson Zoning Ordinance § 702.04
in effectThe purpose of this district is to provide attractive areas for the medium density
development of office buildings and neighborhood type stores, services, and
commercial centers that address the daily needs of the surrounding residential
community.
702.04.1 Uses Permitted:
1. Any and all uses, except residential, permitted in C-1 and C-1A Restricted
Commercial Districts.
2. Adult and child care centers.
3. Coin laundry and dry cleaning establishments
4. Commercial Banks, Savings Institutions and Credit Unions
5. Convalescent homes, assisted living facilities, personal care facilities and
transitional housing all of which exceed thirteen (13) residents
6. Electric Vehicle Charging Station
7. Neighborhood shopping centers, retail convenience stores, and personal services.
No single tenant shall occupy more than 40,000 square feet.
8. Restaurant, Fast-food & Neighborhood
9. Retail Stand
10. Transient Vendors in Neighborhood Shopping Centers – when located completely
indoors. Outdoor display of merchandise is prohibited.
702.04.1(a) Uses Which May Be Permitted as Use Permits: The following Use Permits
are permitted provided they are established in accordance with the procedures and provisions
of this Ordinance:
1. Any and all Use Permits provided in the C-1 and C-1A Restricted Commercial
Districts.
2. Restaurant, Drive Thru.
A. When the restaurant adjoins residentially zoned property, all exterior lighting shall
be directed away from adjacent residential properties;
B. The location for the point of taking food orders shall be buffered from and so
located so as to minimize the intrusion upon adjacent properties.
3. Veterinarian clinic when no storage pens or runs are located outdoors.
4. Multi-family dwellings of up to twenty (20) units
5. Automotive service and repair establishments, but excluding major repair work
such as motor overhaul, body and fender repairs, spray painting, tire retreading, or
other activities which may generate excessive noise or odors which may be
incompatible with the character of the district when:
a) Conducted within a completely enclosed building; and
b) There is no outdoor storage of automobiles, discarded parts, tires or similar
materials.
6. Re-cycling collection point when:
a. The collection point occupies no more than five hundred (500) square feet;
b. Has no processing equipment;
c. Recycling containers are made of durable material and are covered and secured
from unauthorized entry; and
d. Located two-hundred fifty (250) feet from any residentially zoned property.
7. Nightclubs and bars.
8. Service stations.
9. Car wash.
10. Restaurant, General.
11. Liquor Store where part of a neighborhood shopping center and not in combination
with a convenience type grocery store or service station.
12. Community Recreational Center, where part of a neighborhood shopping center
13. Tobacco Paraphernalia Retail Business when located in a neighborhood shopping
center and not in combination with a convenience type grocery store or service
station.
14. Hospitals
15. Vendor Park
16. Tattoo Parlors subject to the following regulations:
a. Submission of Proof of approval from the MS State Department of Health in
accordance with the regulations governing the registration of individuals
performing body piercings and tattooing;
b. Annual renewal of Use Permit:
c. Non- operation shall be between the 11:00 pm – 9:00 am;
d. Cannot be located within five hundred (500) feet of a kindergarten -12th grade
school, church; and
e. Cannot be located within one thousand (1000) feet of another tattoo parlor
702.04.2 Regulations:
1. Minimum lot area - not regulated.
2. Minimum lot width - not regulated.
3. Minimum front yard depth - twenty-five (25) feet from street right-of-way line.
4. Minimum side yard width - None, except where it adjoins residentially or mixed use
zoned property; the side yard requirement shall be increased to twenty-five (25) feet,
provided further, that the side yard shall be increased by one (1) foot for each five (5)
feet of building height over forty-five (45) feet. On a corner lot, the minimum side
yard depth on the street side shall be twenty-five (25) feet.
5. Minimum rear yard depth - fifteen (15) feet except where it adjoins residentially or
mixed use zoned property, the rear yard requirement shall be increased to twenty-five
(25) feet; provided further, that the rear yard shall be increased by one (1) foot for each
five (5) feet of building height over forty-five (45) feet.
6. Maximum height - seventy-five (75) feet.
7. Maximum lot coverage - not regulated.
8. No exterior storage shall be permitted.
9. The leading edge of canopies shall be a minimum of five (5) feet from any street right-
of-way line.
10. Petroleum dispensing facilities shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet from any street
right-of-way line.
11. Use Permits for liquor stores are issued to the owner of the liquor store rather than to
the owner of the land; do not run with the land but will allow the store to remain at a
specific location until such time as the ownership of the liquor store changes.
Subsequent owners of a liquor store at this location must apply for and receive a new
Use Permit.
12. No pawnshop, secondhand store or tobacco paraphernalia retail business shall be
constructed or altered to permit business to be transacted via a drive-through or a walk-
up window
13. Use Permits for a tobacco paraphernalia retail business shall be issued to the owner of
the store. The Use Permit will not run with the land and the subsequent owners of a
tobacco paraphernalia retail business at this location must apply for and receive a new
Use Permit. The Use Permit shall be renewed annually. A tobacco paraphernalia
business cannot be located within five hundred (500) feet of a kindergarten -12th grade
school, church or located within one thousand (1000) feet of another tobacco
paraphernalia business
14. All outdoor food preparation shall be conducted at the side or rear of the building. All
outdoor cooking apparatuses must be located at the side or rear of the building and in
completely enclosed structures when not in use.
15. Use Permits for a vendor park shall be issued to the owner of the vendor park and
renewed annually. The Use Permit will not run with the land and the subsequent
owners of a vendor park at the location must apply for and receive a new Use Permit.
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
