Applicability.
Tupelo Development Code § 9.9.1
in effect9.9.1. - Applicability.
(1) Project boundary buffers shall be required when making application for all site plan, development plan, or preliminary plat approvals when a proposed use is of higher intensity or impact than an adjacent use or adjacent zoning district.
(2) "High impact uses" include multi-family housing developments of nine or more units, adult entertainment establishments, airports, animal shelters, asphalt or concrete plants, correctional facilities, crematories, dog kennels, drinking establishments, engine repair establishments, firing ranges, junkyards, manufacturing, railroad facilities, recycling facilities, resource extraction, trucking companies, truck stops, major utilities, vehicle services, warehouse and distribution facilities, retail buildings greater than 40,000 square feet, and waste related facilities.
(3) Project boundary buffers with varying width and planting requirements, or transitional features, shall be provided according to Table 9.9.1. Buffers may also be required as a condition of approval of a compatible or flexible use or development plan.
(4) Some uses may require additional buffering, as set forth in Chapter 11, Additional Standards for Certain Permitted Uses.
(5) No project boundary buffers shall be required for property in the MUD or MUR Districts, except where multi-family housing is proposed for development adjacent to single family detached housing.
(6) Location: Required project boundary buffers shall be provided along the perimeter of any lot or development except adjoining street or railroad rights-of-way.
(7) Project boundary buffers shall be designated and dimensioned on all site plans and preliminary plats.
TABLE 9.9
TRANSITION AND BUFFER REQUIREMENTS
Existing Use | High Impact Non-res./9+ units | Other non-res. | 2-8 units Residential | Mixed Use | Single Family Residential | Undeveloped
Developing Use
High Impact Non-Res./Multi-Family 9+ | N/A | Buffer B | Buffer A | Buffer A | Buffer A | Buffer B
Other Non. Res. | [Buffer C] | N/A | Buffer B | Transition | Buffer B | Buffer for most protected use allowed
2-8 Unit Multi. Family | [Buffer C/ Transition] | [Buffer D or Transition] | N/A | Transition | Buffer C | As above
Mixed Use | [Buffer B] | [Transition] | [Transition] | N/A | Buffer C or Transition | Buffer D
Single Family | [Buffer A] | [Buffer B] | [Buffer B] | [Transition] | N/A | N/A
Note: Bracketed items are suggested, not mandatory.
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=CH9LABU_9.9PRBOBU_9.9.1APFetched: 11/1/2026