Mississippi Code

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-1-9 (2026)

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Zoning regulations shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan, and designed to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements. Such regulations shall be made with reasonable consideration, among other things, to the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, and with a view to conserving the value of buildings, and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout such municipality.

Codes, 1930, § 2476; 1942, § 3592; Laws, 1926, ch. 308.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases, 1993–2018 · leading case: Gerald Emmett Beard v. City of Ridgeland, Mississippi, 245 So. 3d 380 (Miss. 2018).

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Gerald Emmett Beard v. City of Ridgeland, Mississippi, 245 So. 3d 380 (Miss. 2018). “Miss. Code Ann. § 17-1-9 (Rev. 2012). ¶ 34.”

Adams v. Mayor of City of Natchez, 964 So. 2d 629 (Miss. Ct. App. 2007). “" Miss.Code Ann. § 17-1-9 (Rev.2003). ¶ 11.”

City of Houston v. Tri-Lakes Ltd., 681 So. 2d 104 (Miss. 1996). “Miss. Code Ann. § 17-1-9 (1972). With respect to these provisions, neither party attempts to argue, one way or the other, why a private party's standing to initiate criminal proceedings to enforce zoning ordinances could or could not aid or help in the achievement of these…”

Freelance Ent., LLC. v. Sanders, 280 F. Supp. 2d 533 (N.D. Miss. 2003). · cites it 2× “City of Petal, 548 So.2d 1289, 1293 (Miss.1989). The zoning must be rationally related to a legitimate governmental interest, such as protecting the health, safety or welfare of the County.”

Bd. of Sup'rs of Harrison v. Waste Mgmt. of Mississippi, Inc., 759 So. 2d 397 (Miss. 2000). “These statements are fatal to any argument of the County that this was not an attempt to zone. ¶ 18.”

City of Houston v. Tri-Lakes Ltd (Miss. 1993). “Miss. Code Ann. § 17-1-9 (1972). With respect to these provisions, neither party attempts to argue, one way or the other, why a private party's standing to initiate criminal proceedings to enforce zoning ordinances could or could not aid or help in the achievement of these…”

Arbor Station IV LLC v. Michael O. Brewer (Miss. 1994). “" Miss. Code Ann. § 17-1-9 (1972); See generally Miss.”

Harrison Cnty., Mississippi v. Waste Mgmt. of Mississippi, Inc. (Miss. 1998). “These statements are fatal to any argument of the County that this was not an attempt to zone.”

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