Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Leakesville, Mississippi

Town of Leakesville’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erecting, moving or structurally altering buildings inside Leakesville town

  • Alterations are covered when structural alteration exceeds $500
  • Source is the draft zoning ordinance (see local-zoning claim)

  alteration cost threshold: > 500 USD

  “whenever any structure or building is to be structurally altered in an amount exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or erected, moved, or structurally altered, a building permit shall be obtained from the inspecting office.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  New, reconstructed, altered or enlarged buildings inside Leakesville town

  • Applied for with the building permit; to be issued within 3 days of written request after completion
  • Temporary certificate up to 6 months
  • No fee charged for a certificate of occupancy
  • Draft text; see local-zoning claim

  “no vacant land shall be occupied or used except for agricultural uses, and no building hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered, or enlarged shall be occupied or used until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the building inspector.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Leakesville town limits

  • The posted PDF is labeled 'draft as of March 21, 2023' with the adoption date blank; it says it was originally adopted February 1988 and updated by the board of aldermen. Current adopted status of the 2023 text not confirmed.

  “an ordinance to regulate and restrict the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, or other purposes”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Leakesville town

  • Districts per table of contents: A-1, R-1, R-2, R-3, C-1, C-2, C-3, I-1, I-2, F-1
  • Draft text; see local-zoning claim

  “the city of leakesville is hereby divided into districts of which there shall be ten (10) as follows: a-1 general agricultural district r-1 single-fami1y residential district r-2 two-fami1y residential district r-3 multi-family residential district c-1 neighborhood commercial”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  A-1 General Agricultural District inside Leakesville town

  • Draft text; see local-zoning claim
  • The ordinance continues with an exception for tracts of one acre or less that is not quoted here
  • R-1 lot area not captured

  minimum lot area per one-family dwelling: >= 1 acre (see ordinance Art. IV Sec. 1.4.2 for tract exceptions)

  “each one-family dwelling in the a-1 district, together with its accessory buildings, hereafter erected, shall be located on a parcel having an area of not less than one (1) acre and shall front on a dedicated public street.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  A-1 General Agricultural District inside Leakesville town

  • Livestock pens or buildings at least 100 ft from any lot line
  • Draft text; see local-zoning claim

  front setback: >= 40 feet · rear setback: >= 25 feet · side setback: >= 10 feet (livestock pen/building 100 ft from any lot line)

  “front: setback a minimum of forty (40) feet. rear: setback a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet. side: set back a minimum of ten (10) feet, provided that any permitted pen or building in which livestock is kept shall be located not less than one hundred (100) feet from any lot line.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-1 Single-Family Residential District inside Leakesville town

    “front: setback a minimum of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. rear: setback a minimum depth of not less than twenty-five (25) percent of the depth of the lot, provided such yard need not exceed twenty-five (25) feet.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Leakesville or Greene County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Inside Leakesville town
• Building code adopted — Inside Leakesville town
• Inspections — Inside Leakesville town
• Minimum dwelling size — Inside Leakesville town
• Lot coverage — Inside Leakesville town

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.