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Board sets April public hearings for zoning and comprehensive plan changes, including growth boundary and District 4 overlay
Summary
County planning staff outlined proposed amendments to the Rankin County comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance — including a growth boundary, wastewater requirements for denser subdivisions, a District 4 overlay with larger minimum lot sizes, and new definitions — and the board set public hearings for April 7.
Rankin County planning staff and the Central Mississippi Planning and Development District (CMPDD) presented proposed amendments to the comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance at the March 17 supervisors meeting and secured board action to set public hearings for April 7.
Planning staff described multiple changes: a growth boundary on the land-use map that directs denser development toward areas with infrastructure; a requirement that new low-, moderate- and high-density developments be served by a publicly owned wastewater system (excluding residential estate parcels); an overlay district limited to parts of District 4 that would raise minimum lot size to five acres and impose larger setbacks; and clarified rules for accessory buildings, parking and gravel access that would allow the county to require maintenance and address loose materials impacting public roads.
Staff also proposed a definition for “barn dominium” (a popular precut residential type) and recommended rezoning a small number of outlying R-1 parcels to residential estate (RE-1) where public services are not readily available. The amendments would require site-plan review for accessory buildings in commercial and industrial zones and allow administrative review for accessory buildings in residential zones.
Supervisors discussed manufactured housing rules and age limits for units brought into the county; staff noted the county currently treats some items under an existing manufactured-home ordinance and that other local governments have tighter age limits (some as low as five years). Staff also noted ad valorem taxation for manufactured homes declines substantially after about 10 years.
The board voted to set two public hearings for April 7: one for proposed amendments to the comprehensive plan (including the land-use map) and one for zoning-ordinance amendments. CMPDD staff and county community development staff will provide detailed materials ahead of the hearings.
