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Rankin County approves rezoning of 7-acre parcel at Highway 43 South to commercial
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted to rezone a 7-acre parcel at 379 Highway 43 South from A2 (agricultural) to C2 (general commercial), a county-initiated request intended to align the property with nearby commercial uses and a neighboring Marathon station.
Rankin County supervisors voted March 3 to rezone a roughly 7-acre parcel at 379 Highway 43 South from A2 (agricultural) to C2 (general commercial).
County staff said the parcel, which includes a repurposed church and a storage building, sits adjacent to a Marathon gas station and near Interstate 20 frontage. The rezoning was presented as a county-initiated action to align the property’s official classification with its existing and likely commercial use and with the nearby town of Pelahatchie’s zoning across the municipal boundary.
“Reclassifying this property to C2 would better align with the intended commercial uses and surrounding development patterns,” said Mister Slay, staff member, who presented the item to the board.
Buck Almond, who identified himself as the current occupant and owner of the site, told the board he and his wife plan to use part of the building for offices and had been approached by potential tenants such as indoor sports and instruction businesses. Almond said the street address on county records differed from the address he uses and asked that the assessor’s office be updated.
Mister Slay and other staff members told Almond that rezoning typically increases marketability and can raise assessed value, but that tax impacts are triggered when improvements are placed into service and the assessor’s office records those changes. Slay also warned that some commercial uses—specifically those involving outside storage or auto sales—are not allowed under C2 without additional approvals.
Board members approved the rezoning after the public comment period and no opposition was recorded. The board chair closed the public hearing and a motion to approve carried.
The board and staff also discussed utilities. Staff noted that some utilities, including natural gas providers, have limited service south of I-20 and that utility availability would be a separate matter for service providers and the city of Pelahatchie.
The county’s approval will reclassify the parcel on the county zoning map; any future development will still be subject to building permits, applicable county standards and utility availability.
