Hinds County, MS Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)

01 of the Zoning Ordinance's Article XXIV is the county's core building-permit rule: buildings or other structures, including manufactured homes, cannot be erected, moved, added to, or structurally altered without a permit issued by the Director of Permit and Zoning. The Director cannot issue that permit except in conformity with the zoning ordinance itself, the Southern Standard Building Code, and other applicable law, unless the Board of Supervisors has separately authorized the project through an Administrative Review, Conditional Use, or Variance. The application goes to the Director on the county's own form, together with the applicable fee set under Section 2411's Schedule of Permit Fees (adopted April 24, 1980).

02 requires the application to include a plot plan showing the lot's dimensions, the location and height of existing structures, existing and proposed streets, and the location, size, and height of the proposed building. 03 adds required disclosures: the owner and contractor's contact information, the property's zoning classification, the expected completion date, the proposed use, the construction type, the sewer method (with Health Department approval for an individual on-site system), and the servicing water company. This same permit requirement traces back to Section 401 in Article IV, which likewise requires a permit before construction, erection, or manufactured-home placement begins on any property in the unincorporated county. 05.