Gulfport, MS Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)

Appendix A's district regulations spell out separate yard minimums for every zoning district. The A-1 Agricultural district requires a 50-foot front yard, 25-foot side yards, and a 25-foot rear yard, matching its large lot sizes. The R-E estate district calls for a 45-foot front yard with 25-foot side and rear yards. 5, and R-2 all require a 25-foot front yard with 8-foot side and rear yards, and R-1-15 requires 25-foot front with 15-foot side and rear yards. The tightest district, R-1-5, allows a front yard as narrow as 15 feet, within a stated range of 15 to 25 feet meant to let development harmonize with the existing neighborhood character, alongside a 6-foot side yard and an 8-foot rear yard.

Every one of these yard tables is expressly qualified as applying "except as provided in Section IV," so Appendix A's supplementary regulations can modify a specific setback for particular situations. None of these figures apply on a SmartCode-zoned parcel: the SmartCode governs building placement through build-to lines rather than front, side, and rear yard setbacks, so a lot in a T-zone is measured against an entirely different standard.