Jackson, MS Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- R-1 Front Yard
- 25 feet minimum
- R-1 Side Yard
- 5 feet, 25 feet on corner street side
- R-1E Front Yard
- 50 feet minimum
- SR Front Yard
- 75 feet minimum
- SR Livestock Setback
- 100 feet from any lot line
- Max Fine
- $1,000 per day, Ordinance § 2202-A
Summary
Jackson's Zoning Ordinance sets minimum front, side, and rear yard depths separately for each residential district, and the numbers scale steeply with lot size: the R-1 Single-Family Residential District requires a 25-foot front yard and 5-foot side yards, while the low-density SR Suburban Rural Residential District pushes those minimums to 75 feet front and 35 feet side. Article VI, Section 602, last amended December 19, 2024, lists each district's yards under its own 'Regulations' subsection.
3. Minimum front yard depth - twenty-five (25) feet from street right-of-way line. 4. Minimum side yard depth - five (5) feet, except on a corner lot the minimum side yard depth on the street side shall be twenty-five (25) feet. 5. Minimum rear yard depth - twenty-five (25) feet; however, a one (1) story extension may be projected into the rear yard but no closer than five (5) feet from the rear lot line, provided that such is approved through the following procedure...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: the cited page had not changed since it was quoted.
Full Breakdown
' The section allows one narrow exception: a one-story rear addition may come as close as five feet to the rear lot line if the Zoning Administrator posts the property for 15 days and the petitioner secures written approval or non-objection from adjoining rear and side owners; a written objection forces the request into the Article XIX variance procedure instead. 3: a 50-foot front yard, 25-foot side yards (50 feet on a corner lot's street side), and a 50-foot rear yard. 4, requiring a 75-foot front yard, 35-foot side yards, and a 65-foot rear yard on its three-acre minimum lots, and it adds a livestock-specific rule: any pen or building housing livestock must sit at least 100 feet from any lot line, not just the standard 35-foot side setback.
Every one of these yard figures sits inside the numbered 'Regulations' list unique to its district, so the applicable minimum depends entirely on which zoning district the parcel carries, not a single citywide setback table.
Violations & Fines
Building within the required front, side, or rear yard without approval is a misdemeanor under Zoning Ordinance Article XXII-A, Section 2202-A. After the Zoning Administrator issues notice, an owner who fails to correct the encroachment within 15 days faces a fine of up to $1,000 plus costs on conviction, and each day the setback violation continues is a separate offense chargeable against the owner, tenant, or contractor involved.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the minimum front yard setback in Jackson's R-1 district?
Can a homeowner build closer than 25 feet into the R-1 rear yard?
Are setbacks larger in Jackson's lower-density residential districts?
Sources & Official References
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