Environmental Rules in Hinds County, MS (2026)
4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Hinds County, Mississippi.
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Stormwater Management
Hinds County requires a Storm Water Quality Management Permit before disturbing one acre or more of land in the unincorporated county, covering grading, erosion control and a stormwater pollution prevention plan for commercial, residential and subdivision development.
Hinds County Stormwater Permit for Land Disturbance
Some RestrictionsHinds County Storm Water Quality Management Ordinance § 1.2 (Jurisdiction)
The Storm Water Quality Management Ordinance shall govern all unincorporated areas of Hinds County, Mississippi. B. This ordinance shall be applicable to all commercial, industrial, multi-family residential, single family residential, multi-lot subdivision or site plan applications where the size of the lot or tract being developed is at least one (1) ...
Erosion Control
Hinds County requires a Perimeter Control Plan and grading plan before any clearing or grading begins on a construction site. The Storm Water Quality Management Ordinance ties this to a Perimeter/Outfall Protection Permit, inspected by the Department of Public Works before work proceeds.
Hinds County Erosion & Sediment Control Rule
Some RestrictionsHinds County Storm Water Quality Management Ordinance § 5.7-5.8
5.7 Compliance with this ordinance requires that a grading plan be developed and submitted, as part of the Storm Water Quality Management Permit, and a perimeter control plan be implemented before any clearing or stripping. 5.8 PERIMETER CONTROL PLAN A. The Perimeter Control Plan shall include measures to prevent sediment from leaving the site during initial disturbance activities and prior to ...
Flood Zones
Hinds County's Flood Plain District (FP) overlays FEMA-designated flood hazard areas identified through the National Flood Insurance Program. No structures are permitted in any mapped floodway. Development elsewhere in the district is limited to non-intensive uses and must also comply with the county's 1987 Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance alongside these zoning standards.
Hinds County Flood Plain District Rules
Significant RestrictionsHinds County Zoning Ordinance § 1900
The purpose of this District is to identify those areas of Hinds County which having been designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through its National Flood Insurance Program are subject to the possibility of periodic flooding. It is the intent of this Ordinance to permit certain non-intensive uses in areas which are subject to periodic flooding and to protect areas from ot...
Flood Elevation Requirements
New construction and substantial improvements inside the Hinds County Flood Plain District must clear the base flood elevation. Section 1901 requires residential buildings to raise their lowest floor, including the basement, on fill or piers above that elevation, while nonresidential buildings can either be elevated the same way or flood-proofed instead.
Hinds County Flood Elevation Requirement
Some RestrictionsHinds County Zoning Ordinance § 1901
...(1) the applicant shall submit to the building permit department evidence that the premises can be protected from inundation, by fill, levee, or other means, withoutundue interference, either with the flow of any water course or with any necessary impounding basins, which evidence shall then be transmitted to, verified, and approved by the County Engineer prior to building permits being issu...
Environmental Rules by City in Hinds County
1 cities in Hinds County have their own environmental rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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