Landscaping Rules in Hinds County, MS (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Hinds County, Mississippi.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Hinds County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Tree Removal & Heritage Trees

When a landscape-point-credited Significant Tree in Hinds County dies during or because of construction, the developer must plant a replacement tree or trees worth at least as many points as the tree that was lost.

Hinds County Tree Replacement Rule

Some Restrictions

Hinds County Storm Water Quality Management Ordinance § 6.6.M.3

Any Significant Tree claimed for points that dies during construction, or as a result of construction, shall be replaced with a tree (or trees) to equal or exceed the point of value of the lost tree. 4. Nothing contained in this Ordinance shall be construed as a mandate to cut down existing trees which do not conform to the placements described herein for newly p...

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Weed Ordinances

Hinds County's Zoning Ordinance does not set a maximum grass height. Instead, § 422 lets the Director of Permit and Zoning, the Fire Chief, or a health official order uncut weeds, growth, rubbish, junk, or inoperable vehicles removed once they determine the property is a menace to public health or safety.

Hinds County Overgrown Weeds and Junk Rule

Light Restrictions

Hinds County Zoning Ordinance § 422

No rubbish, salvage materials, junk or hazardous waste materials, including inoperable vehicles and parts and any combustible matter, shall be openly stored, allowed to accumulate or kept in the open, and no weeds or other growth shall be allowed to go uncut within any District when the same shall be determined by the appropriate County Official ( the Director of Permit and Zoning, Fire Chief, ...

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Landscaping Rules by City in Hinds County

1 cities in Hinds County have their own landscaping rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

JacksonPop. 153,701

3 verified rules • Native Plants, Tree Removal & Heritage Trees

All Hinds County ordinances

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