SECTION 300 - ZONING DISTRICTS

For the purpose of promoting public health, safety, morals, or general welfare, Hinds County, Mississippi, is hereby divided into the following zoning district:

"A" Agricultural District

"R-1" Low Density Residential District

"R-2" Medium Density Residential District

"R-2M" Medium Density Mixed Residential District

"R-3" Medium Density Multi-Family Residential District

"R-4" High Density Residential District

"R-5" Manufactured Home Subdivision Residential District

"R-6" Manufactured Home Park Residential District

"C-1" Restricted Commercial District

"C-2" General Commercial District

"C-3" Major Thoroughfares Commercial District

"I-1" Limited Industrial District

"I-2" Heavy Industrial District

"SU" Special Use District

"FP" Flood Plain

SECTION 301 - OFFICIAL ZONING MAP

The aforesaid zoning districts are identified and delineated on maps entitled Official Zoning Map: Hinds County, Mississippi, and said maps, together with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this ordinance.

301.01 Map Certified: The official Zoning maps shall be identified by the signature of the President of the Board of Supervisors, attested by the Chancery Clerk, and shall bear the seal of the County under the following words:

"This is to certify that this is an Official Zoning Map of Hinds County, Mississippi as adopted by the Board of Supervisors on September 12, 1988.

301.02 Location of Official Zoning Maps: Regardless of the existence of purported copies of the Official Zoning Maps which may from time to time be prepared or printed, the Official Zoning Maps bearing the certificate specified under Section 301.01 and located in the Hinds County Courthouse in Raymond, Mississippi in the form of a two-book atlas shall be the final authority as to the zoning status of land and water areas, buildings, and other structures in Hinds County.

301.03 Public Inspection of Maps: The official Zoning Maps shall be available for public inspection as provided by law during normal business hours of the Hinds County Courthouse in Raymond.

301.04 Map Amendment: If, in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance and statutes of the State of Mississippi, changes are made in the zoning district boundaries or other matters portrayed on the Official Zoning Maps, such changes shall be made WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. All such amendments shall also be recorded by the Zoning Administrator in a book known as the Log Of Amendments to the Official Zoning Maps, and these entries shall be made in chronological order as follows:

"On_______, by official action by the Board of Supervisors, the following change(s) was (were) made in the Official Zoning Maps: (description of the nature of the change)." Each such entry shall be signed by the President of the Board of Supervisors and attested by the Chancery Clerk. All entries in the Log of Amendments to the Official Zoning Maps shall be made within thirty days after the amendment has been approved by the Board of Supervisors. Said Log of Amendments, like the Official Zoning Maps, shall be located in the Hinds County Courthouse in Raymond and shall be available for public inspection. No amendment to this Ordinance which involves matter portrayed on the Official Zoning Maps shall become effective until after such change has been made on said Maps and recorded in the Log of Amendments. Furthermore, no changes of any nature on the Official Zoning Maps or matter shown thereon shall be made except in conformity with the procedures set forth in this ordinance. An unauthorized change of whatever kind by any person or persons shall be considered a violation of this ordinance and punishable as provided under Article XXIV.

SECTION 302 - REPLACEMENT OF OFFICIAL ZONING MAP

In the event that the Official Zoning Maps become damaged, destroyed, lost, or difficult to interpret because of the nature or number of changes and additions, the Board of Supervisors may, by resolution, adopt new Official Zoning Maps which shall supersede the prior zoning map. The new Official Zoning Maps may correct drafting errors or other omissions on the prior Official Zoning Maps, but no such correction shall have the effect of amending the original Official Zoning Maps or any subsequent amendment thereof. The new Official Zoning Maps shall be identified by the signature of the President of the Board of Supervisors, attested by the Chancery Clerk, and shall bear the seal of the County under the following words:

"This is to certify that these Official Zoning Maps replace the Official Zoning Maps adopted as part of the Zoning Ordinance of Hinds County, Mississippi, on April 8, 1974.

SECTION 303 - RULES FOR INTERPRETATION OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following shall apply:

(a) Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets, highways, or alleys shall be construed to follow such center lines.

(b) Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.

(c) Boundaries indicated as approximately following municipal or county boundaries shall be construed as following such boundaries.

(d) Where the boundary of a district follows a railroad right-of-way, such boundary shall be deemed to be located on the right-of-way line to which it is closest, which shall completely include or exclude the railroad property unless otherwise designated.

(e) Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streams, rivers, canals, lakes or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such center lines.

(f) Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated in section 303, Subsections (a) through (e) above shall be so construed.

(g) Where physical or cultural features existing on the ground are at variance with those shown on the Official Zoning Maps, or in other circumstances not covered by subsections 303.01 through 303.06 above, the Board of Supervisors shall interpret the district boundaries.

(h) Where a district boundary line divides a lot which was in a single ownership at the time of passage or amendment of this Ordinance, the Board of Supervisors may permit, as a special exception, the extension of the use not to exceed fifty (50) feet beyond the district line into the remaining portion of the lot.