55-13-35 - Restrictions on height of buildings adjacent to Natchez Trace Parkway; exemptions. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 55-13-35. Restrictions on height of buildings adjacent to Natchez Trace Parkway; exemptions.
 

(1)  It shall be unlawful to construct or erect a building, advertising structure or other structure, of more than three (3) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height, whichever is lesser, within one thousand (1,000) feet of the outside boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway. Such restrictions on buildings and structures shall apply notwithstanding that such area is located inside or outside a municipality and notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary. 

(2)  It is the legislative intent of this section, in part, that possession of a building permit on July 1, 1988, shall not allow any construction after July 1, 1988, based on that permit. This section shall not apply to any building in existence on July 1, 1988. 

(3)  The following buildings or structures are exempt from the application of this section if they were constructed or under construction prior to July 1, 2002: 

(a) Silos, buildings and structures designed for agricultural use; 

(b) Churches; and 

(c) Any building or structure on property that is owned by a public school district and used for educational purposes. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1988, ch. 587, § 2; Laws, 1996, ch. 356, § 1; Laws, 2000, ch. 545, § 1; Laws, 2002, ch. 531, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 2002.