by Associated Press Published: January 18,2013
Tags: appeal, bench, case, city government, court, decision, developer, development, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, lawsuit, legal, municipal, municipality, real estate, rule, ruling, zone, zoning
NATCHEZ — The Mississippi Supreme Court has sided with the city of Natchez in a zoning dispute with a developer. The dispute stemmed from the city’s denial of a request from Dallas-based Roundstone Development, LLC to rezone 25 acres for single-family homes. The company planned to build 65 single-family homes on nine acres, leaving the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 17,2012
Tags: city, commercial, economic development, employment, government, job, land, municipal, municipality, property, real estate, residential, rezoning, work, zone, zoning
D’IBERVILLE — D’Iberville officials have opened more land for economic development, changing the zoning on the southwest portion of the intersection of interstates 10 and 110 from mostly residential to commercial. The Sun Herald reports the city had tried to rezone the property a few years ago, but residents objected. Deonne Olier, city planning and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 7,2012
Tags: air travel, airports, alderman, aldermen, aviation, board of aldermen, federal agency, municipal government, ordinances, transportatioon, travel, zoning
MAGNOLIA — New zoning rules will limit the height of objects built in the flight path of the McComb-Pike County Airport and will regulate the use of property near the facility. The Enterprise-Journal reports Magnolia aldermen accepted a new air zone ordinance from the McComb-Pike County Airport board during a meeting last week. Airport board [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 7,2012
Tags: builders, building, construction, fees, home builders, home building, homes, houses, municipal government, ordinances, real estate, residences, residential real estate, residents, zoning
PETAL — The Petal Board of Aldermen has voted to amend the official zoning ordinance for the city, hoping to make it easier for building in the city. Mayor Hal Marx said the goal is to make it easier for people to go through the approval process and cut fees. The Hattiesburg American reports one [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 19,2012
Tags: building, building codes, commercial construction, construction, homes, houses, municipal government, regaulations, residences, residential construction, zoning
D’IBERVILLE — New zoning regulations have been adopted in D’Iberville that simplify the city code and require commercial buildings to meet architectural standards. The Sun Herald reports Chris Watson, a consultant with Bridge & Watson urban and regional planners, held up a slim book of regulations yesterday that replace a fatter volume that was in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 2,2011
Tags: construction, Conventions, development, economic development, homes, hospitality, hotels, houses, lodging, meetings, neighborhoods, residences, residents, tourism, tourists, visitors, zoning
BILOXI — A developer wants to build a $12-million Fairfield Inn hotel next to the new Biloxi Visitors Center, but the people who live in the area said it doesn’t fit in their historic neighborhood. The Sun Herald reports the Biloxi Planning Commission yesterday tabled the request for a zoning change and variances until the [...] [...]
NATCHEZ — A Dallas-based developer will ask the Mississippi Supreme Court to referee a zoning dispute that has so far gone the city of Natchez’s way. Michael V. Cory Jr., an attorney representing Roundstone Development, LLC, tells The Natchez Democrat the dispute stems from the denial of the company’s request in 2006 to rezone 25 [...] [...]
NEW ALBANY — The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that the city of New Albany erred when it rezoned land and gave a permit to a company to build an asphalt plant. The Supreme Court on sided with Circuit Judge Henry Lackey, who blocked construction in 2009. A group of landowners had sued the city, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 6,2011
Tags: energy, gas, gasoline, municipal government, Oil, oil and gas, oil drilling, petroleum, rezoning, zoning
NATCHEZ — DRAYCO Exploration has received final approval for its proposed oil well operation that fronts Cemetery Road from the Natchez Board of Aldermen. The Natchez Democrat reports the board approved an ordinance that rezones five acres on an 81-acre tract of land to permit the drilling and development of the oil well. City Planner [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 2,2011
Tags: construction, courts, homes, houses, judiciary, landowners, manufacturing, real estate, residents, zoning
NEW ALBANY — The Mississippi Supreme Court yesterday agreed to hear a dispute from Union County over the construction of an asphalt plant. Riverside Traffic Systems Inc. had contracted to sell 29 acres in New Albany to Memphis-based Lehman-Roberts Co. upon resolution of zoning change. The City of New Albany issued a building permit to [...] [...]
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