Maximum height
35 ftHow tall the building may be.
“Maximum height - thirty-five (35) feet.”602.02 R-1 Single-Family Residential District › 602.02.03 · Jackson code · read 2026-10-02
Jackson, MS · zoning record
R-1 zoning in Jackson.
The dimensional standards that govern what you can build in the R-1 district, straight from Jackson's ordinance, with every figure quoting its source. Check a specific address to see how these rules apply to a real lot.
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R-1 dimensional standards.
These are the letter-of-the-law limits for the base R-1 district. Overlays (historic, neighborhood plan, and similar) can tighten them; a specific address check resolves the overlays that actually apply.
Front setback
25 ftRequired space from the front line.
“Minimum front yard depth - twenty-five (25) feet from street right-of-way line.”602.02 R-1 Single-Family Residential District › 602.02.03 · Jackson code · read 2026-10-02
Rear setback
25 ftRequired space from the rear line.
“Minimum rear yard depth - twenty-five (25) feet; however, a one (1) story extension”602.02 R-1 Single-Family Residential District › 602.02.03 · Jackson code · read 2026-10-02
Maximum building coverage
50 %Share of the lot the building footprint may cover.
“Maximum lot coverage - fifty percent (50%) including accessory structures.”602.02 R-1 Single-Family Residential District › 602.02.03 · Jackson code · read 2026-10-02
Sources
Every figure above is quoted verbatim from the current ordinance. We never substitute a typical-for-zone default: a field absent from the record shows nothing, not a guess.
- 602.02 R-1 Single-Family Residential District · Jackson, MS code of ordinances (read 2026-10-02)
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