On November 19th, 2009 Lamar County Board of Supervisors historically voted to adopt the Lamar County Zoning Ordinance. The effective date of the enacting of the Ordinance was set to be January 1st, 2010.
Lamar County Board of Supervisors under authorization from the Mississippi State Legislature House Bill 1661 enabled Lamar County to adopt zoning for portions of the unincorporated County. Therefore Lamar County adopted on November 19th, 2009 an Ordinance and enacted such an Ordinance January 1st, 2010.
Ordinance
A viewable copy of the Lamar County Zoning Ordinance is available for review & download. The use of the online version is for reference purposes and for official determinations and/ or text of either you must contact the Planning Department.
Download Entire Lamar County Zoning Ordinance
Map
The link below directs users to Lamar County’s interactive GIS mapping platform. This tool provides zoning information by allowing you to enable the zoning layer within the map interface. The GIS system offers recent updates, enhanced navigation, and additional features for exploring property details and zoning classifications. The use of the online mapping system is for reference purposes only. For official zoning determinations, please contact the Planning Department.
Lamar County Zoning Map
Process & Procedures
If the parcel is located within the zoned area the process that you must take may very some depending on what type of use you would like to attempt on the parcel. Lamar County Planning Department has designed application forms & worksheets to aid in the process of applying for any particular use.
The following application forms must go before the Planning Commission.
The following application forms are administratively processed by staff.
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission for Lamar County consists of a five (5) member board and one (1) alternate of County citizens which were appointed by the Board of Supervisors which meet on the second Tuesday of every month at 2:00pm in the Lamar County Chancery Court House Board of Supervisors Chambers. The Commission will be hearing petitions of all matters related to the land use within the zoned area of the County. This will consist of rezoning, variances, conditional use permits, violation enforcement, and other various petitions. The determination of the Commission will then got he Board of Supervisors for consideration and final decision. The Commission’s web-page is linked below. The Commission’s web-page has the deadlines for submittal’s, the hearing dates, and the agendas as they become available for public viewing prior to a meeting.
Lamar County Planning Commission Web-Page.