The following standards apply to land uses and proposed land uses requiring site plans and are incorporated as supplemental standards to applicable sections of this Ordinance.

1.

Site plan standards. Site plan standards shall be applied to proposed changes in zoning districts and in subdivisions proposed in applicable districts. Required information required for site plans is listed as follows:

a.

A site plan shall be drawn to a scale of not less than two hundred (200) feet to the inch and shall include information listed below;

b.

Property boundary lines and dimensions, topography and location map;

c.

Natural conditions, including the general location and extent of tree cover; location and extent of water courses, marshes and flood plains on or within 100 feet of the subject property; existing natural drainage patterns and soil conditions;

d.

A general grading and landscape plan including the location of major exiting trees and vegetation that is to be retained;

e.

The general location and maximum number of lots or sites to be developed or occupied by buildings;

f.

Arrangement and size of buildings and the general use of the property;

g.

Areas to be developed for parking, unloading, drives, walkways, or other circulation improvements;

h.

The proposed circulation movements of delivery vehicles, passenger vehicles and pedestrians within the planned business and research park and to and from existing streets;

i.

The approximate location of points of ingress and egress and access streets, where required;

j.

The general location and maximum amount of area to be devoted to common open space and to be conveyed, dedicated, or reserved for parks, playgrounds, public buildings, and other common use areas, along with an open space improvement plan and method of maintenance of required open space;

k.

General locations and types of utilities and easements including storm drainage as well as general details of all surfaced areas;

l.

The approximate location and general description of type of landscaping, planting or fencing and other treatment to provide buffers to surrounding property;

m.

A tabulation of the maximum floor area to be constructed and the proposed maximum floor area ratio;

n.

A general traffic analysis, estimating the traffic volumes and movements to and from the completed project from the boundary streets;

o.

A written statement generally describing the relationship of the proposed planned business park to the Comprehensive Plan and how the proposed park is to be designed, arranged and operated to minimize adverse impacts on neighboring properties;

p.

A preliminary time schedule for completion of the entire project. If the proposed development is proposed to be constructed in stages or units during a period extending beyond a single construction season, a development schedule indicating: (a) the approximate date when construction is expected to begin; (b) the order in which the phases of the project will be built; and (c) the minimum area and the approximate location of common open space and public improvements that will be required at each stage;

q.

A statement of financial responsibility describing what bond, credit, escrow or other assurance the applicant proposed in order to ensure the proper completion of the planned district within the proposed time schedule and required open space and improvements; and

r.

A statement describing the proposed means of assuring the continued maintenance of common open space or other common elements and governing the use and continued protection of the planned business park.

Home Occupations, where permitted in the City of Clarksdale shall conform to the following standards:

1.

No person other than members of the family residing on the premises shall be engaged in such occupation;

2.

The use of the dwelling unit for the home occupation shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to its use for residential purposes by its occupants, and not more than twenty-five (25) per cent of the floor area of the dwelling unit shall be used in the conduct of the home occupation;

3.

There shall be no group instruction in connection with the home occupation;

4.

There shall be no change in the outside appearance of the building or premises, or other visible evidence of the conduct except a sign one (1) square foot in area, non-illuminated and mounted flat against the wall of the principal building;

5.

The home occupation shall be conducted entirely within the principal residential building or in a private garage accessory thereto; home occupation shall be conducted in any accessory building;

6.

No traffic shall be generated by such home occupation in greater volumes than would normally be accepted in a residential neighborhood and any need for parking generated by the conduct of such home occupation shall be set off the street and other than in a required front yard;

7.

No equipment or process shall be used in such home occupation which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical interference detectable off the lot to the normal senses;

8.

No equipment or process shall be used which creates visual or audible interference in any radio or television receivers off the premises or causes fluctuations in line voltage off the premises;

9.

No wholesale or retail establishment shall be permitted unless it is conducted entirely by mail or telephone and does not involve the receipt, sale, shipment, delivery or storage of merchandise on or from the premises, provided, however, that articles produced by members of the immediate family residing on the premises may be stored upon the premises;

10.

There shall be no storage outside a principal building or accessory structure of equipment or materials used in the home occupation;

Auto Repair Shops, where permitted in the City of Clarksdale, shall conform to the following standards:

1.

All junk cars shall be completely concealed from all surrounding property;

2.

Fences shall be solid board and of uniform construction and color;

3.

Vehicles shall be only stored temporarily and no parts shall be removed;

4.

No more than five vehicles may stored in front of a building at any one time.

Junk yards and salvage yards, where permitted in the City of Clarksdale, shall conform to the following standards:

12.

Junk yards and auto salvage and wrecking shall be enclosed by a solid wall or fence of uniform construction or color at least six feet high and that material not be piled any higher than said wall or otherwise stored in such a manner as to be visible from the adjacent roadway.

13.

Burning of autos, parts, or any junk material will not be allowed at anytime.

Mini-Warehouses, where permitted in the City of Clarksdale, shall conform to the following standards:

1.

The site must contain a minimum, of 2 acres, but no more than 5 acres;

2.

The minimum distance between buildings shall be 25 feet;

3.

One (1) parking space for each 50 compartments must be provided;

4.

All driveways, parking, loading and vehicle circulation areas shall be paved;

5.

A minimum 6 foot high fence shall be erected, the composition of which shall be approved by the Planning Commission. A portion of the 50 foot front yard set-back requirement for fences may be waived at the discretion of the Planning Commission;

6.

Only one sign, meeting the requirements of ARTICLE XI, is allowed;

7.

Only dead storage will be allowed; no transfer and storage business will be allowed;

8.

No explosives, radioactive, or other hazardous material will be stored on the premises

9.

Other conditions deemed necessary and appropriate by the Planning Commission to uphold the intent of the Comprehensive Plan may be attached to any approval including but not limited to lighting, screening, landscaping, architectural design, and live-in managers. Along with the conditional use application the applicant must submit to the Planning Commission Staff a development plan showing the proposed buildings in relation to the property, ingress and egress, and architectural drawings of the buildings.

Bed and Breakfast Homes, where permitted in the City of Clarksdale, shall conform to the following standards:

1.

For the purpose of this Ordinance, the following definition shall apply when used herein:

2.

"Bed and Breakfast." The term "Bed and Breakfast" shall mean a dwelling in which a room or rooms are rented on a nightly basis only, and only where the only meal served is the breakfast meal to the guests only. Same must be the primary residence of the owners). In the event the property is owned by two or more persons, then at least one must live on the property regardless of his or her percent of ownership;

3.

"Person" means an individual;

4.

Guest activities of the patrons and guests of any Bed and Breakfast shall be limited to the entertainment and uses of the property that would likely be extended to visiting friends or relatives of the owner and which use would not unduly disturb neighboring residents. Specifically excluded from said use is the rented or paid use of the property, or any portion thereof for banquets, parties, reunions, etc;

5.

The minimum lot size for any Bed and Breakfast shall be at least one (1) acre. The minimum size for any dwelling or building qualifying to be a Bed and Breakfast shall be at least 3,000 square feet of heated and cooled space of the main structure. Maximum number of rooms which any Bed and Breakfast may have available for rent shall be five (5);

6.

The maximum stay for any guest shall be limited to eight (8) consecutive days. The owner or proprietor shall maintain a guest register complete with the name of the guest, date and time of arrival as well as departure. Said register shall at all times be available for review and inspection;

7.

Each Bed and Breakfast must provide off street parking with a minimum of 1.3 spaces per guest room in addition to any normal or required parking for the dwelling. Parking shall be allowed only in the side and rear yards and must be buffeted from adjoining properties by some natural buffer;

8.

Exterior signs on the premises may be no longer than two (2) square feet, may not be illuminated, and shall be either attached to the front of the dwelling or as approved by the site plan submitted to the City of Clarksdale. Variances for the size limit shall not be allowed under any circumstances;

9.

Failure to abide by the terms of the conditional use permit granted by the City shall be cause for revocation of said permit. Failure to commence business within six (6) months of the issuance of a permit to operate shall be cause for termination of same. Notice of termination shall consist of notice in writing by U.S. certified mail to the permit holder at the street address of the Bed and Breakfast. Failure of the establishment at any time to pass inspection by the Mississippi Department of Public Health or the City Fire Marshall shall require immediate cessation of operations by the establishment until such time full compliance may be had.

Manufactured Home Parks, where permitted in the City of Clarksdale, shall conform to the following standards:

1.

Each lot provided for the occupancy of a single trailer or Manufactured Home unit shall have an area of not less than 5,000 square feet and a width of not less than 50 feet. No trailer, structure, addition, or appurtenance thereto shall be located less than 10 feet from the nearest adjacent lot boundary;

2.

All sewage disposal facilities and water supply facilities must be approved by the State Board of Health. Regular garbage and refuse pickup service must be provided at each trailer court. Permanent facilities for washing and laundering may be required to meet the State Board of Health requirements. Adequate storm water drainage must be provided before occupancy and in a manner not to be objectionable to adjacent property owners. No site subject to flooding shall be approved;

3.

All vehicular road entrances must be approved by the City Engineer for safety access. Each trailer site shall abut a hard surfaced driveway, roadway, or street of not less than 30 feet in width, and which shall have unobstructed access to a public highway or street. Space between trailers may be used for parking of motor vehicles if the space is hard surfaced and clearly designated at least 5 feet from the nearest adjacent lot boundary. When such off-street parking spaces are provided, the driveway, roadway, or street serving the lot shall not be less than 24 feet in width. A street plan satisfactory to the Planning Commission must be approved prior to construction with streets paved and culverts in place before occupancy;

4.

Electrical facilities provided to each lot must meet the National Electrical Code requirements. Trailer courts having 10 or more trailer lots must provide an overhead street or night light operating at night. One street light must be provided for each 10 trailer lot spaces, or portion thereof within the court;

5.

Each trailer court providing more than four trailer spaces must provide suitable, fenced playground area of not less than 300 square feet for each trailer space;

6.

In approving a trailer court site, there may be imposed such reasonable requirements as to screening and other features of the development as are deemed necessary to protect adjacent property and prevent objectionable conditions. A twenty five foot landscaped area shall be provided around the entire perimeter of a Manufactured Home park adjacent to any residential dwelling district;

7.

After completion of improvements and prior to opening the Manufactured Home park, a final plat shall be submitted in accordance with City Subdivision Regulations. Such plats need not be recorded in the Chancery Clerk's office, but must be approved by the Planning Commission and the Board of Mayor and Commissioners and filed in the Office of the City Clerk;

8.

Each Manufactured Home shall be provided with anchors and tie downs such as cast in place concrete "deadman" eyelets imbedded in concrete slabs, screw augers, arrowhead anchors or other devices to be used to stabilize the Manufactured Home;

9.

Skirting shall be provided around the perimeter of each Manufactured Home.

Accessory buildings shall be subject to the following requirements:

1.

No accessory building shall be erected in any required, yard, other than the rear yard.

2.

No accessory building shall be erected closer than five (5) feet from a lot line or another building.

3.

Open metal carports located in side yard area of residential areas. An open metal carport, consisting of a metal roof and two (2) or more nonflammable support columns, may be located in the side yard area of a residential lot without first obtaining a variance, providing the following regulations and conditions are met:

10.

The carport shall not extend nearer to the front lot line than the principal structure and shall be subject to the front yard building setback requirements as set forth in the Zoning Ordinance;

11.

The carport may be used only to protect motor vehicles and boats, and not for the storage of other items;

12.

The carport may be constructed within twelve (12) inches of the property line; provided, that no adjacent driveway exists on any adjoining property and that all structures on adjoining property are located a minimum of five (5) feet from the property line;

13.

In the event that driveways are located side by side in any residential area, a carport may be constructed provided the carport is located two and one-half (2½) feet from the property line;

14.

In the event that the proposed carport to be is located upon a corner lot, any carport constructed shall conform to all side yard requirements as set forth in the Zoning Ordinance concerning corner lots;

15.

Drain pipes must be installed so that any water from the roof on the carport will be directed away from any adjoining property;

16.

The carport shall be limited in size to a width of twelve (12) feet and a depth of thirty (30) feet;

17.

Written permission from the affected adjacent landowner on a form supplied by the City shall be obtained prior to commencing construction. In the event that the adjacent landowner refuses to grant written permission, a petition for a variance may be filed under the provisions of this Ordinance.

In addition to the other provision of this Ordinance, Uses classified as adult oriented business shall be located no closer than 1500 feet from any school, playground, day care center, church, or residence or residentially zoned property.

Cell towers, where permitted, shall conform to the following standards:

1.

Cellular Towers shall be of monopole construction without the use of guy wires.

2.

To encourage co-location, towers shall be built to accommodate a minimum of three carriers.

1.

Medical cannabis dispensaries.

a.

For the purposes of the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act only, the C-1, Neighborhood Commercial zoning districts shall be considered and treated the same as a residential zoning district in which no medicinal cannabis facility is allowed under state law.

b.

The general condition for operation of a medical cannabis dispensary within the City of Clarksdale, Mississippi shall be a limit on the hours of operation to an earliest opening time of 7:00 a.m. and a latest closing time of 9:00 p.m. during any day of the week.

2.

Medical cannabis processing facilities.

a.

The hours of operation of the medical cannabis processing facility may differ from the hours of operation of the medical cannabis dispensary to which it is attached.

3.

Other conditions imposed for any type of medical marijuana facility may be done on a case by case basis. However, general conditions shall in no way be designed to eliminate the possibility of any type of medical marijuana facility from existing within the city limits of Clarksdale, Mississippi, notwithstanding the availability of suitable real estate and regulations imposed by the State of Mississippi.

(Ord No. 2022-02, § 1, 7-25-2022; Ord. No. 2023-03 § 1, 11-13-2023)