(a)

In order to regulate and restrict the location of trades and industries and the location of buildings erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged for specified uses, to regulate and limit the height and bulk of buildings hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged; to regulate and determine the area of yards and other open spaces and to regulate and limit the

density of population, the city and planning area are hereby divided into districts of which there shall be 11 as follows:

(b)

The order of classification shall be as enumerated [in subsection (a) of this section] with the F-1 Floodplain District being the most restrictive and the I-2 Heavy Industrial District the least restrictive classification.

(c)

The districts aforesaid and the boundaries of such districts are shown upon the map attached [to the ordinance from which this chapter is derived] and made a part of this chapter, being designated as the "Official Zoning Map" and said maps and all the notations, references and other information shown thereon shall be as much a part of this chapter as if the matters and information set forth by said map were all fully described herein.

(d)

Except as hereinafter provided:

(1)

No building shall be erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged nor shall any building or land be used for any purpose other than is permitted in the district in which such building or land is located.

(2)

No building shall be erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged to exceed the height or bulk limit herein established for the district in which such building is located.

(3)

No lot area shall be so reduced or diminished that the yards or other open spaces shall be smaller than prescribed by this chapter, nor shall the density of population be increased in any manner except in conformity with the area regulations herein established. No building permit shall be issued by the city for the construction or placing of, and no person shall construct or place, any dwelling, structure or edifice, designed or usable as a dwelling place, on any lot, tract or parcel of land unless the lot, tract or parcel of land upon which each such structure is to be located, or is located, has been defined, delineated or described by a map or plat filed for record in the deed records of the county; provided, that this chapter shall not prohibit the issuance of a building permit for the construction or placing of any single structure, designed or usable as a dwelling, located on any tract of land set apart, delineated or defined by a metes and bounds description and recorded in the deed records of the county prior to February 23, 1949, and/or shown on a plat, giving an accurate location of such tract relative to any existing recorded addition or subdivision, when the only structure (with its permitted appurtenances) is located or, to be located thereon, faces or fronts upon a legally established public thoroughfare.

(4)

No yard or other open space provided about any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for any other building; provided further that no yard or open space on an adjoining property shall be considered as providing a yard or open space on a lot whereon a building is to be erected.

(5)

Every building hereafter erected shall be located on a lot as herein defined and shall meet all yard and density requirements of this chapter.

(6)

No dwelling unit shall have a floor area of less than 600 square feet.

(Ord. of 2-21-1995, art. III, § 1)

Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts as shown on the official zoning map, the following rules shall apply:

(1)

Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerlines of streets, highways, railroads or alleys shall be construed to follow such centerlines;

(2)

Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines;

(3)

Boundaries indicated as approximately following city or beat limits shall be construed as following such city or beat limits;

(4)

Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be construed to be midway between the main tracks;

(5)

Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerlines of streams rivers, ditches, gulleys, bayou or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such centerlines;

(6)

Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated in subsections (1) through (5) [of this section] shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the official zoning map shall be determined by the scale of the map;

(7)

Where physical or cultural features existing on the ground are at variance with those shown on the official zoning map, or in other circumstances not covered by subsections (1) through (6) [of this section], the board of adjustment shall interpret the district boundaries;

(8)

Where a district boundary line divides a lot which was in single ownership at the time of passage of the ordinance [from which this chapter is derived], the board of adjustment may permit, as a special exception, the extension of the regulations for either portion of the lot not to exceed 50 feet beyond the district line into the remaining portion of the lot.

(Ord. of 2-21-1995, art. III, § 2)

(a)

Zoning map.

(1)

The zones enumerated in section 58-31 are bounded and defined as shown on a map entitled "Official Zoning Map for Indianola, and Planning Area in Sunflower County, Mississippi," January 23, 1995.

(2)

The official zoning map shall be identified by the signatures of the mayor and the president of the board of supervisors attested by the city clerk and the chancery clerk under the following words: "This is to certify that this is the Official Zoning Map for the City of Indianola and Planning Area in Sunflower County, Mississippi, referred to in Section 58-33 of the Official Zoning Ordinance for Indianola and Planning Area in Sunflower County, Mississippi, adopted by the board of supervisors and the mayor and board of aldermen, (Date), . . ."

(3)

If, in accordance with the provision of this chapter and state statutes, changes are made in zone boundaries or other matter portrayed on the official zoning map such changes shall be made on the official zoning map promptly after the amendment has been approved by the board of aldermen and the board of supervisors together with an entry on the official zoning map as follows: "By official action of the Board of Aldermen, and the Board of Supervisors, this map was amended as authorized by ordinance as listed below: (amendment, date, brief description of nature of change)," which entry shall be signed by the mayor and the president of the board of supervisors and attested by the city clerk and the chancery clerk. The amending ordinance shall provide that such changes or amendments shall not become effective until they have been duly entered upon the official zoning map. No amendment to this chapter which involves matter portrayed on the official zoning map shall become effective until after such change and entry has been made on said map.

(4)

No changes of any nature shall be made in the official zoning map or matter shown thereon except in conformity with the procedures set forth in this chapter. Any unauthorized change of whatever kind by any person or persons shall be considered a violation of this chapter and punishable as provided under this chapter.

(5)

Regardless of the existence of purported copies of the official zoning map which may from time to time be made or published, a copy of the official zoning map which shall be located in the offices of the city clerk and the chancery clerk shall be the final authority as to the current zoning status of land, buildings, and other structures in the city and the planning area.

(b)

Replacement of official zoning map. In the event that the official zoning map becomes damaged, destroyed, lost, or difficult to interpret because of the nature of a number of changes and additions, the board of aldermen and the board of supervisors may by resolution adopt a new official zoning map which shall supersede the prior official zoning map. The new official zoning map may correct drafting or other errors or omissions in the prior official zoning map, but no such correction shall have the effect of amending the original zoning ordinance or any subsequent amendment thereof. The new official zoning map shall be identified by the signature of the mayor and the president of the county board of supervisors, attested by the city clerk and chancery clerk under the following words: "This is to certify that this Official Zoning Map supersedes and replaces the Official Zoning Map adopted (date of adoption of map being replaced) as part of the Official Zoning Ordinance for the City of Indianola and Planning Area in Sunflower County, Mississippi."

(Ord. of 2-21-1995, art. III, § 3)