October 31, 2014
The Leflore County Board of Supervisors has adopted the 2012 International Building Code, which means new construction will have to adhere to a set of uniform standards. Under a new state law, Mississippi counties have a Nov. 30 deadline to …
October 27, 2014
The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors has voted to opt out of state building codes and instead draw up their own. The board will hold a public hearing on Nov. 17 to gather input from the community. A law that …
August 7, 2014
Mississippi’s Adams County won’t have building codes. The Natchez Democrat reported that the Board of Supervisors voted to opt out of a zoning ordinance the state legislature had instructed counties to adopt. While the city of Natchez has building codes, …
June 3, 2014
Adams County residents with strong opinions about building codes are going to have to wait a little longer to put those opinions on the record. The Natchez Democrat reported that the Adams County Board of Supervisors had originally scheduled a …
March 19, 2014
Mississippi has enacted its first statewide building code that is designed to set construction guidelines to strengthen homes and other buildings from hurricane and other weather-related damage. Governor Phil Bryant signed the legislation that advocates have been calling for since …