Senate Bill NO. 2629

By Senator(s) Nunnelee

SECTION 2. Section 55-13-35, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

55-13-35. It shall be unlawful to construct or erect a building of more than three (3) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height, whichever is lesser, within one thousand (1,000) feet of the outside boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway. Such restrictions on buildings shall apply notwithstanding that such area is located inside or outside a municipality and notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary. It is the legislative intent of this section, in part, that possession of a building permit on July 1, 1988, shall not allow any construction after July 1, 1988, based on that permit. This section shall not apply to any building in existence on July 1, 1988. Silos and buildings designed for agricultural use, * * *  churches, and schools are exempted from the application of this section.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 55-13-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FROM RESTRICTIONS ON ADVERTISEMENTS IN PROXIMITY TO THE NATCHEZ TRACE; TO AMEND SECTION 55-13-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT SCHOOLS FROM CERTAIN BUILDING RESTRICTIONS ON BUILDINGS IN PROXIMITY TO THE NATCHEZ TRACE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.