The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-19

the Regular 1885 session OF the
Mississippi Legislature, as amend
ed by House Bill Mo. TAI 81 tkt
Acts Of the Legislature Of thu
Regular Session, 1914 adopted
and passed on final passage anc
made affirmative in the mannei
authorized by Chapter 448 Of the
Acts of the Regular 1893 Session
Of the Mississippi Legislature, as
amended by House Bin No. IA
of the Acts Of the Legislature Of
the Regular Session, 1914. the
following Zoning Ordinance 81
regulation.
SECTION /. That II shall be
unlawful, upon any lot, or piece
Of ground within the boundaries
Of the area hereinafter set forth,
to erect, construct, reconstruct,
or TO enlarge any filling station,
tourist camp or cottages, or any
building or structure 10 be used
for any business, trade, industry,
or commerce, or to conduct any
such business. trade, industry, or
commerce in any building or
structure so constructed; td place.
erect or construct, or cause to be
placed, erected or constructed,
any sign, billboard OF poster. lex
cept for rent or for sale signs),
10 operate for tourists, transienfs
or the public generally, directly
or indirectly, a parking space for
hire, or to increase a parking
space for customers of businesses
in operation prior to the final pas
sage and adoption Of this ordil
nance; the said boundaries of the
area above referred to being as
follows:
Beginning at the base Of the
present seawall or road protec-
ton structure at the Southeast
corner of the municipal limits OF
Cthe City of Pascagouia; thence
North along the range line divid-
ing Ranges S-5 and SO, and rum
ming North along said Range line
a distance of 500 feet; from
thence East by a line 500 feet
North OF and parallel with the
front or base Of said seawaIl or
road protection structure, or
sloping beach to Where said line
viii strike the center Of Bayou
Chicot; thence in a generally
Southeast direction along the
center of said Bayou Chicot to
where the same empties into the
Mississippi Sound or Gulf Of Mex
leo; thence South 500 feet; thence
IN a generally Northwesterly and
Westerly direction by a line that
Is 500 feet South of and parallel
to the base or front of the present
seawall and road protection
structure, and sloping beach to q
point 500 feet South of the point
of beginning; thence North 500
feet along what would be the
range line between ranges 8-5
and SO to the point of beginning
Nothing herein contained shall
be construed to prohibit the
building of bath wharves, bath
houses or settees where the same
are used for non~commercial pur
poses, bat no other strnctufe'
shall be constructed, enlarged, al
Tered, or repaired South of the
roadway adjacent to the Beach
1f the above area.
SECTION 2. That all the area
or district designated and defined
in Section | hereof shall be des-
ignated as Jackson County Zon-
ing District Number /.
SECTION 3. That Section | of
this ordinance, except as to re-
construction and enlargement,
shall not apply to the use OF oc-
cupation Of such buildings, struc-
lures, signs, bilibosrds, and post
ers heretofore constructed, or
business, trade, industry, COM
merce, or advertising actually
carried on therein or thereon,
prior to the final passage and
adoption Of this ordinance but if
such non-coniorming use or oc-
cupation is discontinued fer a pc
rod of two years or the property
in OF upon which il is conducted
IS leased or its title transferred,
or passed by sale, gift or fore
closure except to a legal heir,
shy future use or occupation OF
such building, land, or premise
shah be n conformity with the
provisions Of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That any build
nag, structure, sign, billboard OF
poster heretofore constructed be
fore the final passage and adop-
ton OF tins ordinance, within the
restricted district herein desig
mated and defined in Section
may be repaired, when necessary,
IN accordance with Section 5 Of
this ordinance but it shall be I'm
lawful to make such repairs I'M
less the permit provided for in
said Section 5 be first had and
obtained from the Board of Su-
pervisors of Jackson COUNTY.
Mississippi by order duly spread
upon its minutes.
SECTION 5. That before be-
ginning the erection, eonstruc-
ton, enlargement or repair
Cwhere the cost of such repairs
viii exceed S10OO0l Of an hulIo-