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Mississippi Coastal Preserves System — Tidelands Trust & MDMR Designated Preserves (MS)

Tracked preemption from the Mississippi overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
1994-07-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:MS
Other Mississippi preemptions
Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup & Redevelopment ActMississippi Gaming Control Act — Gulf Coast & River County Casino Siting PreemptionMississippi Tax Increment Financing Act — Redevelopment & Economic Development TIFMississippi Agricultural Districts & Agricultural Land PreservationMississippi Coastal Wetlands Protection Law — MDMR Permit JurisdictionMississippi Floodplain Management Act — NFIP Compliance & SFHA Construction StandardsMississippi Military Installation Influence — AICUZ Coordination (Keesler AFB, Columbus AFB, NAS Meridian, Stennis Space Center, Camp Shelby)Mississippi Inland Wetlands & Waters — §401 Water Quality Certification

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

AND
  • city.county_fips ∈ {28045, 28047, 28059}
  • parcel.in_coastal_preserves_system == True

Preempted fields

2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
base_districts[*].coastal_preserve_development_standardsoverridemdmr_coastal_preserve_management_planMDMR-administered Coastal Preserves (~28,000+ acres across Hancock/Harrison/Jackson) are protected from incompatible development; subject to per-preserve management plans
land_development.disturbance_in_designated_coastal_preservewaive—Construction, dredging, filling, or material alteration within a designated coastal preserve requires MDMR Coastal Preserves Program authorization

Citation

Authority source
Miss. Code Ann. §49-27-67 (Coastal Preserves), §29-15 (Public Trust Tidelands Act); 5 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 4 Subpt. 3 (Coastal Preserves rules)
§ §49-27-67; §29-15-1 et seq.
https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/title-49/chapter-27/section-49-27-67/

Research notes

Designated coastal preserves include Grand Bay Savanna, Hancock County Marsh, Pascagoula River Marsh, Old Fort Bayou Marsh, Wolf River Marsh, Bayou Cumbest, Bangs Lake, and others. Funded by tidelands lease revenues per §29-15-9. Coordinates with Grand Bay NERR (federal/state partnership). Adjacent / interior development requires MDMR coordination beyond standard §49-27-9 wetlands permitting.