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Municipal Code Enforcement
Duties & Responsibilities
The Municipal Code Enforcement Division is under the direction of the Director of Planning and Development, and is managed daily by the Municipal Code Enforcement Manager.
Our Missions
The missions of the Municipal Code Enforcement Division include ensuring the compliance of properties within our City to an objective standard as set forth by the Municipal Code and educating property owners about their responsibilities under our Code of Ordinances. This Office works closely with other City departments to offer our citizens a consistently maintained environment in which to live, work, and play.
Reporting Potential Violations
It is the purpose of this Office to provide a safe and pleasant environment for all citizens, prevent deterioration, and to protect the standard of living in our community. The Municipal Code Enforcement Division strives to be diligent in its efforts and welcomes the support and assistance of the community in reporting potential violations.
Common Code Violations
- SECTION 7-23 Trash Carts on the Streets
- SECTION 11-62 Basketball Goals
- SECTION 4-2 Property Address
- SECTION 7-15 Nurserymen –Duty to Remove Trash
- SECTION 7-19 Unlawful Disposal
- SECTION 13-7 C 1-4 Vehicle Parking, RV Parking/Trailer Parking/Commercial Vehicle Parking
- SECTION 9-13 Regulating the placement of automobiles, trucks, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, four wheelers, boats, trailers, jet skis and all other kinds of vehicles for sale or otherwise with the city
- SECTION 13 Garage Sale Signs/Prohibited Sign
- SECTION 10-7, 4-127 Stagnant /Unsecured Swimming Pool SECTION 4-67 Blighted Property/Property Maintenance Code with all Subsections 2.1 Exterior Structure Surfaces
2.2 Roofs
2.3 Fences
2.4 Exterior Property Sanitation
2.5 Motor Vehicles
2.6 Grass and Weeds
2.7 Shrubs
2.8 Parking Lots
2.9 Trees
Contact Us
Please feel free to contact us at (662) 280-6523 if you have any questions or concerns related to property maintenance in our community.
Contact us
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Victor Byrd
Code Enforcement Superintendent
Municipal Code Enforcement
8710 Northwest Dr.
Southaven, MS 38671
Ph: 662-280-6523
Hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.