{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-63-3-139","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-139","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-139","body":"(a) “Business district” means the territory contiguous to and including a highway when fifty percent (50%) or more of the frontage thereon for a distance of 300 feet or more is occupied by buildings in use for business.\n\n(b) “Residence district” means the territory contiguous to and including a highway not comprising a business district when the property on such highway for a distance of 300 feet or more is in the main improved with residences or residences and buildings in use for business.","path":["MS Code","Title 63"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"672dead99aa77698394ffe05c6714fbe6bd83ed94094f8536be80b615a7efe7e","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-63-3-137","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-63-3-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}