Marshall County has three incorporated places. Holly Springs permits construction through its Zoning Department and building inspector, and Byhalia through its building official under the 2018 International Building Code. For unincorporated land, the county contact is the County Administrator’s office in Holly Springs (662-252-9067).
Who issues building permits in Marshall County?
The Board of Supervisors governs unincorporated Marshall County, where state law (Miss. Code §19-5-9(11)) requires a county permit for construction. The Secretary of State’s county directory lists these county offices in Holly Springs:
| Office | Contact |
|---|---|
| County Administrator | P.O. Box 219, Holly Springs, MS 38634; 662-252-9067 |
| Board of Supervisors | 662-252-7903 |
| Chancery Clerk (land records, Board minutes) | P.O. Box 219, Holly Springs, MS 38635; 662-252-4431 |
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| Place | Who issues building permits |
|---|---|
| Holly Springs (city, 6,402) | City Zoning Department (Zoning Director, 662-252-4280 Ext. 1209), which keeps all permit records, supervises the building inspector and handles floodplain applications; building, fence, sign and floodplain development permit forms are on the City’s site |
| Byhalia (town, 1,412) | The Town’s building official approves new construction and remodeling, reviews plans under the 2018 International Building Code and 2020 electrical code, inspects and issues use and occupancy permits for commercial and industrial buildings; Town Hall, 225 MS-309, 662-838-2135, weekdays 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. |
| Potts Camp (town, 393) | The published sources do not say; ask the town clerk |
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Check whether the parcel is inside Holly Springs, Byhalia or Potts Camp, or in the unincorporated county.
File the City Building Permit with the Zoning Department; zoning, fire, utilities and public works sign off before the permit is issued.
Call Town Hall (662-838-2135); the Town is updating its codes and ordinances and asks applicants to call for the current version.
Contact the County Administrator’s office (662-252-9067) for the county permit before work begins, with your contractor’s State Board of Contractors licence number to hand.
Where no sewer line is available, the State Department of Health must approve the septic system; apply online.
Local rules that matter in Marshall County
Holly Springs permits: the City’s building permit asks for the valuation of the work, heated and unheated area, bedrooms and bathrooms, zoning and whether the site is in a special flood hazard area or needs fire sprinklers. It lapses if work does not start within six months or stops for a year, and the building must pass the City building inspector’s and electrical inspector’s inspections before anyone uses or occupies it. Holly Springs also has a Historic Preservation Commission with its own procedures.
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Call 1-855-478-4290 →Byhalia flood and stormwater: the Town’s storm water and flood plan coordinator checks new and existing structures against its flood plans.
Septic systems: individual onsite wastewater systems anywhere in the county are permitted by the Mississippi State Department of Health (call center 855-220-0192).
Mississippi building code
Some work is exempt statewide: farm structures once the owner files an affidavit (Mississippi Code §17-2-7), and manufactured housing built to federal standards, certain industrial and utility facilities, buildings on non-public fairgrounds and hunting or fishing camps with an owner’s affidavit (§17-2-9). None of these exemptions reaches floodplain rules. The state minimum codes are the Mississippi Building Code and Mississippi Residential Code, the residential code drawn from the 2021 International Residential Code. How building codes apply in Mississippi
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- Mississippi Secretary of State county directory (Marshall County offices)
- House Bill 1163 (2022): county and city permit requirement
- City of Holly Springs Zoning Department and permit forms
- City of Holly Springs building permit application
- Town of Byhalia zoning, building and planning
- Mississippi State Department of Health: On-Site Wastewater
- Mississippi State Fire Marshal: Fire Code Enforcement
- Mississippi Insurance Department: Mississippi Uniform Building Codes
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Who issues building permits in Marshall County?
Holly Springs’ Zoning Department inside Holly Springs, Byhalia’s building official inside Byhalia, and the county for unincorporated land (County Administrator, 662-252-9067).
Which building code does Byhalia use?
The Town’s building official reviews plans under the 2018 International Building Code and the 2020 electrical code.
How long is a Holly Springs building permit valid?
It becomes void if work does not begin within six months or is suspended for a year.
Who approves a septic system?
The State Department of Health permits onsite wastewater systems throughout Marshall County; its call center number is 855-220-0192.
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