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2024 HOME Grant

The City of Kosciusko was approved for MHC’s HOME Grant and is now taking applications from homeowners for the rehabilitation or reconstruction of homes located in the city limits.  There will be a public meeting at City Hall on 11/13/24 from 2 – 5pm to discuss details and answer questions.  Applications will be accepted at City Hall through 11/27/24.

Applications can be picked up from City Hall or printed here.

2024 Ordinance No. 692 – Habitable Spaces

A new ordinance was adopted on May 21, 2024 and is posted below.

ORDINANCE NO. 692

 

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 684

TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF HABITABLE SPACES IN THE CITY OF KOSCIUSKO, MISSISSIPPI

 

SECTION 1.  Section 2 of the International Property Maintenance Code of the City of Kosciusko is hereby amended to read as follows, to-wit:

                        (H)       Section 404.4 of said code is hereby amended to read as follows: Kitchens and non habitable spaces shall not be used for sleeping purposes.

  1. No motor vehicle or trailer including, but not limited to, travel trailers, recreational vehicles, mobile tiny houses, and/or motor coaches, shall be used as a residence or as living quarters except within and approved recreational vehicle park.  No recreational equipment, including, but not limited to: tents, tepees, yurts, and/or huts, shall be used as a residence or as living quarters.
  2. All homes are to be site built with a minimum of seven hundred square feet and follow the International Property Maintenance Code for lighting, ventilation, and occupancy limits of each dwelling unit.  No storage building or like structure of similar build is allowed for residential habitation.

 

SECTION 2.  All provisions of Ordinance No. 684 not inconsistent with this amendment thereto shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION THREE.  This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect one month from and after its passage. 

SECTION FOUR. The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to certified a copy of this Ordinance and to record same in the Ordinance Book; and to publish same one time in the Star-Harold Newspaper, a newspaper published in Attala County, Mississippi.

This Ordinance shall be codified as a part of the Municipal Code of the City of Kosciusko, Mississippi.

 

SO ORDAINED, ENACTED, AND PASSED by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Kosciusko, Mississippi, on this the 21st day of May, 2024.

Community Clean Up Day

Please join us for community clean up day! This is a great opportunity to clean up around your home and neighborhood without the expense of dumping your rubbish.
The dumpsters will be open to the public on April 22nd from 9am – 12pm.
All Trash is to be brought to the Coliseum and placed in provided dumpsters.  The following items require special handling and may not be placed in the dumpsters:
  • Appliances
  • Batteries
  • Chemical Products
  • Flammables
  • Fluorescent bulbs
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Pesticides
  • Paint
  • Tires