Frequently Asked Questions

You can contact City Hall at 228.874.4236 and provide your address to see whether your property is within the newly expanded city limits. If your address does fall within the city limits, you will receive additional information about city services and your representation in city government. 

Temporarily, all citizens in the newly annexed areas of Ocean Springs will be represented by Alderman-at-Large Bobby Cox. 

The City of Ocean Springs will redistrict its current voting wards in the coming months to reflect the enlargement of the City’s boundaries, and residents in the annexed areas will be eligible to vote in the City’s upcoming 2025 municipal elections assuming qualification and registration as required pursuant to Mississippi election statutory provisions.

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Change of Services for Residents in the Newly Annexed Areas of the City of Ocean Springs

(via Jackson County Solid Waste Department)

Garbage and Recycling Services:

Monday, June 24, 2024, will be the last day the County's garbage and recycling services provider, Waste Management, will provide services to the annexed area.

• Place all WAste Management garbage and recycling carts at the curb for the June 24 pick-up
• After carts are emptied, leave carts at the curbside (do not bring them back up to your house)
• Waste Management will begin picking their carts up on June 24th and continue until all have been removed. 

Rubbish/Bulk Waste Services:

Jackson County Solid Waste Department will provide its final once-a-month rubbish/bulk waste service in the annexed areas as follows:

• Area 2A - June 03, 2024, thru June 07, 2024
• Area 2B - June10, 2024, thru June14, 2024
• Area 1 - June 17, 2024, thru June 21, 2024

City of Ocean Springs Garbage Pickup with Waste Pro

Starting in July, newly annexed residents can expect to receive a bill for $31.50 for one can. Additional cans are available upon request for $5.00/can. 

Portions of the Ocean Springs Annexation Areas already receive City of Ocean Springs water and/or sewer. When annexed, those residents and property owners will continue to receive City utilities, and they will be charged in-city rates. Other portions of the areas are currently located within the areas certificated for retail water or sewer collection by Utility Services, LLC, or the Jackson County Utility Authority service area. Those residents and property owners will continue to receive utilities provided by Utility Services, LLC or the JCUA. In areas within the PAA in which the City of Ocean Springs will extend new water or sewer collection infrastructure, the policy of the City of Ocean Springs for connecting to the Ocean Springs utility infrastructure is outlined in the City’s Water and Sewer Utility Ordnances. 

In simple terms, yes. This would be considered legal, non-conforming use. Legal, non-conforming use is a use (such as horses) which lawfully existed prior to the application of the city’s zoning and land use regulations, but which is prohibited once the city’s zoning is applied. Sometimes people reference “grandfathering”, they are really talking about legal, non-conforming uses. So, in this example, having horses would be grandfathered in and would become a legal, non-conforming use

 The Ocean Springs Fire Marshal’s office conducts inspections involving all commercial property as dictated by the currently adopted international Fire Code.

Fireworks are allowed on private property only as required by City of Ocean Springs Ordinance No. 5-1951, § 3, 9-4-51 which states the following: Sec. 15-4. - Use, sale, etc., of fireworks. (a)It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale any fireworks or to keep or store any fireworks for the purpose of sale.(b)It shall be unlawful for any fireworks to be used on any public streets, alleys, lanes, avenues, sidewalks, or on or in any public place. (c)It shall be unlawful for any fireworks to be used except on the premises of the user thereof, who shall take full precautions to safeguard the property rights of his neighbors, and to avoid inflicting injury to them.

Burning of any trash and or rubbish which shall include any sidewalk sweepings, cut or fallen leaves, grass, weeds, hedge trimmings, tree trimmings, etc., is permitted to be burned on private residential property between the hours of 7:00am and 6:00pm only as required by City of Ocean Springs Ordinance No. 4-1969, § 16, 11-7-69 which states the following: Sec. 9-3. - Burning trash, etc. (a)It shall be unlawful for any person to burn, permit to be burned, or cause to be burned, directly or indirectly, any trash fires after 6:00 p.m. and prior to 7:00 a.m. of the following day. (b)The burning of any and all trash, refuse, sweepings, debris, or other matter, by a commercial establishment, place of business, or any person engaged in business, shall be prohibited except upon approval of the chief of the fire department, as to the location, method and time of burning same.

 Yes. To shoot a shotgun, the property must be 10 acres or more and any shooting must be 100 feet away from any dwelling.  To shoot a pistol or rifle, the property must be 50 acres or more and any shoot must be 300 ft from any dwelling.

 Every golf cart to be operated on an Ocean Springs public street must be inspected and registered with the City of Ocean Springs, at City Hall. The annual cost is $51.00 ($50.00 for registration and inspection plus a $1.00 records fee). Both registration and inspection must be renewed every year in January. Once your golf cart is inspected and registered, City Hall will provide a new decal which must be displayed on the left rear fender of the vehicle at all times. For more information regarding proper equipment, rules, and regulations, please visit the city’s website.