Construction documents · Mississippi
A Mississippi review starts by verifying the city or county’s code status. Establish the actual adopted standards and review process for the parcel rather than treating all local governments as having identical enforcement arrangements.
Your codes, connected to your drawings
Groundbook can review your drawings against the state and local code PDFs you upload. Add the adopted code books and amendments that apply to your project, then review potential issues with links to the supporting sources.
Upload the applicable code PDFs alongside the drawing set. Include the edition, local amendments, and project requirements.
Set code PDFs to Code and Use as reference. Mark the drawings you want reviewed as Check this file.
Follow the linked drawing and reference, check applicability, and have the responsible professional verify the issue.
State and local references
Examples of references you can bring into Groundbook. Confirm the adopted edition, effective date, and project scope with the reviewing authority, then upload the applicable PDFs.
Confirm the State Fire Marshal’s scope and any applicable local fire-code arrangements.
Bring the editions adopted by the responsible authority; the state fire-review package does not establish every local permit requirement.
Code names link to official agency or publisher resources. Reviewed September 9, 2026. The reference set comes from the files you supply.
Mississippi reference guide
The Mississippi Insurance Department describes the uniform-building-code legislation and its historical local opt-out provision. Its page gathers county and municipal code-policy information, making local status an essential first check.
Mississippi Insurance Department: uniform building codesUse the Insurance Department’s information to identify questions for the local office, then obtain the actual ordinance, adopted editions, amendments, and submission requirements. A historical opt-out provision does not by itself establish today’s project requirements.
Mississippi Insurance Department: uniform building codesSources reviewed September 9, 2026. Confirm current requirements and project applicability with the reviewing authority.
Prepare a useful review
Use this preparation list for Groundbook alongside the official permit checklist.
Record the city or county’s code and enforcement status, the ordinance relied on, and the applicable permit checklist.
Provide the selected building and trade references, agency conditions, and the engineer’s site-specific design criteria. Clearly label any uncertain applicability.
Include current civil, architectural, structural, and MEP drawings, schedules, specifications, and reports. Resolve inconsistent scope descriptions before submission.
Identify which files are being checked, which are references, and which revisions are superseded. Include reviewer comments and responses where they explain an unresolved decision.
Use the drawing-register templateFrom documents to decisions
Compare stated design information with the code and local references you supply. Verify scope, exceptions, and the source behind each potential issue.
Review code referencesLook for incomplete information and conflicting requirements before submission. Assign each verified finding to the responsible designer.
Prepare for submissionCheck relationships across drawings, schedules, specifications, and reports. Resolve the source conflict and carry the decision into the issued set.
Review the whole packageBefore you start
No. Verify the locality’s current code-policy record and operative ordinance, then confirm the requirements for the project’s actual site and use. The state overview does not replace that local determination.
Supply the current drawing set and schedules, relevant specifications and reports, the applicable code and amendment PDFs, and the reviewing authority’s checklist. Identify the edition, project scope, and permit stage. Groundbook reviews the supplied evidence; do not assume every local requirement is already available.
No. Groundbook surfaces potential conflicts and omissions with links to source documents for professional verification. It does not issue permits, certify compliance, provide permit-expediting services, or replace the authority having jurisdiction.
Official source directory
Uniform-code framework and historical opt-out; current local status must be verified.
Bring your drawings and the references that govern the project.