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Do you need a permit for a moving container in Mississippi?

Where a POD, dumpster or moving truck can go in 16 Mississippi cities, including Jackson, Gulfport and Hattiesburg, with the official source for every rule.

Updated October 27, 2026

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Renting a truck or a portable container (POD) for a move in Mississippi? Each city sets its own rules for containers, dumpsters, trucks and trailers on the street. This guide lists the move-day rules we found for 16 Mississippi cities. Every rule links to its official source and shows the date we checked it.

Rules, fees and lead times change. Use this guide to know what to ask. Then check the city's page before you book a container delivery or park a truck.

At a glance

Rules by city

Jackson · Gulf Coast · Hattiesburg and Meridian · Tupelo and Southaven · Greenville and the Delta

Jackson

Jackson

Key rule: In Jackson, portable storage containers (PODS) are not allowed on any city street or right-of-way, and in R-1 and R-2 districts one may sit on a paved surface in the front yard for up to 30 days before a city permit is required.

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Brandon

Key rule: In Brandon, parking a motor vehicle overnight on the paved portion of any public road or street in a residentially zoned area is unlawful.

All 9 Brandon rules · Moving labor in Brandon

Clinton

Key rule: In Clinton, a dump truck may not be parked on residential premises or on a residential street overnight, or for longer than it is needed for work on the premises.

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Madison

Key rule: In Madison, a temporary storage facility in a residential district must sit entirely on private property and, unless the Zoning Administrator approves otherwise, on the driveway.

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Pearl

Key rule: In Pearl, a portable storage unit must be placed on the home's driveway at least 10 feet from the curb and may not stay more than 30 calendar days.

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Gulf Coast

Gulfport

Key rule: In Gulfport, on-street parking in residential districts is permitted only for vehicles up to 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight (manufacturer's capacity rating) with tires no more than 30 inches in diameter.

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Biloxi

Key rule: In Biloxi, heavy trucks (more than two axles or over 20,000 pounds gross vehicle weight), trailers with more than one axle, and boats, campers or RVs may not be parked on public rights-of-way in a residential district for more than four days in a calendar year.

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Hattiesburg and Meridian

Hattiesburg

Key rule: In Hattiesburg, commercial trucks, as the city's truck route ordinance defines them, must stay on designated truck routes except when traveling to a business or residence to deliver or pick up goods or provide services there.

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Meridian

Key rule: In Meridian, every vehicle longer than 19 feet overall must be parked parallel to the curb anywhere in the city.

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Tupelo and Southaven

Southaven

Key rule: In Southaven, commercial vehicles, which the traffic code defines as vehicles designed, maintained or used primarily to carry property, may not be parked on residential streets except while making a delivery or picking up goods.

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Horn Lake

Key rule: In Horn Lake, placing a portable storage unit on property you own, rent, occupy or control without first getting a city permit is unlawful, and the permit must be posted in plain view at the site.

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Olive Branch

Key rule: In Olive Branch, no truck rated more than three-quarter-ton, trailer or tractor-trailer may be parked in the yard, driveway or adjacent street of a residential property except for service and delivery, and a delivery, meaning active loading or unloading, may not exceed four hours.

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Oxford

Key rule: In Oxford, major recreational equipment, which the city's Land Development Code defines to include storage trailers and travel trailers, may not be parked or stored on a lot in a residential district except in a carport or enclosed building or behind the nearest portion of a building to the street.

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Starkville

Key rule: In Starkville, a portable storage container on private property in a residential zoning district needs a city permit once it is in place for more than ten days, and only one container is allowed on a property at a time.

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Tupelo

Key rule: In Tupelo, commercial or recreational vehicles larger than a half-ton pickup truck may not be parked on public residential streets for more than two hours at a time.

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Greenville and the Delta

Greenville

Key rule: In Greenville, all tractor and tractor-trailer rigs are prohibited from parking in the city's residential districts.

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What to ask before delivery day

  • Can the container go in my driveway, and does that need a permit here?
  • If it has to go in the street, who applies for the permit: me or the container company?
  • How long can it stay, and how far ahead do I need to apply?
  • Are there placement limits, such as distance from corners, driveways or hydrants?
  • Can a rental truck park on my street while we load, and for how long?

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