Miss. Code Ann. § 21-43-109

All areas included in a business improvement district must be zoned for some use other than residential. Residential uses may be included if the property is zoned for commercial or industrial use and the property is not owner-occupied as a homestead. Properties comprising a business improvement district must be contiguous to the other properties to be benefited in the district with the exception of public streets, alleys, parks and other public rights-of-way and tax exempt properties within the district boundaries.