What Madison County Planning and Development does

Madison County Planning and Development is the statutorily constituted planning and development department of Madison County, Mississippi, a political subdivision of the State of Mississippi with the county seat in Canton. The department administers zoning, building permits, construction inspections, subdivision review, land use approvals, E-911 addressing, and GIS-based parcel and address management for county residents, property owners, builders, and developers. It also oversees recording functions and certain franchise and contractual services, including a solid-waste partnership with Waste Management, Inc.

Operationally, the department maintains four physical service locations (Canton, Madison, Flora, and Camden), a countywide GIS platform integrated with E-911, and a citizen-facing mobile application for digital access to permitting and county services. Governance is exercised through the Madison County Board of Supervisors (five elected members) operating under the Madison County Comprehensive Plan adopted November 18, 2019.

The department's revenue mechanics are those of a county government: property taxes, recording fees, court fees, building permit fees (e.g., $85 electrical/gas, $150 mobile home), marriage licenses ($23), and contractual franchise fees from service partners such as Waste Management, Inc. Madison County is described as one of the fastest-growing counties in Mississippi, providing a structurally rising tax base and permit volume that underpin service demand.

Name

Madison County Planning and Development

Legal name

Madison County, Mississippi

Website

https://madison-co.com

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Madison County, Mississippi's government planning and development department, administering zoning, building permits, subdivision review, inspections, GIS, and E-911 addressing for county residents, builders, and developers across offices in Canton, Madison, Flora, and Camden.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Planning and Zoning Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120)

akta.pro primary industry

Planning, Zoning, Permitting & Code Enforcement (BPAIACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning) (BPAIANAD), Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Zoning administration
• Building permits
• Land use planning
• Construction inspections
• Flood damage prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Canton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Collection: Collection of real and personal property taxes, vehicle license plates, and related fees for Madison County operations.
2. Recording and Court Fees: Fees for recording land records, marriage licenses ($23), court filing fees, and document copies ($.25 per page public, $.50 per page staff).
3. Waste Management Contract Services: Madison County contracts household garbage collection and recycling services through Waste Management, Inc. for unincorporated areas.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Madison County Planning and Development is a county government department that administers zoning ordinances, issues building permits, performs construction inspections, and manages land use approvals for the unincorporated areas of Madison County, Mississippi. It also maintains the official Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Zoning Maps, oversees subdivision regulations and the comprehensive plan (adopted November 18, 2019), and provides supporting GIS-based property and mapping information to the public.

Product overview

Madison County Planning and Development is a county government department offering a suite of planning, zoning, and development services. The core offerings include planning and zoning administration, building permits and inspections, and the Madison County Viewer GIS mapping system. These services work together to regulate land usage, ensure construction compliance, and provide public access to geographic and property information across Madison County's unincorporated areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Planning and Zoning Department: Administers building permits, inspections, zoning ordinances, and Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance for Madison County
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Madison County Comprehensive Plan

Products and services

• Planning and Zoning Administration
• Building Permits and Inspections
• Madison County Viewer (GIS)
• Property Tax Services

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Waste Management, Inc.coreOthersMadison County contracts household garbage collection and recycling services through Waste Management, Inc. for all areas in Madison County that are NOT within a municipality (except Gluckstadt). Services include weekly household garbage collection, bulk waste pickup, and large trash item collection. Contact: 1-800-284-2451.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• PayIt: Digital government payment and services platform competing with Paystar (Madison County's current payment vendor) for tax, tag, and fee collection contracts. Comparable in the citizen-facing transactional revenue workflow.
• OpenGov: Government technology company offering budgeting, procurement, and permitting software to local governments. Overlaps with the planning and administration workflows Madison County performs, and is a more digitally-native alternative to legacy incumbents.

Broad incumbents

• Accela: Provider of government permitting, licensing, and planning software used by counties and cities. Adjacent incumbent in the same permitting and land use management category, offering digitized workflows that compete with or augment in-house county systems.
• Granicus: Government technology platform providing meeting streaming, agenda management, and public records solutions. Directly comparable to the YouTube-based live meeting and public records workflows used by Madison County.
• Tyler Technologies: Large provider of software and services to county and municipal governments, including permitting, planning, tax, and records platforms. Operates broadly across the same government technology stack that Madison County relies on, but as an incumbent vendor rather than a peer service provider.

Others

• Esri (ArcGIS): Provider of the ArcGIS platform that powers the Madison County Viewer interactive web mapping application. Functions as a critical GIS infrastructure enabler rather than a competing service provider.

Regional players

• Harrison County Planning Commission: County planning authority for Harrison County on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Comparable regional county planning and zoning functions serving a distinct Mississippi geography.
• Hinds County Planning and Development: Planning and zoning authority for Hinds County, Mississippi, including Jackson metro. Most directly comparable peer because it administers the same set of building permits, zoning enforcement, and subdivision reviews for a different Mississippi county.
• DeSoto County Planning Department: Planning and zoning administration for DeSoto County, Mississippi, a fast-growing suburban county. Comparable county-level permitting and land use regulatory function in the same state framework.
• Rankin County Planning and Development: Planning and permitting authority for Rankin County, Mississippi, adjacent to Madison County. Closely comparable operating model, scope of services (building permits, inspections, zoning), and Mississippi regulatory environment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/MadisonCo_EMA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCMtTulDsQJLVWDo2oaLmagg/live
• Facebookfacebook.com/MadisonCoMSEMA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/madison-county

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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