Every town writes its own rules, and Abilene's live in its municipal code — 34 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- Ch u1 — CODE OF THE CITY OF ABILENE, TEXAS 2022recently amended
- Ch I — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ADVERTISING
- Ch 4 — AIRPORTS
- Ch 5 — AMBULANCE SERVICES
- Ch 6 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 7 — CIVIL DEFENSE
- Ch 8 — CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS
- Ch 9 — COURTS
- Ch 10 — FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION
- Ch 11 — FOOD AND FOOD HANDLERS
- Ch 12 — FRANCHISES
- Ch 13 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 15 — LAKES
- Ch 16 — MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
- Ch 17 — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 18 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFICrecently amended
- Ch 19 — NUISANCES AND ILLEGAL DUMPING
- Ch 20 — OFFENSES
- Ch 21 — OIL AND GAS
- Ch 22 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 23 — SCOOTER AND BICYCLE SHARING
- Ch 24 — WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK NODES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
- Ch 25 — POLICE
- Ch 26 — RAILROADS
- Ch 27 — SOLID WASTErecently amended
- Ch 28 — SOLICITATIONSrecently amended
- Ch 29 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Ch 30 — TAXATION
- Ch 31 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 32 — UTILITIESrecently amended
- Ch III — APPENDIX A—LAND DEVELOPMENT CODErecently amended