Every town writes its own rules, and Baytown's live in its municipal code — 63 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 — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch u2 — Subpart A - GENERAL ORDINANCES
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATIONrecently amended
- Ch 3 — RESERVEDrecently amended
- Ch 4 — ADULT COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
- Ch 5 — RESERVED
- Ch 6 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch u9 — Chapters 7—13 - RESERVED
- Ch 14 — ANIMALS
- Ch u11 — Chapters 15—17 - RESERVED
- Ch 18 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 19 — RESERVED
- Ch 20 — BUSINESSES
- Ch 21 — CABLE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND RIGHT-OF-WAY REGULATIONS
- Ch 22 — EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- Ch u17 — Chapters 23—25 - RESERVED
- Ch 26 — RESERVED
- Ch u19 — Chapters 27—29 - RESERVED
- Ch 30 — EMERGENCY SERVICES
- Ch u21 — Chapters 31—33 - RESERVED
- Ch 34 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch u23 — Chapters 35—37 - RESERVED
- Ch 38 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch u25 — Chapters 39—41 - RESERVED
- Ch 42 — HEALTH AND SANITATIONrecently amended
- Ch u27 — Chapters 43—45 - RESERVED
- Ch 46 — HUMAN RELATIONS
- Ch u29 — Chapters 47—49 - RESERVED
- Ch 50 — LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Ch u31 — Chapters 51—53 - RESERVED
- Ch 54 — LIBRARY
- Ch u33 — Chapters 55—57 - RESERVED
- Ch 58 — MANUFACTURED HOMES, MOBILE HOMES, RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND PARKS
- Ch 59 — RESERVED
- Ch 60 — MUNICIPAL COURT
- Ch 61 — RESERVED
- Ch 62 — NATURAL RESOURCES
- Ch u39 — Chapters 63—65 - RESERVED
- Ch 66 — OFFENSES
- Ch u41 — Chapters 67—69 - RESERVED
- Ch 70 — PARKS AND RECREATIONrecently amended
- Ch u43 — Chapters 71—73 - RESERVED
- Ch 74 — PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORSrecently amended
- Ch u45 — Chapters 75—77 - RESERVED
- Ch 78 — PERSONNEL
- Ch u47 — Chapters 79—81 - RESERVED
- Ch 82 — SECONDHAND GOODS
- Ch u49 — Chapters 83—85 - RESERVED
- Ch 86 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch u51 — Chapters 87—89 - RESERVED
- Ch 90 — TAXATION
- Ch u53 — Chapters 91—93 - RESERVED
- Ch 94 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
- Ch u55 — Chapters 95—97 - RESERVED
- Ch 98 — UTILITIES
- Ch u57 — Chapters 99—101 - RESERVED
- Ch 102 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch u59 — Chapters 103—105 - RESERVED
- Ch 106 — WATERWAYS
- Ch u61 — Chapters 107, 108 - RESERVED
- Ch 109 — ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
- Ch u63 — Subpart B - LAND DEVELOPMENT CODErecently amended