Every town writes its own rules, and Houston's live in its municipal code — 39 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 1 — General Provisions
- Ch 8 — Auditor (§ 8-1 – § 8-2)
- Ch 15 — Fire Department (§ 15-1 – § 15-5)
- Ch 21 — Firemen's Relief Association (§ 21-1 – § 21-3)
- Ch 30 — Officers and Employees (§ 30-1 – § 30-3)
- Ch 37 — Police Department (§ 37-1 – § 37-4)
- Ch 45 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 45-1 – § 45-2)
- Ch 62 — Amusement Devices (§ 62-1 – § 62-9)
- Ch 68 — Animals (§ 68-1 – § 68-26)
- Ch 75 — Building Permits (§ 75-1 – § 75-11)
- Ch 87 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 87-1 – § 87-6)
- Ch 93 — Burning, Open (§ 93-1 – § 93-3)
- Ch 100 — Cable Television (§ 100-1 – § 100-18)
- Ch 107 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 107-1 – § 107-8)
- Ch 114 — Curfew (§ 114-1 – § 114-6)
- Ch 130 — Fees (§ 130-1 – § 130-9)
- Ch 137 — Floodplain Management (§ 137-1 – § 137-39)
- Ch 144 — Grass and Weeds (§ 144-1 – § 144-4)
- Ch 153 — Loitering (§ 153-1 – § 153-4)
- Ch 160 — Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks (§ 160-1 – § 160-20)
- Ch 167 — Noise (§ 167-1 – § 167-4)
- Ch 174 — Obscene Materials (§ 174-1 – § 174-7)
- Ch 180 — Occupancy Permits (§ 180-1 – § 180-4)
- Ch 187 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 187-1 – § 187-22)
- Ch 193 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 193-1 – § 193-9)
- Ch 199 — Property Maintenance (§ 199-1 – § 199-7)
- Ch 206 — Rental Property (§ 206-1 – § 206-5)
- Ch 215 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal (§ 215-1 – § 215-29)
- Ch 222 — Signs and Billboards (§ 222-1 – § 222-22)
- Ch 228 — Solid Waste (§ 228-1 – § 228-22)
- Ch 235 — Stormwater Management (§ 235-1 – § 235-41)
- Ch 241 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 241-1 – § 241-24)
- Ch 248 — Subdivision and Land Development (§ 248-1 – § 248-24)
- Ch 256 — Taxation (§ 256-1 – § 256-52)
- Ch 268 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 268-1 – § 268-42)
- Ch 274 — Vehicles, Nuisance (§ 274-1 – § 274-12)
- Ch 295 — Zoning (§ 295-1 – § 295-52)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)