Every town writes its own rules, and McAllen's live in its municipal code — 43 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 AO — Adopting Ordinance
- Ch CHA — Charter (Sec. 1 – Sec. 11)
- Ch CHCT — Charter Comparative Table (§ CHCT-1)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-17)
- Ch 2 — Administration (§ 2-1 – § 2-355)
- Ch 6 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 6-1 – § 6-5)
- Ch 10 — Amusements (§ 10-1 – § 10-49)
- Ch 14 — Animals (§ 14-1 – § 14-147)
- Ch 18 — Aviation (§ 18-1 – § 18-103)
- Ch 22 — Buildings and Building Regulations (§ 22-1 – § 22-354)
- Ch 24 — Cable Communications (§ 24-1 – § 24-46)
- Ch 26 — Cemeteries (§ 26-1 – § 26-4)
- Ch 30 — Civic Center (§ 30-1 – § 30-73)
- Ch 34 — Court (§ 34-1 – § 34-18)
- Ch 38 — Emergency Management (§ 38-1 – § 38-11)
- Ch 42 — Emergency Services (§ 42-1 – § 42-110)
- Ch 46 — Environment (§ 46-1 – § 46-259)
- Ch 50 — Fire Prevention and Protection (§ 50-1 – § 50-120)
- Ch 54 — Health and Sanitation (§ 54-1 – § 54-158)
- Ch 58 — Human Relations (§ 58-1 – § 58-47)
- Ch 62 — Law Enforcement (§ 62-1 – § 62-130)
- Ch 66 — Library (§ 66-1 – § 66-58)
- Ch 70 — Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions (§ 70-1 – § 70-30)
- Ch 74 — Parks and Recreation (§ 74-1 – § 74-183)
- Ch 78 — Peddlers and Solicitors (§ 78-1 – § 78-67)
- Ch 82 — Personnel (§ 82-1 – § 82-181)
- Ch 86 — Secondhand Goods (§ 86-1 – § 86-92)
- Ch 90 — Solid Waste (§ 90-1 – § 90-148)
- Ch 94 — Streets, Sidewalks, Rights-Of-Way and Other Public Places (§ 94-1 – § 94-93)
- Ch 98 — Taxation (§ 98-1 – § 98-100)
- Ch 102 — Traffic and Vehicles (§ 102-1 – § 102-318)
- Ch 106 — Utilities (§ 106-1 – § 106-233)
- Ch 110 — Vegetation (§ 110-1 – § 110-72)
- Ch 114 — Vehicles for Hire (§ 114-1 – § 114-155)
- Ch 118 — Floods (§ 118-1 – § 118-60)
- Ch 120 — Watershed (§ 120-1 – § 120-215)
- Ch 122 — Manufactured Homes and Recreational Vehicles (§ 122-1 – § 122-103)
- Ch 126 — Planning (§ 126-1 – § 126-26)
- Ch 130 — Signs (§ 130-1 – § 130-139)
- Ch 134 — Subdivisions (§ 134-1 – § 134-175)
- Ch 138 — Zoning (§ 138-1 – § 138-424)
- Ch CCT — Code Comparative Tables (§ CCT-1 – § CCT-3)
- Ch SLRT — State Law Reference Table (§ SLRT-1)