Every town writes its own rules, and Elgin's live in its municipal code — 30 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 — REVISED CODE OF ORDINANCES CITY OF ELGIN, TEXAS 2013recently amended
- Ch u2 — HOME RULE CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 4 — ANIMALS
- Ch 6 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 8 — BUSINESSES
- Ch 10 — CIVIL EMERGENCIES
- Ch 12 — COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 14 — EMERGENCY SERVICES
- Ch 16 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch 18 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTIONrecently amended
- Ch 20 — FLOODSrecently amended
- Ch 22 — HUMAN RELATIONSrecently amended
- Ch 23 — MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS
- Ch 24 — MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES
- Ch 26 — MUNICIPAL COURT
- Ch 28 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 30 — PERSONNEL
- Ch 32 — SIGNS
- Ch 34 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 36 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch 38 — TAXATION AND FINANCE
- Ch 40 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
- Ch 42 — UTILITIES
- Ch 44 — VEGETATION
- Ch 46 — ZONING
- Ch 48 — SITE DEVELOPMENTS
- Ch 50 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- Ch A — REINVESTMENT ZONES