Every town writes its own rules, and Galveston's live in its municipal code — 47 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 CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS 1982recently amended
- Ch I — CHARTER CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXASrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — AIRPORTS
- Ch 4 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 5 — AMBULANCES
- Ch 6 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 7 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 8 — BEACHES AND WATERWAYS
- Ch 9 — BICYCLES
- Ch 10 — BUILDING CODE
- Ch 11 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 11.5 — CLEAN AIR: SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 12 — ELECTRICITY
- Ch 12.5 — FAIR HOUSING
- Ch 13 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 14 — FLOODING AND MUNICIPAL DRAINAGE UTILITY SYSTEM
- Ch 15 — GARBAGE AND TRASH
- Ch 16 — HARBORS, WHARVES AND DOCKS
- Ch 17 — IMPACT FEES
- Ch 18 — PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
- Ch 18.5 — LEAD ABATEMENT
- Ch 19 — LICENSES, PERMITS AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- Ch 20 — LITTER
- Ch 20.5 — MARDI GRAS
- Ch 21 — MECHANICAL AND AIR CONDITIONING CODE
- Ch 22 — MUNICIPAL COURT
- Ch 22.5 — RESERVED
- Ch 23 — NUISANCE ABATEMENT
- Ch 24 — OFFENSES—MISCELLANEOUS
- Ch 25 — OIL AND GAS
- Ch 26 — PARKS AND RECREATIONrecently amended
- Ch 27 — MASTER PLANNED COMMUNITY
- Ch 28 — PENSIONS
- Ch 29 — PLANNING—BEACH ACCESS DUNE PROTECTION AND BEACH FRONT CONSTRUCTION
- Ch 30 — PLUMBING AND GAS
- Ch 31 — PUBLIC UTILITIES
- Ch 32 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 33 — TAXATION
- Ch 33.5 — TOBACCO PRODUCTS, ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES, VAPOR PRODUCTS
- Ch 34 — TRAFFICrecently amended
- Ch 34.5 — TRANSPORTATION
- Ch 35 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 36 — WATER, SEWERS, AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
- Ch 37 — WRECKER, TOW AND STORAGE FACILITY
- Ch u47 — LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS of 2015 - CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS