Every town writes its own rules, and Hays's live in its municipal code — 25 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 — CHARTER ORDINANCESrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 5 — ANIMALS
- Ch 8 — AVIATION
- Ch 11 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 14 — BUSINESSES
- Ch 17 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 20 — CIVIL EMERGENCIES
- Ch 23 — EMERGENCY SERVICES
- Ch 26 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch 29 — FINANCE AND TAXATION
- Ch 32 — FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION
- Ch 35 — FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
- Ch 38 — HUMAN RELATIONS
- Ch 41 — MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES
- Ch 44 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 47 — PERSONNEL
- Ch 50 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 53 — STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
- Ch 56 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 62 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLESrecently amended
- Ch 65 — UTILITIES
- Ch 68 — VEGETATION
- Ch 71 — UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE