Every town writes its own rules, and Lake Charles'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.
Ask Lake Charles's code a questionWhat's in the Lake Charles code
- Ch u1 — THE CHARTER
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 4 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 5 — BICYCLES, SKATEBOARDS AND OTHER NONMOTORIZED VEHICLES
- Ch 6 — BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPANCY CODES AND REGULATIONS
- Ch 6.5 — CEMETERIES AND BURIALS
- Ch 7 — CIVIL DEFENSE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
- Ch 8 — FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION
- Ch 9 — GARBAGE AND TRASH
- Ch 10 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 11 — LIBRARIES
- Ch 12 — LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
- Ch 12.5 — NUISANCE ABATEMENT
- Ch 13 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS
- Ch 14 — OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS
- Ch 15 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 16 — PERSONNEL
- Ch 17 — PLANNING
- Ch 18 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Ch 19 — TAXATION
- Ch 20 — TRAFFIC
- Ch 21 — UTILITIES
- Ch 22 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 23 — PROPERTY STANDARDS
- Ch 24 — ZONING
- Ch A — FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE CITY OF LAKE CHARLES
- Ch B — ELECTRICITY FRANCHISE
- Ch C — GAS FRANCHISE