Every town writes its own rules, and Odessa's live in its municipal code — 27 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 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATIONrecently amended
- Ch 4 — ADULT BUSINESSES
- Ch 6 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGESrecently amended
- Ch 8 — ANIMALSrecently amended
- Ch 10 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
- Ch 12 — BUSINESSES
- Ch 14 — COURT
- Ch 16 — EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES
- Ch 18 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch 20 — FIRE PREVENTION, PROTECTION AND CONTROL
- Ch 22 — HEALTH AND PUBLIC WELFARE
- Ch 24 — HUMAN RELATIONS AND SOCIAL SERVICES
- Ch 26 — LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Ch 28 — MARIJUANA
- Ch 30 — NUISANCES
- Ch 32 — OFFENSES
- Ch 34 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 36 — RIGHT-OF-WAY MANAGEMENT
- Ch 38 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 40 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 42 — SUBDIVISIONS AND DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 44 — TAXATION
- Ch 46 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLESrecently amended
- Ch 48 — UTILITIES
- Ch 50 — ZONINGrecently amended
- Ch A — FEE SCHEDULErecently amended