Every town writes its own rules, and Port Arthur's live in its municipal code — 66 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 I — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATIONrecently amended
- Ch u4 — Chapters 3—5 - RESERVED
- Ch 6 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch u6 — Chapters 7—9 - RESERVED
- Ch 10 — ANIMALS
- Ch u8 — Chapters 11—13 - RESERVEDrecently amended
- Ch 14 — BOARDS, AUTHORITIES, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEESrecently amended
- Ch u10 — Chapters 15—17 - RESERVEDrecently amended
- Ch 18 — BUILDINGSrecently amended
- Ch 19 — VACANT BUILDINGSrecently amended
- Ch u13 — Chapters 20, 21 - RESERVEDrecently amended
- Ch 22 — BUSINESSESrecently amended
- Ch u15 — Chapters 23—25 - RESERVEDrecently amended
- Ch 26 — CIVIL EMERGENCIES
- Ch u17 — Chapters 27—29 - RESERVED
- Ch 30 — COURTS
- Ch u19 — Chapters 31—33 - RESERVED
- Ch 34 — ENVIRONMENTrecently amended
- Ch u21 — Chapters 35—37 - RESERVED
- Ch 38 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 39 — SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch u24 — Chapters 40, 41 - RESERVED
- Ch 42 — FLOODSrecently amended
- Ch u26 — Chapters 43—45 - RESERVED
- Ch 46 — HUMAN RELATIONS
- Ch u28 — Chapters 47—49 - RESERVED
- Ch 50 — LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Ch u30 — Chapters 51—53 - RESERVED
- Ch 54 — LIBRARY
- Ch u32 — Chapters 55—57 - RESERVED
- Ch 58 — MANUFACTURED HOMES, MOBILE HOMES, RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND PARKS
- Ch u34 — Chapters 59—61 - RESERVED
- Ch 62 — OFFENSESrecently amended
- Ch u36 — Chapters 63—65 - RESERVED
- Ch 66 — OIL AND GAS
- Ch u38 — Chapters 67—69 - RESERVED
- Ch 70 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch u40 — Chapters 71—73 - RESERVED
- Ch 74 — PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
- Ch u42 — Chapters 75—77 - RESERVED
- Ch 78 — PERSONNEL
- Ch u44 — Chapters 79—81 - RESERVED
- Ch 82 — SIGNS
- Ch u46 — Chapters 83—85 - RESERVED
- Ch 86 — SOLID WASTErecently amended
- Ch u48 — Chapters 87—89 - RESERVED
- Ch 90 — SPECIAL EVENTS
- Ch u50 — Chapters 91, 92 - RESERVED
- Ch 93 — STORMWATER QUALITY
- Ch 94 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACESrecently amended
- Ch u53 — Chapters 95—97 - RESERVED
- Ch 98 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch u55 — Chapters 99—101 - RESERVED
- Ch 102 — TAXATION
- Ch u57 — Chapters 103—105 - RESERVED
- Ch 106 — TRAFFICrecently amended
- Ch u59 — Chapters 107—109 - RESERVED
- Ch 110 — UTILITIESrecently amended
- Ch u61 — Chapters 111—113 - RESERVED
- Ch 114 — VEHICLES FOR HIRErecently amended
- Ch u63 — Chapters 115—117 - RESERVED
- Ch 118 — WATERWAYS
- Ch A — ZONINGrecently amended
- Ch B — FRANCHISES