Every town writes its own rules, and San Antonio's live in its municipal code — 39 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 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS VOLUME I
- Ch u2 — CHARTER
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — AIRPORTS
- Ch 4 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 5 — ANIMALS
- Ch 6 — BUILDINGS
- Ch 7 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 8 — CIVIL EMERGENCIES AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- Ch 9 — RESERVED
- Ch 10 — BUILDING-RELATED CODES OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO
- Ch 11 — FIRE PREVENTIONrecently amended
- Ch 12 — VACANT BUILDINGS AND DECONSTRUCTION
- Ch 13 — FOOD AND FOOD HANDLERS
- Ch 14 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 15 — HEALTH
- Ch 16 — LICENSES AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- Ch 17 — MASSAGE BUSINESSES
- Ch 18 — MOBILE LIVING PARKS
- Ch 19 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 20 — MUNICIPAL COURT
- Ch 21 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 22 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 23 — PLANNING
- Ch 24 — RESERVED
- Ch 25 — POLICE
- Ch 26 — POLLUTION CONTROL
- Ch 27 — RAILROADS
- Ch 28 — SIGNS
- Ch 29 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Ch 30 — RESERVED
- Ch 31 — TAXATION
- Ch 32 — TOURIST AND TRADE CENTER AREAS
- Ch 33 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 34 — WATER AND SEWERS
- Ch 35 — UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE
- Ch 36 — SMOKING
- Ch 37 — ACQUISITION, USE, AND DISPOSITION OF CITY PROPERTY