Every town writes its own rules, and Schertz's live in its municipal code — 29 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 — VOLUME I - PART I CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 6 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 10 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 14 — ANIMAL CONTROL
- Ch 18 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 20 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 21 — COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 22 — COURT
- Ch 26 — EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- Ch 30 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 34 — HEALTH
- Ch 38 — HUMAN RELATIONS
- Ch 42 — JUNK AND JUNK DEALERS
- Ch 46 — MASSAGE BUSINESS, MASSEURS, AND HEALTH SPAS
- Ch 50 — MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES AND PROVISIONS
- Ch 54 — NUISANCES
- Ch 58 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 62 — PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
- Ch 66 — POLICE
- Ch 70 — RAILROADS
- Ch 74 — SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
- Ch 75 — SEXUAL OFFENDER RESIDENCY AND CHILD SAFETY ZONE RESTRICTIONS
- Ch 78 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Ch 82 — TAXATION
- Ch 86 — TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLES
- Ch 90 — UTILITIESrecently amended
- Ch III — UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODErecently amended