Every town writes its own rules, and Shreveport's live in its municipal code — 38 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 — The Plan of Government Of the City of Shreveportrecently amended
- Ch u2 — CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT 1978recently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 6 — ALARMS
- Ch 10 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 14 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 18 — AVIATIONrecently amended
- Ch 22 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONSrecently amended
- Ch 24 — COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTrecently amended
- Ch 25 — OIL, GAS, AND OTHER HYDROCARBON WELL OPERATIONS
- Ch 26 — FINANCE
- Ch 30 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 34 — FLOOD PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 36 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
- Ch 37 — LOCAL REGISTER OF CITY DISTRICTS, LANDMARKS AND HISTORIC PROPERTIES
- Ch 38 — HOUSING AND PROPERTY STANDARDSrecently amended
- Ch 38.5 — PROCEDURES FOR ABATEMENT
- Ch 39 — HUMAN RELATIONS
- Ch 42 — LICENSES, PERMITS AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- Ch 46 — MEDICAL SERVICES
- Ch 50 — MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES
- Ch 54 — MOBILE HOMES, MANUFACTURED HOMES AND PARKS
- Ch 58 — NUISANCES
- Ch 62 — DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY AND RECREATION
- Ch 66 — PERSONNEL
- Ch 70 — PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 72 — SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
- Ch 74 — SOLID WASTErecently amended
- Ch 78 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 86 — TAXATION
- Ch 90 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
- Ch 94 — UTILITIES
- Ch 98 — VEGETATION
- Ch 102 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 105 — WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES (WTFs)
- Ch A — CITY COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE
- Ch B — SALES AND USE TAX