Every town writes its own rules, and South Padre Island's live in its municipal code — 25 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 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ANIMALS AND FOWLrecently amended
- Ch 4 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTIONrecently amended
- Ch 5 — CIVIL DEFENSE AND DISASTER RELIEFrecently amended
- Ch 6 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 7 — EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT AND BENEFITS, PERSONNEL POLICIES
- Ch 8 — FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTIONrecently amended
- Ch 9 — GARBAGE, TRASH, WEEDS AND OTHER WASTE MATERIALrecently amended
- Ch 10 — HEALTH AND SANITATIONrecently amended
- Ch 11 — OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, MISCELLANEOUS PERMITSrecently amended
- Ch 12 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 13 — PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS, ITINERANT VENDORS, DISPLAYS OF MERCHANDISE OUTDOORS AND ON BEACH, SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS
- Ch 14 — PROPERTY
- Ch 15 — SIGNS
- Ch 16 — STREETS
- Ch 17 — TAXATION
- Ch 18 — TRAFFIC
- Ch 19 — UTILITIES
- Ch 20 — ZONING
- Ch 21 — PENALTY PROVISIONS
- Ch 22 — DUNE PROTECTION, BEACH RENOURISHMENT, AND ACCESS PLAN IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS
- Ch 23 — SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
- Ch 24 — SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
- Ch 25 — PARKS, RECREATION AND BEAUTIFICATIONrecently amended