Every town writes its own rules, and Georgetown's live in its municipal code — 51 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 C — Charter (1.1 – 6.5)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-19)
- Ch 2 — Annexations (§ 2-1 – § 2-7)
- Ch 12 — Drug-Free Workplace (§ 12-1 – § 12-7)
- Ch 16 — Emergency Management (§ 16-1 – § 16-4)
- Ch 18 — Ethics (§ 18-1 – § 18-9)
- Ch 25 — Ordinance Adoption Procedures (§ 25-1 – § 25-4)
- Ch 27 — Pensions
- Ch 29 — Personnel (§ 29-1 – § 29-100)
- Ch 39 — Voting (§ 39-1 – § 39-16)
- Ch 49 — Alarms (§ 49-1 – § 49-4)
- Ch 52 — Animals (§ 52-1 – § 52-21)
- Ch 61 — Building Construction (§ 61-1 – § 61-11)
- Ch 70 — Burning, Outdoor (§ 70-1 – § 70-3)
- Ch 75 — Cable Television (§ 75-1 – § 75-3)
- Ch 79 — Circuses, Carnivals and Exhibitions (§ 79-1 – § 79-2)
- Ch 84 — Demolition (§ 84-1 – § 84-4)
- Ch 89 — Enforcement of Town Obligations (§ 89-1 – § 89-5)
- Ch 94 — Farming (§ 94-1 – § 94-3)
- Ch 98 — Fees (§ 98-1 – § 98-12)
- Ch 103 — Firearms (§ 103-1 – § 103-3)
- Ch 107 — Flood Damage Reduction (§ 107-1 – § 107-34)
- Ch 114 — Hotels and Motels (§ 114-1 – § 114-9)
- Ch 116 — Housing Standards (§ 116-1 – § 116-148)
- Ch 119 — Food Trucks and Ice Cream Vendors (§ 119-1 – § 119-14)
- Ch 123 — Junkyards (§ 123-1 – § 123-3)
- Ch 130 — Licensing of Businesses (§ 130-1 – § 130-15)
- Ch 135 — Littering and Dumping (§ 135-1 – § 135-4)
- Ch 144 — Noise (§ 144-1 – § 144-8)
- Ch 149 — Parades (§ 149-1 – § 149-6)
- Ch 153 — Parks and Recreation (§ 153-1 – § 153-8)
- Ch 157 — Peace and Good Order (§ 157-1 – § 157-19)
- Ch 162 — Property, Damage of (§ 162-1 – § 162-2)
- Ch 165 — Property Maintenance (§ 165-1 – § 165-30)
- Ch 167 — Residential Rental Properties (§ 167-1 – § 167-20)
- Ch 176 — Sewers (§ 176-1 – § 176-54)
- Ch 181 — Skateboards (§ 181-1 – § 181-5)
- Ch 185 — Solid Waste (§ 185-1 – § 185-16)
- Ch 190 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 190-1 – § 190-27)
- Ch 194 — Subdivision of Land (§ 194-1 – § 194-54)
- Ch 199 — Taxation (§ 199-1 – § 199-22)
- Ch 206 — Trailers (§ 206-1 – § 206-3)
- Ch 208 — Trees (§ 208-1 – § 208-17)
- Ch 212 — Vehicles, Abandoned or Inoperable (§ 212-1 – § 212-12)
- Ch 215 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 215-1 – § 215-31)
- Ch 222 — Water (§ 222-1 – § 222-24)
- Ch 225 — Yard Sales (§ 225-1 – § 225-7)
- Ch 230 — Zoning (§ 230-1 – § 230-259)
- Ch A240 — Policies (§ A240-1 – § A240-28)
- Ch A250 — Downtown Development District Incentives (§ A250-1 – § A250-13)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)