Every town writes its own rules, and Waxahachie's live in its municipal code — 41 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
Ask Waxahachie's code a questionWhat's in the Waxahachie code
- Ch u1 — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATIONrecently amended
- Ch 3 — ADVERTISINGrecently amended
- Ch 4 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGESrecently amended
- Ch u6 — Chapter 4½ - AMBULANCES AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE
- Ch 5 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 6 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 7 — RESERVED
- Ch 8 — BUILDINGrecently amended
- Ch u11 — Chapter 8½ - CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
- Ch 9 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 10 — RESERVED
- Ch 11 — FEE SCHEDULE
- Ch u15 — Chapter 11½ - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- Ch 12 — FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION
- Ch 13 — FOOD AND FOOD HANDLERS
- Ch 14 — GARBAGE AND TRASH
- Ch 15 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 16 — HOUSING
- Ch 17 — JUNK AND JUNK DEALERS
- Ch 18 — LAKE WAXAHACHIE
- Ch 19 — MOBILE HOMES
- Ch 20 — NOISE
- Ch 21 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 22 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 23 — SOLICITATION ACTIVITIES
- Ch 24 — PLANNING, ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 25 — RESERVED
- Ch 26 — POLICE
- Ch 27 — RAILROADS
- Ch 28 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Ch 29 — RESERVED
- Ch 30 — TAXATIONrecently amended
- Ch 31 — TAXICABS AND LIMOUSINESrecently amended
- Ch u36 — Chapter 31½ - TELECOMMUNICATIONSrecently amended
- Ch 32 — TRAFFICrecently amended
- Ch 33 — UTILITIESrecently amended
- Ch A — ZONINGrecently amended
- Ch B — FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
- Ch C — SUBDIVISIONS