Code of Ordinances


The Code of Ordinances is published online as a convenience to citizens and the legal community. Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of material published online, you are advised the only official edition of the Town Code is the printed version maintained by the City Secretary. Downloaded versions are not official. Please note the Board of Aldermen may have made amendments, additions, or deletions to the Town Code subsequent to the last supplementation of the online version of the Code (10/10/2007). The printed version of the Town Code is available for review in the office of the City Secretary. For more information, please call the Office of the City Secretary at (956) 761-6456.

The Code of Ordinances has been divided into three parts, the Table of Contents, the Code and an Index.  Each part is in Adobe .pdf format. 

Click here for the Table of Contents, 14 pages, 130kb
                           The Code of Ordinances, 259 pages, 2.8mb
                           The Index, 8 pages, 142kb.
                           The Shores PPD, 120 pages, 15mb.

Titles of each chapter in the Code are:

Chapter 1: General Provisions
Chapter 2: Administration
Chapter 3: Animals and Fowl
Chapter 4: Buildings and Construction
Chapter 5: Civil Defense and Disaster Relief
Chapter 6: Elections
Chapter 7: Employee Retirement and Benefits
Chapter 8: Fire Protection and Prevention
Chapter 9: Garbage, Trash, Weeds and Other Waste Material
Chapter 10: Health and Sanitation
Chapter 11: Occupational Licenses
Chapter 12: Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions
Chapter 13: Peddlers, Solicitors, Itinerant Vendors and Outdoor Displays
Chapter 14: Property
Chapter 15: Signs
Chapter 16: Streets and Right-of-Ways
Chapter 17: Taxation
Chapter 18: Traffic
Chapter 19: Utilities
Chapter 20: Zoning
Chapter 21: Penalty Provisions
Chapter 22: Dune Protection and Beach Re-nourishment and Access Plan
Chapter 23: Subdivision Regulations
Chapter 24: Sexually Oriented Businesses

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