Celina, TX

Celina does not require dog or cat owners to spay or neuter their pets. Instead, the city charges a lower registration and impoundment fee for animals proven sterilized.

Celina limits households to three dogs and three cats over six months old, with a carve-out for properly zoned commercial or retail animal-keeping.

Celina's code has no breed-specific ban. It instead declares an animal "vicious" based on behavior, a prior unprovoked bite or a dangerous disposition, and can order it removed from…

Celina outright prohibits keeping or selling any wild animal inside city limits, covering dangerous, poisonous, and non-domesticated species.

Celina limits large and small livestock to lots of at least two acres, capping animals at one adult per acre outside the house site.

Celina bans letting a dog run at large: it must be leashed, fenced in, or under direct control on the owner's property.

Beekeeping is broadly permitted in unincorporated Collin County. TX Agriculture Code 131 governs apiary registration with the Texas Apiary Inspection Service (TAIS) at Texas A&M. Six…

Texas lets hunters bait and feed game animals, including deer, on private property statewide. Baiting is unlawful on most public land, for wild turkey in the East Zone, and for all…

Celina prohibits any home occupation signage visible from outside the dwelling, with no general exception for small identification signs.

Celina requires a specific use permit for in-home child care in most residential zoning districts, per the § 14.03.101 use table.

Celina lets residents run a home occupation without a permit, but the use must stay incidental to the home and follow a detailed list of operating conditions.

Celina caps home-business traffic and parking at residential-neighborhood norms, requiring client and delivery parking to stay in the driveway, garage, or street frontage: no city…

Texas does not license cottage food at all. Health and Safety Code Section 437.0191(a) declares that a cottage food production operation is not a food service establishment, and…

Celina prohibits parking or storing oversized vehicles and commercial motor vehicles on public streets, alleys, rights-of-way, or any private property citywide, including residential…

Celina treats any junked vehicle visible from a public place or right-of-way as a public nuisance, and maintaining one is a separate criminal offense under the city code.

Celina caps residential RVs and trailers at four per lot, bans front-yard parking off the driveway, and limits public-street parking to 72 hours.

Celina prohibits parking a vehicle for storage on any street in a residential district from sundown to sunup, with narrow exceptions for RVs/boats parked short-term or disabled…

Celina requires residential vehicles to park on the paved driveway itself: parking anywhere else in the unpaved front yard, including corner-lot side yards, is prohibited outright.

Celina bans parking in fire lanes, near hydrants, blocked intersections, and overnight storage of large vehicles on city streets.

Celina bars trucks, tractor-trailers, and other large vehicles from sundown-to-sunup parking in retail, office, and mixed-use districts, but exempts vehicles actively loading or…

Texas Occupations Code chapter 2308 sets the statewide rules for nonconsent towing and vehicle booting. A vehicle owner has 14 business days to demand a hearing in the justice court…

Celina requires a fire-department burn permit before any open fire within city limits, with strict safeguards on distance, timing, and materials.

Celina treats a backyard fire pit as an accessory structure: no building permit if it's 120 sq. ft. or smaller, but it must sit at least 3 feet from every property line.

Celina adopted the 2024 International Residential Code by city ordinance, so the IRC's smoke alarm chapter, covering placement, interconnection, and power source in every sleeping…

Consumer fireworks (1.4G) are legal in unincorporated Collin County during state-authorized periods (June 24-July 4 and Dec 20-Jan 1) unless Commissioners Court issues a fireworks…

Selling, transporting, dispensing, or storing propane (LP-gas) in Texas requires a license from the Railroad Commission of Texas under Natural Resources Code Chapter 113. Only the…

Construction equipment noise near homes is presumed a violation before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m. under Celina's noise ordinance.

Celina prohibits keeping any animal whose frequent or long-continued barking disturbs a neighbor of ordinary sensibilities.

Celina prohibits gravel pits, rock crushers, and concrete or asphalt production equipment from running in nonresidential districts in a manner that causes a noise disturbance, enforced…

Celina requires a city-approved sound impact plan with decibel limits and set hours before any outdoor music venue can amplify sound outdoors.

Celina bans power equipment like leaf blowers from creating a noise disturbance near homes, with a strict 10 p.m.–7 a.m. residential curfew.

Celina sets specific quiet hours for sound devices in residential areas: before 7 a.m. any day, after 11:30 p.m. Friday/Saturday, and after 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday.

Celina makes it a criminal offense to use an engine, compression, or Jake brake on any vehicle within city limits, and formally declares the practice a public nuisance.

Aircraft noise is federally preempted under 49 USC 40103. Collin County sits under DFW International Class B airspace and is near McKinney National Airport (TKI) and Aero Country…

Celina charges a 7% hotel occupancy tax on short-term rental stays, collected by the host and remitted to the city quarterly.

Celina classifies short-term rentals as a conditional land use under its zoning code, requiring on-site guest parking, owner accountability for guest noise, and state/city hotel tax…

No Collin County parking rules for STRs in unincorporated areas. Guests park on-property or along county roads where not blocking right-of-way. Cities impose off-street parking…

Collin County has no STR occupancy cap in unincorporated areas. International Property Maintenance Code applied by cities typically limits occupancy to 2 per bedroom plus 2. Septic…

Unincorporated Collin County relies on TX Penal Code 42.01 disorderly conduct for STR noise. No county quiet hours. Sheriff responds to excessive noise as Class C misdemeanor with up…

Celina puts fence upkeep on the fence's owner, not split automatically between neighbors; a leaning, unsupported, or deteriorating fence draws a citation regardless of whether it sits…

Any retaining wall over 4 feet tall in Celina needs engineered plans, and plain concrete walls are banned outright.

Celina caps residential fences at 8 feet, requires a permit for construction or repair, and sets a 15-foot corner-lot setback from the curb, with front-yard fences limited to 36 inches.

Celina requires a permit for nearly all residential fence work, plus city registration for installers, under the zoning code's dedicated fence regulations in Chapter 14.

Celina prohibits barbed wire, electric fencing, and other injurious materials on residential fences, with a narrow exception for agricultural parcels over one acre.

Celina bans grass, weeds, or other unsightly vegetation taller than 12 inches on any lot within 150 feet of a property line, and the city can mow non-compliant lots itself and bill the…

Celina prohibits outdoor sprinkler and automatic-irrigation watering between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. every day from June 1 through September 30, with a drought contingency plan that cuts…

Celina requires a permit before removing or critically altering any protected tree, backed by a tree fund mitigation fee.

Celina requires 14 feet of clearance over streets and alleys and 7 feet over sidewalks for any overhanging tree, shrub, or vine, with violations a misdemeanor.

Celina prohibits artificial or synthetic turf in any residential yard visible from a public street, while allowing natural grass, living groundcover, and limited stone or gravel…

Texas strongly encourages native/drought-tolerant landscaping. TX Property Code 202.007 prohibits HOAs from banning drought-resistant landscaping or water-conserving turf. Collin…

Texas Property Code 202.007 prohibits HOAs from banning rainwater harvesting systems, and Health & Safety Code 341.042 sets statewide standards for harvested rainwater used as a…

Celina requires new and remodeled swimming pools to comply with the adopted International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, which governs pool barriers, gates, and enclosures; in-ground…

Celina's accessory-structure zoning rule bans pools from the front yard and sets a five-foot setback for in-ground installations, but that setback specifically excludes above-ground…

Celina exempts sheds up to 120 square feet from a building permit, but anything bigger or attached to the house needs one, plus a City inspection and setback compliance.

Celina allows accessory dwelling units only in the AG, SF-E, and Downtown Code zoning districts, capping unit size at the primary home's square footage.

Texas has no tiny-home-specific statute. Any transportable, chassis-mounted dwelling that reaches 320 square feet is manufactured housing under Occupations Code Chapter 1201, built to…

Mobile food vendors and peddlers in Celina cannot sell on a public sidewalk or street without prior permission from the city manager, and may not sell to occupants of vehicles stopped…

Celina requires food trucks and mobile food vendors to hold an annual health permit before operating anywhere in the city.

Celina makes it unlawful to sell food or merchandise on a public sidewalk or road without prior permission from the city manager or a designee, under the peddler ordinance.

Celina bans obstructing sidewalks with merchandise or stalls and requires a permit before anyone sets up a fruit stand or similar stall on a public sidewalk.

Celina places sidewalk upkeep on the abutting property owner. City Code § 6.02.001 makes it the owner's or occupant's duty to keep the sidewalk fronting their property free of trash…

Celina makes it unlawful to place barrels, boxes, merchandise, or vehicles on a sidewalk so as to block passage or violate state accessibility rules.

Celina prohibits drinking alcohol on public streets, alleys, and adjacent public places, and bans both consuming and possessing alcohol in city parks outside city-sponsored events.

Celina bans unreasonably loud noise, with music and amplified sound in residential areas automatically a violation after 11:30 p.m. Fri/Sat, 9 p.m. Sun–Thu, or before 7 a.m.

Celina bans minors under 17 from remaining in public places or business premises during curfew hours: 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily, plus school hours on school days, under a city ordinance…

Celina city parks close at 11:00 p.m. and reopen at 5:00 a.m. every day, and it is unlawful to be inside a park during closed hours.

Data centers sited in Celina's Industrial district can't emit noise beyond the average intensity of street traffic at the property line: the city's zoning performance standard for all…

Celina prohibits billboards outright, including digital billboards on regulated highways, unless city council approves a specific agreement.

Celina exempts decorative seasonal lighting from its outdoor lighting standards, but the lights must come down within a reasonable and customary time.

Celina limits window signage to 25% of the window area per wall, with incidental signs like "Open" notices counting toward that cap under the city's sign ordinance.

Celina allows garage sale signs without a permit, but caps size at 6 square feet and limits display to 24 hours before and immediately after the sale.

Collin County follows Texas Election Code and Transportation Code on political signs. Signs on private property with owner permission are protected. Signs in state right-of-way are…

Celina's subdivision ordinance defines a deed restriction as a private land-use limit running with the property, and states outright that the city does not enforce these HOA-style…

Collin County HOAs follow TX Property Code Chapter 209 (Texas Residential Property Owners Protection Act): open board meetings, 72-hour notice, members may attend and record, written…

Collin County HOA assessments governed by TX Property Code 209.0057. HOA may foreclose for unpaid assessments only after expedited judicial foreclosure (Rule 736). Late fees must be…

Collin County HOA disputes follow TX Property Code 209.007 ADR procedure: written notice, 30-day cure period, member may request hearing before board before fines. Civil suits filed in…

Property Code Section 202.007 voids any homeowners association rule that bans drought-resistant landscaping or water-conserving natural turf, and Section 202.008 bars fines for a brown…

Texas Property Code section 202.012 stops homeowners associations from banning display of the U.S. flag, the Texas flag, or an official U.S. armed forces flag. An association can…

Texas Property Code Chapter 209 governs HOA fines, but only for mandatory-membership subdivisions; condos fall under Chapter 82 instead. State law sets no dollar cap on a fine, only a…

A Texas property owners' association cannot sell your home at a trustee's sale the way a mortgage lender can. Tex. Prop. Code Section 209.0092 requires the association to obtain a…

Texas Property Code Section 209.016 sets no cap on how much of a subdivision an association can rent out, no minimum lease term, and no grandfather clause: a declaration can still ban…

Celina requires a floodplain development permit before any construction, fill, or land-use change in a special flood hazard area.

Celina caps unattended engine idling at five minutes April through October and layers on sleeper-berth idling buffers near schools and hospitals.

New homes and businesses in Celina's mapped floodplain must be built at least 2 feet above the base flood elevation, not just at it.

Celina requires a city permit before any excavation, fill, or grading work, plus engineered drainage design for new development.

Celina prohibits dumping anything but rain into the city's storm drain system, with narrow exceptions for things like landscape runoff and dechlorinated pool water.

Texas prohibits damaging, destroying, or removing a sand dune or its vegetation seaward of a dune protection line or within a critical dune area unless a permit authorizes the work…

Celina caps how early bulk trash can hit the curb and puts disposal of construction debris and dead trees on the property owner.

Celina requires trash containers at the alley edge inside the property line and limits curbside set-out to 7 p.m. the night before through 10 p.m. on collection day.

Celina limits when trash and rubbish containers can sit at the collection point: no earlier than 7:00 p.m. the night before pickup, removed by 10:00 p.m. on collection day.

Celina's zoning code requires commercial dumpster and recycling enclosures to be screened with matching masonry walls, a solid metal gate, and minimum enclosure dimensions before a…

Celina's trash service does not pick up brush or yard debris: owners must handle disposal of dead trees, tree limbs, and other bulky materials themselves.

Celina makes it unlawful for any property owner or occupant to let trash, rubbish, or other refuse accumulate or be dumped on real property anywhere within city limits.

Collin County unincorporated residents contract directly with private haulers such as Community Waste Disposal or Republic Services. The county does not run collection routes. Cities…

Texas Health and Safety Code Section 361.425 orders every county, municipality, school district, university, and state agency to run a recycling program that separates and collects at…

Celina limits each property to four garage sales per twelve-month period, with each sale capped at three consecutive days.

Celina bans sitting, lying, or standing on public sidewalks after a police warning or posted sign if it blocks pedestrian passage.

Celina makes it a misdemeanor to leave belongings, tents, or vehicles on any street, sidewalk, or public ground for more than 72 hours.

Celina requires a $500 annual license for sexually oriented businesses and bans them within 100 feet of churches, schools, parks, or residential areas.

Celina zones vape and smoke shops as "alternative retail services" requiring city council-approved siting conditions, minimum distances from other such shops and homes, and a…

Celina designates any tree with a trunk diameter of six inches or greater, or one deemed noteworthy for species, age, size, or rarity, as a legally "protected tree" requiring a removal…

New residential and multi-family subdivisions in Celina must install security cameras at community entrances as a required amenity before the city grants final development approval.

Celina sets minimum front, side, and rear yard setbacks by zoning district, ranging from small urban lots to one-acre estate lots.

Celina's zoning code sets an 80% maximum impervious surface limit for SF-A single-family attached development under Article 14.02, one of the few residential districts with an explicit…

In Celina's standard single-family district, homes are capped at 40 feet, with taller limits up to 60 feet for attached housing and estate lots.

Celina's zoning code mandates full-cutoff, shielded fixtures and caps light spill onto neighboring residential lots at zero footcandles.

Celina zoning caps how much outdoor lighting can spill onto a neighboring property, with a hard zero-footcandle limit next to single-family homes.

Celina adopts the 2024 International Plumbing Code by reference, and all plumbing work is enforced under it alongside the city's building permit requirement.

Celina enforces the 2023 National Electrical Code, with a building permit required before any electrical work in the city or its ETJ.

Celina requires a building permit before any structure is erected, moved, added to, or structurally altered, both inside city limits and in its ETJ where state law allows.

Texas TDLR regulates elevators statewide under TX Health and Safety Code Ch. 754 and 16 TAC Ch. 74. Annual inspection required; certificate posted in cab. Unincorporated Collin County…

Pre-1978 homes in Collin County fall under EPA RRP Rule (40 CFR 745). Contractors must be EPA Lead-Safe certified; violations up to 37,500 per day. Landlord disclosure required under…

Celina requires bottled gas cylinders used for cooking at mobile home park spaces to be secured, connected with metallic tubing, and kept at least five feet from any doorway.

Celina bans model aircraft, drones, and other radio-controlled devices in all city parks, with violators subject to ejection, confiscation, and fines.

Collin County follows FAA Part 107 and the Remote ID Rule. Texas Government Code Chapter 423 limits drone imaging of private property and critical infrastructure. No countywide drone…

Celina requires a special event permit for any street fair, festival, or vendor market, with applications due 60 days ahead and a full vendor list submitted for review.

Celina requires a special event permit before any parade, festival, or public gathering that closes streets, blocks property, or uses tents, stages, or vendors.

Celina classifies a block party as a special event, so residents must get a city permit before closing a residential street for a neighborhood function, and file at least 60 days ahead.

Reserving a Celina park field, pavilion, or recreation facility for a specific date requires a written application to the parks and recreation department, advance notice, and fee…

Celina requires a city safety and property-maintenance inspection of every rental dwelling at each tenant change, tied to a mandatory rental registration permit.

Celina requires every rental dwelling owner to obtain an annual rental registration permit before renting the unit.

Under Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005, a Texas landlord must give a defaulting or holdover tenant at least three days' written notice to vacate before filing a forcible detainer (eviction)…

Under Tex. Prop. Code § 92.019 a residential late fee must be reasonable and may be charged only if written in the lease and the rent stays unpaid two full days after due. A fee is…

Under Tex. Prop. Code § 91.001, either party may end a month-to-month tenancy by giving notice, and the tenancy ends on the later of the date in the notice or one month after notice is…

Texas law forbids cities from adopting rent control. A municipality may not establish rent control unless its governing body finds a housing emergency caused by a disaster and the…

Texas places no statutory limit on how much a landlord can charge for a security deposit. However, the landlord must refund the deposit within 30 days after the tenant surrenders the…

In Texas a squatter can claim title only through adverse possession, with periods that shorten as the claim strengthens: 3 years under title or color of title (§ 16.024), 5 years with…

Celina requires solar panels to meet HOA approval, setback, screening, and roofline conditions before a building permit issues, under Zoning Code § 14.03.401(2).

Section 202.010 of the Texas Property Code voids any homeowners association rule that bans or restricts installing a solar energy device, a term that under Tax Code Section 171.107…

Celina requires every rental dwelling owner to hold an annual rental registration permit, with mandatory safety inspections at each tenant change.

Celina requires itinerant merchants, peddlers, and solicitors to obtain a city license before going door-to-door or selling in public.

Celina residents can post a weatherproof "NO SOLICITORS INVITED" card at their door, and every door-to-door solicitor must check it and leave immediately if it says so.

Celina bans maintaining a dilapidated, unsecured, or unfit-for-habitation building and can order the owner to secure, repair, or demolish it after a hearing.

Collin County may enforce overgrown vegetation and nuisance conditions on vacant lots under Health and Safety Code Chapter 343. No proactive lot inspection program; complaint-driven…

Recreational cannabis dispensaries are prohibited statewide. Only three TCUP licensees operate in Texas under the Compassionate Use Program with no dispensary located in Collin County…

Texas Health & Safety Code 481.121 makes it a crime to possess or grow marijuana anywhere in the state. Home cultivation is illegal in every Texas city and county regardless of plant…

Pest control in Collin County is licensed by the Texas Department of Agriculture under Occupations Code Ch. 1951. Commercial applicators must hold a TDA Structural Pest Control Service…

Texas Labor Code Section 62.0515 expressly preempts municipal and county minimum wage ordinances. The state minimum wage equals the federal floor of $7.25 per hour, and political…

Texas appellate courts have struck down municipal paid sick leave ordinances in Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio as preempted under the Texas Minimum Wage Act. HB 2127 (2023) further…

Texas authorizes License to Carry (LTC) holders to carry concealed handguns statewide under Government Code Chapter 411. Since 2021, permitless constitutional carry under HB 1927 also…

Texas Local Government Code Section 229.001 broadly preempts municipal regulation of firearms, ammunition, knives, and related accessories. Cities cannot adopt or enforce ordinances…

Texas authorizes open carry of holstered handguns statewide for adults 21 and older under Penal Code 46.02 and HB 910 (2015). Long guns may be openly carried subject to disorderly…

Texas Penal Code 46.02(a-1) lets any non-prohibited adult carry a handgun inside a personally-owned or leased motor vehicle or watercraft without a License to Carry. Since HB 1927…

Texas nonprofits can conduct bingo only under a license from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which absorbed the Texas Lottery Commission's charitable bingo program on…

Texas Local Government Code Chapter 234, Subchapter E lets any county's commissioners court license, zone, and inspect "game rooms": for-profit businesses with six or more skill or…

Texas Penal Code § 47.02(a) makes betting at cards, dice, or any game of chance a Class C misdemeanor. Section 47.02(b) supplies a defense: gambling that happens in a private place…

Texas licenses no retail sportsbook and no betting app. Placing a wager on the outcome of a game, contest, or a player's performance is a criminal offense under Penal Code §…

The Texas Legislature has authorized exactly one vehicle checkpoint program, and it has nothing to do with alcohol. Government Code Section 411.0095 lets the Department of Public…

Texas has never enacted an express statutory right to film police, so the legal boundary for a bystander with a phone is set by the offense of Interference with Public Duties, Texas…

Texas Penal Code Section 38.02 makes it a crime to refuse your name, residence address, or date of birth only after a peace officer has already lawfully arrested you. Being detained on…

No Texas statute obliges a driver to consent to a vehicle search, and none requires an officer to warn you that you may refuse. What Texas law does require is a paper trail: Article…

Texas lets golf carts onto public roads in four defined situations rather than by general permission: inside a platted master planned community, on a beach open to vehicular traffic…

Texas Local Government Code Chapter 212 and Agriculture Code Chapter 251 limit municipal authority to zone or regulate land qualified for agricultural use appraisal. Counties have no…

The Texas Right to Farm Act, Agriculture Code Chapter 251, protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits and local regulations after one year of operation. HB…

The Texas Supreme Court in City of Laredo v. Laredo Merchants Association (2018) held that Health and Safety Code Section 361.0961 preempts municipal plastic bag bans. Cities and…

Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 161 sets the minimum age for purchasing or possessing tobacco and e-cigarette products at 21 statewide, aligned with federal Tobacco 21. Active…

Texas regulates extra lighting by color, count, height and aim rather than by naming underglow. Transportation Code Section 547.305 bars any lamp showing red from directly in front of…

Texas grants no square inches of windshield to a camera. Transportation Code Section 547.613(a)(1) makes it a misdemeanor to operate a vehicle with an object or material placed on or…

Texas banned motorcycle lane splitting in plain words on September 1, 2023. Transportation Code Section 545.0605(a)(3)(B), added by House Bill 4122 of the 88th Legislature, says the…

Texas outlaws license plate covers in Transportation Code Section 504.945(a)(7), which makes it an offense to display a plate carrying a coating, covering, protective substance or…

Texas does not prohibit owning, mounting or using a radar detector in a private passenger vehicle. The one radar offense in the vehicle equipment chapter, Transportation Code Section…

Texas is one of the states that never wrote a studded tire calendar. Transportation Code Section 547.612(c) is the whole of the law: a tire on a moving vehicle may not carry a block…

Texas allows film down to 25 percent light transmission on both front side windows and on the windshield strip, with a matching ceiling of 25 percent luminous reflectance, and it sets…