Frisco, TX

Texas Cottage Food Law (Health and Safety Code 437) preempts local regulation. Frisco home bakers can sell non-hazardous foods directly up to 50,000 dollars annually.

Frisco prohibits all exterior signage for home-based businesses. No window signs, yard signs, or vehicle lettering parked in driveway.

Frisco allows home-based work only if it clears the conditions in Zoning Ordinance § 3.02.01(A)(24): the business stays inside the main building, produces no exterior sign of its…

Frisco caps a home occupation at two patron or business vehicles present at once and bars extra traffic beyond what a residential street normally carries. Clients cannot be received…

Frisco allows registered and licensed child-care homes in single-family zones as home occupations, subject to Texas HHSC licensing. Registered homes: up to 6 kids plus 6 school-age…

Frisco has NO breed-specific legislation. Texas Health and Safety Code 822.047 prohibits cities from banning dogs solely by breed. Regulation is behavior-based under Lillians Law…

Frisco requires cats four months or older to be vaccinated against rabies and registered with Frisco Animal Services. Owners should keep cats on their property; at-large cats may be…

Pet retailers in Frisco operate under FMC Chapter 6 plus state Health and Safety Code rules. Frisco does not currently ban commercial sales of dogs and cats but requires sourcing…

Frisco caps backyard flocks at 12 gallinaceous fowl per enclosure and bans keeping roosters unless the property is at least an acre, while Code of Ordinances § 14-16 bans swine…

Frisco requires every pet store to implant a microchip carrying the new owner's current information before selling or transferring a dog or cat, with a narrow veterinarian-certified…

Texas Health & Safety Code § 822.007 lets Frisco set its own leash rules, and the city's animal ordinance defines "at large" as any dog not confined behind the owner's front building…

Frisco residents must follow the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Texas Parks and Wildlife rules when handling native birds, eggs, or nests. The city itself has no separate bird…

Frisco veterinary clinics need site plan and certificate-of-occupancy approval in commercial or office zones under the Frisco Zoning Ordinance. Overnight boarding of animals usually…

Frisco does not require all owned pets to be sterilized, but Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 828 forces spay or neuter for shelter-released animals. Reclaimed strays from Frisco…

Beekeeping is permitted on residential lots over half an acre in Frisco with hive setbacks from property lines. Beekeepers with 5 or fewer colonies are exempt from Texas Apiary…

Frisco enforces FMC Chapter 6 limits on the number of pets per household and Texas Penal Code Section 42.092 cruelty laws. Animal Services and Frisco Police investigate hoarding…

State law lets a person keep a lion, tiger, cougar, or other dangerous wild animal only with a registration certificate, but Frisco goes further: Code of Ordinances § 14-11 makes it…

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…

Frisco regulates above-ground pools holding over 24 inches of water as swimming pools: barrier, permit, and electrical inspection required. Ladders must be removable or enclosed, and…

Frisco requires a 4-foot minimum barrier around pools over 24 inches deep per 2021 ISPSC. Self-closing, self-latching gates with latch 54 inches high. House wall can serve as one side…

Frisco outlaws electrically charged, barbed, concertina and razor wire fencing in every residential district, along with chainlink, chicken wire and hog fence, under § 18-484.5. A…

Frisco limits residential fences to eight feet in the rear and side yard and forty-eight inches in the front yard, capped at fifty percent opacity. Corner lots must preserve a clear…

Frisco requires a fence permit from the building official before constructing, repairing, or replacing any fence, with narrow exceptions for interior residential fences hidden from…

Frisco requires no permit for a masonry retaining wall under twenty-four inches, but any wall above thirty-six inches must follow a design stamped by a registered engineer under §…

Texas has no Good Neighbor Fence Act. Each owner pays for their own fence. TX Civil Practice and Remedies Code 125 covers nuisance. Boundary disputes resolved via survey and civil…

Playing a radio, stereo, musical instrument or loudspeaker loud enough to disturb neighbors is automatically a violation between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. in any Frisco residential district…

Commercial properties in Frisco must not exceed 65 dBA at residential property lines during day hours or 55 dBA at night. Loading docks near residential zones have additional…

Running a leaf blower or other motorized yard equipment within a Frisco residential district, or within 500 feet of one, between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is an automatic noise…

Construction, demolition, and gravel-pit or rock-crusher equipment running within a Frisco residential district, or within 500 feet of one, between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is an…

Modified exhaust systems, loud car stereos audible more than 50 feet, and prolonged horn use are prohibited in Frisco under City Code and TX Transportation Code 547.604.

Frisco Animal Services enforces barking dog complaints under City Code Chapter 14. Continuous barking over 10 minutes or intermittent over 30 minutes is considered a public nuisance.

Frisco enforces quiet hours from 10 PM to 7 AM on weeknights and 11 PM to 8 AM on weekends under City Code Chapter 58. Violations are Class C misdemeanors carrying fines up to 500…

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…

Frisco places primary STR compliance liability on the host, not on Airbnb, Vrbo, or Booking. Platforms collect and remit Texas state hotel occupancy tax on bookings but are not held…

Frisco does not cap total rental nights per year but prohibits rentals of less than 2 consecutive nights on Friday-Saturday to reduce party-rental turnover. Minimum stay can be…

Frisco Code of Ordinances Section 18-465(2) requires an STR's responsible contact to reach the occupants within one hour of any city contact, and after a second citation the owner must…

Frisco adopted an STR ordinance in 2023 requiring every short-term rental to obtain an annual permit before listing. Operators must submit proof of ownership, local contact within 30…

Frisco's short-term rental ordinance requires each application to state a maximum guest count but sets no separate city number; occupancy is instead capped by Texas Property Code…

Frisco STRs must provide one off-street parking space per bedroom, capped at the permitted occupancy. Guest parking on lawns, sidewalks, or blocking fire hydrants prohibited. HOA…

Frisco STRs must collect 13% total occupancy tax: 6% Texas state HOT plus 7% Frisco city HOT. Monthly remittance to Frisco required by the 20th of the following month. Airbnb and Vrbo…

Frisco requires STR operators to carry at least $1,000,000 in liability insurance covering short-term rental use, or use a platform that provides equivalent host protection. Proof of…

Frisco STRs must comply with city noise ordinance (10 PM-7 AM quiet hours) plus stricter STR-specific rules. Amplified sound prohibited outdoors after 10 PM. Two substantiated noise…

Stays of 30 days or longer at a Frisco home-share generally fall outside short-term-rental rules and Texas hotel occupancy taxes. Once a guest passes the 30-day threshold, the booking…

Frisco has no general overnight parking ban on public streets. Vehicles may remain on-street indefinitely if legally parked, registered, operable, and moved occasionally to avoid the…

Any nonresidential building of 50,000 square feet or more in Frisco must provide and maintain its own off-street loading area for merchandise and goods, with drive aisles and a…

Frisco's zoning ordinance bans parking in the front yard citywide, with one narrow exception for slip roads on Main Street between the Dallas North Tollway and the BNSF Railroad. Every…

Frisco makes it unlawful to park or store a recreational vehicle on any public street in a single-family, two-family, or multifamily zoning district at any time (§ 90-149). The only…

Frisco Code Chapter 30 allows on-street parking on most residential streets but prohibits parking within 15 ft of fire hydrants, 20 ft of crosswalks, and 30 ft of stop signs. No…

Frisco Code Sec. 30-58 prohibits parking commercial vehicles over 1 ton capacity or with more than 2 axles in residential zones. Includes semi-tractors, dump trucks, and stake-bed…

Under Texas Transportation Code Chapter 683 and Frisco Code Sec. 30-80, vehicles left 48+ hours on public property, or inoperable/unregistered on private property visible from street…

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…

Rainwater harvesting is encouraged in Frisco and protected statewide under Texas Property Code 580.004. HOAs cannot prohibit rain barrels on private property.

Frisco's landscape code bans artificial plants generally but carves out a specific exception for artificial turf, allowed only under the standards in the Artificial Turf Regulations…

Frisco requires every new automatic irrigation system to run through a controller capped at watering no more often than once every seven days, or once every fourteen days, and fitted…

Frisco requires a Tree Removal Permit approved by the Director to remove or transplant any Protected Tree citywide, and removals trigger mitigation: replacement plantings or payment…

Frisco requires every premises to be kept free of weeds and grass taller than 12 inches. The standard lives in the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code (Section 302.4), adopted…

Frisco encourages native Texas plants through WaterWise landscape guidance. No ordinance mandates or bans native plant yards, but HOAs may have turf requirements.

Frisco confines open fire in city parks to enclosed fireplaces or grills, and shuts fire use down entirely once the city declares a burn ban. Section 58-92(10) also requires coals to…

Frisco's Zoning Ordinance treats a backyard fire pit as a 'recreational fire enclosure,' one of the accessory structures listed in Figure 4.06.04.1. A fire pit must sit at least 15…

Frisco outlaws manufacturing, selling, discharging, or possessing fireworks of any type inside the city, a ban that also reaches 5,000 feet beyond the city limits. Only nine narrow…

Texas Property Code Section 92.255 requires a Frisco landlord to install at least one smoke alarm in every bedroom, plus one in any shared corridor and one on every level of a…

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…

Frisco lets a homeowner rent out a garage apartment or guest house, but only while the main house stays owner-occupied. Section 4.06.03(C)(2) of the zoning ordinance conditions any…

Frisco's zoning ordinance requires two enclosed garage parking spaces on lots in the RE, SF-16, SF-12.5, SF-10, SF-8.5, SF-7, OTR, PH, 2F and TH districts, so converting an attached…

Frisco allows a garage apartment or guest house on the same lot as the main dwelling, but Section 4.06.03(C)(1) locks the accessory unit to the property: it may not be sold separately…

Frisco's Zoning Ordinance bars accessory structures, including sheds, from commercial use in residential districts under Section 4.06.01 and keeps them out of every easement under…

Frisco's Zoning Ordinance allows a Garage Apartment or Guest House as an incidental residential use under Section 4.06.03, but only with a Building Permit, only if it isn't sold…

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…

Frisco HOAs may enforce architectural standards via an ACC under TX Property Code §209.00505. Boards must respond to applications within 30 days or the request is deemed denied (not…

Frisco requires every mandatory subdivision HOA's governing documents to give the Association authority to collect dues, raise them, levy special assessments, and place liens on…

Every homeowners' association created for a Frisco subdivision must adopt bylaws covering the Association's governance before the City will approve its formation. Subdivision Ordinance…

Texas Property Code §209.007 requires Frisco HOAs to offer a hearing before levying fines or suspending rights, and §209.0051 requires enforcement policies be adopted and recorded…

Frisco HOAs enforce CCRs under authority of TX Property Code §§202-209. Selective or arbitrary enforcement is a defense; owners have 30-day cure rights for curable violations. Recorded…

Frisco HOAs operate under Texas Property Code Chapter 209 (Texas Residential Property Owners Protection Act). Board meetings must be open to members with 72 hours notice, records…

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…

Frisco does not require landlords to pay relocation assistance when ending tenancies, demolishing buildings, or substantially renovating units. Texas state law preempts most local…

Frisco landlords may legally refuse to accept Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) applicants. Texas Local Government Code 250.007 preempts cities from requiring landlords to participate…

Frisco Code of Ordinances Section 18-423 sets the minimum habitability standards every multi-family dwelling complex must pass at inspection: sound structural systems, safe…

Frisco landlords must follow Texas Property Code 92.101 through 92.109 on security deposits. Refunds are due within 30 days of move-out with an itemized list of deductions. Bad-faith…

Frisco does not require just-cause for ending a tenancy. A landlord may decline to renew a lease without stating a reason, provided proper notice is given. Texas Property Code…

Frisco does not operate a general rental registration program. Long-term rental landlords are not required to register units with the city. Short-term rentals (under 30 days) are…

Frisco has NO local just-cause eviction ordinance. Texas is a no-cause termination state under Tex. Prop. Code § 91.001: a month-to-month tenancy may be ended by either party on 30…

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…

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…

Unlike California or New York City, Frisco has no ordinance requiring takeout restaurants to withhold disposable utensils unless customers ask, and Texas state preemption would block…

After the 2018 Texas Supreme Court ruling in City of Laredo v. Laredo Merchants Association, Texas cities including Frisco may not ban or charge fees on single-use plastic bags…

Frisco has no plastic straw ordinance and is preempted by Texas state law from adopting one, so restaurants can continue providing plastic straws by default while many voluntarily…

Texas state law preempts local bans on expanded polystyrene foam containers under the same Solid Waste Disposal Act preemption that ended plastic bag bans, so Frisco cannot prohibit…

Pawnshops, secondhand jewelry buyers, and used-goods dealers in Frisco must register with police, photograph sellers, and report transactions through state-mandated electronic systems…

Massage therapy businesses in Frisco must hold a state license through the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and comply with city zoning, signage, and inspection rules under…

Frisco requires a temporary permit before anyone practices tattooing or body piercing at an event under Code of Ordinances § 22-341. The Director of Development Services issues it only…

Frisco's zoning code lists automobile, boat, trailer, small-engine, motorcycle, and internal-combustion-engine repair among the uses a home occupation can never include. The…

Frisco requires any wrecker company that tows for the city under a police-directed contract to sign a wrecker agreement, submit to police inspection, and follow strict reporting rules…

Frisco e-cigarette retailers must hold a Texas Comptroller e-cigarette retailer permit, comply with HSC Subchapter R, and follow the same 21-and-over sales rule that applies to…

Frisco regulates sexually oriented businesses with strict zoning, licensing, and distance separations from churches, schools, residential zones, and parks under Chapter 6 of the City…

Texas authorizes only the limited Compassionate Use Program for low-THC medical cannabis, and Frisco hosts no licensed dispensary; recreational marijuana sales are illegal statewide…

Texas law forbids any home cultivation of marijuana, and Frisco residents cannot legally grow even a single plant; only licensed Compassionate Use organizations may cultivate low-THC…

Only Compassionate Use licensees may deliver low-THC medical cannabis to qualifying Frisco patients, while any home delivery of recreational marijuana remains a state felony with no…

Because Frisco hosts no recreational dispensaries and Compassionate Use facilities are state-sited, traditional retail buffer zones from schools or parks are not part of Frisco zoning…

Home cultivation of cannabis is illegal in Frisco and throughout Texas. TX Health and Safety Code Sec. 481.120 prohibits manufacture and possession of marijuana. Only licensed…

Frisco requires NFPA 13D residential fire sprinklers in many new homes built under FMC Chapter 14, exceeding the typical Texas baseline. Multi-family and commercial structures fall…

Frisco enforces federal EPA Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule for homes built before 1978. Contractors disturbing more than 6 sq ft interior or 20 sq ft exterior of…

Frisco adopts the International Energy Conservation Code through FMC Chapter 14, with local amendments. Builders must meet insulation, window, and HVAC efficiency targets, and Frisco…

Frisco Code of Ordinances Section 18-423(h)(13) requires every unit in a multi-family dwelling complex to carry working security devices, keyless deadbolt locks, door viewers, window…

Under Frisco Code of Ordinances Section 18-426, the city's administrator can inspect any multi-family dwelling complex at any reasonable hour to enforce Chapter 18, Article VI…

Frisco will not issue an electrical permit to any contractor who has not first registered with the city, and every electrical installation must follow the 2023 National Electrical Code…

Frisco enforces the 2024 International Plumbing Code for every plumbing installation, repair, or alteration in the city, and under § 18-19(e) will not issue the permit until the…

Frisco has adopted the 2024 International Building Code, which requires a permit from the building official before you construct, alter, enlarge, repair, move, or demolish any building…

Frisco elevators are regulated by Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under TX Health & Safety Code Chapter 754. Annual inspections by licensed inspector, 5-year load test…

Frisco childcare centers need Texas HHSC licensing plus FMC Chapter 14 building and fire code compliance. Frisco Fire Department inspects egress, alarms, and sprinklers, while the city…

Texas does not impose a statewide bed bug disclosure law and Frisco has no separate bed bug ordinance, but landlord habitability duties under Texas Property Code Chapter 92 still…

Frisco property owners must keep premises free of rodent harborage under city property maintenance and nuisance provisions, with Code Compliance authorized to require abatement when…

All Frisco food employees must complete an accredited food handler course within sixty days of hire, and at least one certified food protection manager is required at every Texas food…

Texas Health and Safety Code §161.0815 makes it illegal to sell cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products to anyone under 21 in Frisco, with a narrow exemption for active-duty…

Frisco has not banned flavored tobacco or e-cigarette sales, deferring to federal FDA premarket review and Texas state law; menthol cigarettes and most flavored vapes remain available…

Frisco offers WaterWise rebates and landscape conversion incentives encouraging residents to replace high-water turf with native and adapted plants, drip irrigation, and approved turf…

Frisco uses NTMWD-sourced reclaimed water for select large-site irrigation and operates non-potable distribution at designated developments, with strict cross-connection control and…

Texas has no city or county business tax; companies operating in Frisco pay only the state franchise tax administered by the Comptroller, with a generous no-tax-due threshold favoring…

Texas preempts cities including Frisco from setting a minimum wage above the federal $7.25 hourly floor under Local Government Code Section 229.001, leaving employers to follow federal…

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…

Frisco's Zoning Ordinance sets minimum front, side and rear yard setbacks for every residential zoning district in a single standards table. Front yards run from 40 feet in the…

Frisco caps residential building height at 40 feet and 2.5 stories in most single-family districts, 40 feet and 2 stories for townhomes, 50 feet in the MF-15 and MF-19 multifamily…

Frisco caps total building coverage at 20 percent in the Residential Estate District and rises through the single-family districts to 55 percent in OTR and PH, 50 percent in Two-Family…

Every property owner in Frisco must keep soil, silt and topsoil from washing off their land onto neighboring property or city streets, drains and easements under Code of Ordinances §…

Every new building or substantial improvement in a Frisco special flood hazard area must be anchored against flotation, built with flood-resistant materials, and have its utilities…

Frisco bars any discharge into its storm sewer system that isn't composed entirely of stormwater under Section 34-331, with a narrow list of exempt flows like potable water line…

In Frisco's FEMA special flood hazard areas, every new or substantially improved home must have its lowest floor, including any basement, elevated to or above the base flood elevation…

Heavy-duty diesel vehicles over 14,000 pounds idling more than five minutes are restricted in the Dallas-Fort Worth ozone nonattainment area, which includes Collin and Denton counties…

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…

Frisco's Director of Development Services can approve up to a 20 percent density bonus above the base zoning district's permitted dwelling units for residential cluster developments…

New construction and facade changes in Frisco's Original Town Residential and Original Town Commercial districts need an approved facade plan before a building permit can issue, and…

Frisco's AG Agricultural District zoning reserves land on the urban fringe for farming until development pressure justifies rezoning, protecting agricultural operations from…

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…

Frisco makes it a misdemeanor to urinate or defecate on public property, in a public place, or in public view anywhere in the city. Article VII of Chapter 54 defines the offense…

Frisco bars skateboards, in-line skates, and bicycles from tennis courts and other painted concrete or laminate surfaces citywide in its parks. The rule traces back to Ordinance…

Frisco bans loitering within twenty-five feet of any public restroom in a city park, paired in the same subsection with a rule against using restrooms designated for the opposite…

Frisco bans smoking and smokeless tobacco use anywhere inside a city park, and forbids lighting up on an outdoor patio within 10 feet of public property, a neighboring patio, or an…

Frisco prohibits aggressive panhandling at ATMs, parking lots, and near intersections, with content-neutral safety rules consistent with First Amendment limits on begging-related…

Texas bans recreational cannabis statewide, so public marijuana use in Frisco is a criminal offense; only registered Compassionate Use Program patients may possess low-THC products and…

Frisco loud-party rules combine noise-ordinance enforcement with Texas underage drinking laws, allowing police to cite hosts who serve minors and to bill repeat-offender properties for…

Open containers in vehicles and public consumption in non-permitted areas are illegal across Frisco; Toyota Stadium, The Star, and other licensed venues operate under TABC permits that…

Frisco parks run on set daily hours rather than staying open around the clock. Neighborhood parks close thirty minutes after sunset, community parks and game fields close at midnight…

Frisco repealed its entire juvenile curfew ordinance on August 15, 2023 under Ordinance 2023-08-37, deleting former Article V (Sections 54-132 through 54-137) from Chapter 54 in full…

Frisco's Unified Development Code treats "Data Center" as its own zoning use, defined as a building or group of buildings that houses computers and related equipment for collecting…

Frisco makes it unlawful to use any grill, hibachi, or smoker inside an apartment building or within ten feet of one, a rule that covers balconies, patios, and building overhangs…

Frisco treats an outdoor kitchen or fireplace as a regulated accessory structure with its own setback table, not a simple patio feature. Figure 4.06.04.1 lets an outdoor kitchen on a…

Frisco's HL Historic Landmark District designation protects buildings, structures, works of art, and other objects with significant historical, archaeological, or cultural value under…

Operating a food truck court or a temporary food truck site in Frisco requires a site plan or temporary certificate of occupancy before opening, plus a signed host business agreement…

Food truck courts and temporary sites in Frisco may only operate where the zoning ordinance allows them, must sit at least ten feet from structures and interior property lines, and…

As of July 1, 2026, Frisco food trucks are licensed by the Texas Department of State Health Services, not the city. State law (HB 2844, Health & Safety Code Chapter 437B) requires a…

Frisco requires a permit through the police department before anyone solicits funds door-to-door or hands out commercial handbills on someone else's property, with a fifty-dollar…

Frisco residents may post a No Solicitors or No Trespassing sign at the front entrance, which legally bars commercial solicitors from approaching the door. Violation by a permitted…

Frisco requires canopy shade trees along the street frontage of new development under Zoning Ordinance § 4.02.05, with spacing set by street type: urban frontages get trees thirty feet…

Frisco Code of Ordinances Section 18-428(c) requires every multi-family landlord's inspection report to carry a printed notice telling tenants to "CONTACT THE CITY OF FRISCO CODE…

The most commonly reported code violation Frisco residents file is a junked or abandoned vehicle: Code of Ordinances § 34-79 defines it as an unregistered, wrecked, or inoperable…

Loading or unloading a delivery truck anywhere in Frisco is a code violation the moment it causes a noise disturbance, under Section 54-90(b)(5) of the city's noise article. Unlike…

Frisco Code of Ordinances Section 18-428 requires every multi-family landlord to walk each unit with the tenant when occupancy changes, and to let the tenant add written comments to…

Every apartment complex of four or more units in Frisco must hold a city multi-family dwelling license issued by the building official. Code Enforcement runs four routine inspections…

Frisco caps every window sign at 25 percent of the window's total surface and limits placement to one sign per window under City Code Section 70-17(12). No permit is required unless…

Frisco allows electronically activated changeable-copy signs under Section 70-27, but every message must hold as a static image for a full three seconds, cannot animate, flash, travel…

Frisco prohibits billboards citywide and throughout its extraterritorial jurisdiction under Section 70-29's definition of the term, and separately bars any electronic or LED billboard…

Frisco permits temporary garage sale signs on the property of the sale and limited directional signs in accordance with the city sign ordinance. Signs are prohibited in the public…

Frisco allows political signs on private property consistent with Texas Election Code Sec. 259.002 and Sec. 259.003, which preempt overly restrictive local regulation. Signs must not…

Texas Property Code § 202.018 stops every homeowners association in Frisco from enforcing a deed restriction that bans a resident's religious display, including holiday decorations…

Frisco treats street fairs and festivals as special events under Chapter 76 of the city code. Organizers need a special event permit from the Sponsorship and Event Development Manager…

A Frisco block party that draws 100 or more people, or that needs city services, counts as a special event under Chapter 76. Closing a residential street for it requires a street…

Any special event held in a Frisco city park, from a birthday gathering to a community festival, needs a completed parks rental application and payment of the applicable use fee before…

Parades count as 'special events' under Frisco's Chapter 76 and need a permit before they can proceed, even on private property if 100 or more people are expected. Organizers pay a…

Frisco gives anyone who excavates or otherwise obstructs a street, sidewalk or right-of-way 21 calendar days to clear the obstruction and restore the surface, under section 78-102 of…

Digging, boring or setting a foundation-based structure in a Frisco street or right-of-way requires a permit from the city's right-of-way manager under Section 78-34. The rule reaches…

Every illuminated sign in Frisco, including electronic message boards, is capped at 750 candelas per square meter under Section 70-28, and external fixtures must be fully shielded. The…

Frisco's Zoning Ordinance requires every outdoor light fixture on nonresidential property to be fully shielded so the bulb itself is never visible at three feet above grade on a lot…

Frisco's Zoning Ordinance caps how much light can spill onto a neighbor's property: no more than one-quarter footcandle at a property line next to a Protected Residential Property, and…

Frisco requires commercial properties with 20 or more employees, over 2,000 square feet of contiguous HVAC space, or centralized multi-tenant refuse collection to build a masonry…

Frisco requires commercial properties with 20 or more employees, over 2,000 square feet of contiguous HVAC space, or centralized multi-tenant collection to build a masonry refuse and…

Frisco contracts with Community Waste Disposal (CWD) for residential solid waste collection. Service includes twice-weekly trash pickup, weekly single-stream recycling, and weekly yard…

Collin County operates the Melissa Transfer Station and partners on regional disposal. Bulky items for unincorporated residents go to 121 Regional Disposal Facility in Melissa or…

Collin County has no unincorporated-area ordinance regulating trash bin storage. Residents typically store bins out of public view between pickups. HOAs often impose stricter rules…

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…

Frisco operates under Texas Senate Bill 4, the 2017 anti-sanctuary law that bars local jurisdictions from limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities and imposes personal…

Frisco's code still contains a full automated red light camera enforcement scheme at Chapter 90, Article VII, adopted in 2007 and never repealed from the books, but the program has not…

Frisco does not currently authorize a shared electric scooter or bike-share fleet on public right-of-way; private scooter operations on city sidewalks and trails are restricted under…

Frisco operates an expanding network of on-street bike lanes and off-street hike-and-bike trails per the Comprehensive Plan, with cyclists required to follow Texas vehicle laws and…

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…

Frisco adopts the International Property Maintenance Code with local amendments. Conditions such as peeling paint, damaged roofs, broken windows, accumulated junk, and inoperable…

Frisco requires owners of vacant lots to maintain grass and weeds under 12 inches tall and keep lots free of trash, debris, and hazardous conditions. Code Services mows non-compliant…

Frisco charges a 9 percent city Hotel Occupancy Tax on top of the 6 percent Texas state tax, totaling 15 percent for hotels, motels, and qualifying short-term rentals booked under 30…

Frisco issues residential solar PV permits under the 2020 NEC and 2021 IRC. Typical combined building-electrical permit fee 250-500. Plan review 5-10 business days. Systems under 10 kW…

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…

Frisco limits garage sale frequency to prevent residential properties from becoming commercial operations. HOA restrictions often impose additional limits beyond city code.

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…

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 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…