101 local rules on file · Pop. 239 · Hidalgo County
Showing ordinances that apply to Los Ebanos, TX
Los Ebanos is an unincorporated community with a population of approximately 239 in Hidalgo County, Texas. Because Los Ebanos is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal government or city code. Instead, Hidalgo County ordinances apply directly to residential and commercial properties here. The rules below are the county-level regulations that govern your area. Nearby incorporated cities in Hidalgo County may have different rules.
Hidalgo County sets no short-term rental occupancy cap in unincorporated areas because it cannot zone or license STRs. Any guest or maximum-occupancy limit comes from a city ordinance inside McAllen, Edinburg, Mission, or Pharr.
Hidalgo County has no short-term rental noise ordinance, but Texas Penal Code disorderly conduct still bars unreasonable noise countywide. Detailed decibel and quiet-hour limits apply only inside cities such as McAllen, Edinburg, Mission, and Pharr.
Hidalgo County imposes no primary-residence requirement on short-term rentals in unincorporated areas, because it cannot zone or license STRs. Any owner-occupancy or homestead restriction would come only from a city ordinance.
There is no Hidalgo County short-term rental registration for unincorporated areas because the county has no zoning power. Registration duties are city-imposed inside municipal limits and, statewide, through Texas Comptroller hotel occupancy tax enrollment.
No Hidalgo County short-term rental parking rule exists for unincorporated areas, since the county cannot zone STRs. Off-street or guest-parking requirements are set only by city ordinances within McAllen, Edinburg, Mission, and Pharr.
Hidalgo County issues no short-term rental permit for unincorporated areas. Texas counties lack general zoning authority, so no county STR license, application, or approval exists. Permits are a city matter inside McAllen, Edinburg, Mission, and Pharr.
Short-term stays under 30 days owe Texas state hotel occupancy tax, and Texas Tax Code Chapter 352 lets an eligible county levy a county hotel occupancy tax of up to seven percent. Cities may add their own municipal HOT within their limits.
No Hidalgo County rule requires a host or local contact to be present at a short-term rental in unincorporated areas, since the county cannot license STRs. On-site or local-contact requirements exist only in city ordinances.
Hidalgo County requires no short-term rental insurance in unincorporated areas, since it cannot license STRs. Any liability-coverage requirement would come only from a city ordinance; hosts should still carry adequate private coverage.
Hidalgo County sets no annual night cap or booking limit on short-term rentals in unincorporated areas, because it cannot zone or license STRs. Any cap on rental nights or days per year would come only from a city ordinance.
Hidalgo County has no amplified-sound permit or decibel ordinance for unincorporated areas. Loud parties, quinceaneras and outdoor amplified music outside city limits are governed only by the state disorderly-conduct statute enforced by the Sheriff, not by a county sound permit.
Hidalgo County sets no local decibel limits for unincorporated areas because Texas counties cannot adopt a noise-level ordinance. The only numeric standard is the state disorderly-conduct presumption: noise above 85 decibels is unreasonable, but only after a peace officer or magistrate gives notice.
Hidalgo County has no industrial-noise ordinance for unincorporated areas. Factories, warehouses, agriculture and packing operations outside city limits are limited only by the state disorderly-conduct statute and, where applicable, TCEQ permit conditions - not by a county sound limit.
Unincorporated Hidalgo County sets no construction start or stop times because Texas counties lack authority to regulate construction noise. Only the state disorderly-conduct statute applies outside city limits; cities such as McAllen and Edinburg impose their own construction-hour limits within their boundaries.
Hidalgo County has no leaf-blower ordinance. Gas and electric blowers may be used at any time in unincorporated areas because Texas counties cannot regulate equipment noise. Only the state unreasonable-noise statute could apply, and it rarely reaches ordinary landscaping equipment.
Hidalgo County has no local vehicle-noise ordinance, but statewide Texas Transportation Code Sec. 547.604 requires every motor vehicle to have a working muffler and bans muffler cutouts. The Sheriff and DPS enforce this on county roads; loud stereos can also draw a disorderly-conduct charge.
Hidalgo County has no general noise ordinance and no fixed quiet hours for its unincorporated Rio Grande Valley areas. Under Texas law counties cannot set countywide dBA curfews, so late-night noise outside city limits is handled by the state disorderly-conduct statute, not a county curfew.
Hidalgo County has no barking-dog noise ordinance for unincorporated areas. Persistent barking outside city limits is addressed, if at all, through the state disorderly-conduct statute and state animal-nuisance law, not a county decibel or barking rule. Cities within the county set their own barking limits.
Hidalgo County has no outdoor-music or live-entertainment noise ordinance for unincorporated areas. Backyard bands, DJs and festival sound outside city limits are limited only by the state disorderly-conduct statute, and there is no county event-noise permit to obtain.
Aircraft noise around McAllen International Airport and other Hidalgo County airfields is regulated by the FAA, not the county. Federal law preempts local aircraft-noise rules, so neither the county nor a city can set flight curfews or overflight decibel limits.
Unincorporated Hidalgo County has no dedicated ordinance limiting how residents park recreational vehicles, campers, or boats on their own private property.
Abandoned motor vehicles in unincorporated Hidalgo County are governed by Texas Transportation Code Chapter 683, which lets law enforcement take an abandoned vehicle into custody and tow it.
On unincorporated county roads, street parking is governed by the Texas Transportation Code rather than a local Hidalgo County parking ordinance, which the county cannot broadly adopt.
Unincorporated Hidalgo County has no ordinance banning overnight parking on public roads, but a vehicle left too long can become an abandoned vehicle under state law.
Unincorporated Hidalgo County has no ordinance restricting where commercial trucks or trailers may park, though state weight and abandoned-vehicle laws still apply on public roads.
Unincorporated Hidalgo County has no ordinance dictating driveway surfacing, width, or how many vehicles a resident may keep on a private driveway.
Unincorporated Hidalgo County has no ordinance governing electric-vehicle charging stations, EV parking spaces, or private residential charger installation.
Unincorporated Hidalgo County has no ordinance assigning meaning to painted curbs, because colored-curb parking codes are a municipal function under state law.
Oversized vehicles on unincorporated county roads are governed by state size and weight limits and stopping rules, not a local Hidalgo County parking ordinance.
Unincorporated Hidalgo County does not designate loading zones on public roads, a power that belongs to cities rather than Texas counties.
Hidalgo County has no zoning, so it sets no neighbor or boundary-fence rules in unincorporated areas. Shared-fence rights come from Texas common law and deed restrictions, not county code. Under Texas Property Code Chapter 202, a subdivision's restrictive covenants govern many fences and are liberally construed.
Hidalgo County restricts no fence materials in unincorporated areas because Texas counties have no zoning authority; barbed wire, chain-link, and similar materials are not county-prohibited. Material limits can come only from recorded deed restrictions or HOA covenants, or from a city's code if your property is inside city limits.
Hidalgo County issues no zoning or building permit for a stand-alone fence in unincorporated areas; with no zoning power, there is no county fence permit. County permitting covers subdivision platting, floodplain, and septic. A fence inside a city needs that city's permit, and HOA covenants may require approval.
Hidalgo County imposes no general fence-construction requirements in unincorporated areas because Texas counties have no zoning authority. There is no county rule on fence style, setback, or design. Requirements come only from a plat, deed restrictions, or HOA covenants, and from a city if your land is inside city limits.
Texas counties have no general zoning authority, so Hidalgo County sets no fence-height limit in unincorporated areas. There is no county-wide maximum fence height. If your property lies inside a city (McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission, etc.), that city's zoning code controls; recorded plats or deed restrictions may also cap height.
Hidalgo County has no zoning and adopts no county building code, so it sets no county retaining-wall height or permit rule in unincorporated areas. Structural safety is governed by engineering practice and, in mapped floodplains, by county floodplain rules. Inside a city, that city's building code and permit apply.
Hidalgo County sets no approved or prohibited fence-material list for unincorporated areas because it has no zoning authority. Owners may use wood, masonry, wrought iron, chain-link, or farm wire freely on their own land, subject only to deed restrictions or HOA covenants, and to a city's code inside city limits.
In unincorporated Hidalgo County, loose livestock is handled through Texas state law, not a county animal code. The Agriculture Code lets a county adopt a stock law restricting animals from running at large, and lets the sheriff impound estrays found roaming.
Hidalgo County publishes no numeric limit on how many dogs or cats a household may keep in the unincorporated areas. The practical constraints are state rabies-vaccination duties and general nuisance rules, not a per-household pet cap.
Hidalgo County publishes no ordinance banning the feeding of wildlife in unincorporated areas. Feeding of wild game is instead governed by Texas Parks and Wildlife rules, and food left out that attracts strays or vermin can be treated as a nuisance.
Hidalgo County has no published backyard-chicken permit or poultry cap for unincorporated areas. Keeping poultry and farm animals is governed by state stock-law and estray provisions in the Texas Agriculture Code, and whether livestock may roam depends on the county's range status.
Hidalgo County publishes no beekeeping or hive ordinance for unincorporated areas; its animal function centers on rabies and stray dogs and cats. Bees in Texas are regulated at the state level by the Texas Apiary Inspection Service under the Texas Agriculture Code.
In unincorporated Hidalgo County, dogs are controlled through the county's Rabies Control Authority and Texas law rather than a published municipal leash code. Texas Health and Safety Code Sec. 826.033 lets counties require restraint and impound stray or unrestrained dogs and cats.
Hidalgo County does not ban or restrict any dog breed, and Texas law forbids it from doing so. Health and Safety Code Sec. 822.047 lets a county add dangerous-dog rules only if they are not specific to a breed. Dangerous dogs are handled by individual conduct, not breed.
Hidalgo County has no separate exotic-pet permit scheme; its animal function is rabies control and stray dogs and cats. Dangerous wild animals in Texas are governed by Health and Safety Code Chapter 822, Subchapter E, which requires a certificate of registration and liability insurance.
Hidalgo County has no published cat-leash ordinance, but state law applies. Every cat must be vaccinated against rabies under Health and Safety Code Sec. 826.021, and a cat that bites can be quarantined or observed by the county's Rabies Control Authority.
Hidalgo County has no ordinance using the word 'hoarding,' but neglect of many animals is reachable through Texas cruelty law and the county's rabies and stray-animal duties. Serious neglect can be charged under Penal Code Sec. 42.09 and Sec. 42.092.
The Hidalgo County Fire Marshal regulates outdoor fires in the unincorporated area under Texas Administrative Code outdoor-burning rules. Contained recreational fires must be attended, and open burning of debris requires a burn permit and is suspended during any active county burn ban.
Outdoor burning in unincorporated Hidalgo County is governed by Chapter 111 of the Texas Administrative Code and requires a burn permit from the Fire Marshal to burn brush. Burning is suspended countywide whenever the Commissioners Court declares a burn ban.
Texas allows consumer fireworks on private property in the unincorporated area of Hidalgo County, but the Commissioners Court may by order restrict certain aerial and stick-type 'restricted fireworks' during drought conditions under Local Government Code Section 352.051.
Hidalgo County has no wildland-urban-interface defensible-space mandate; brush clearance is addressed through outdoor-burning and burn-permit rules rather than a clearance ordinance. Cleared brush may be disposed of only under a Fire Marshal burn permit or by lawful hauling.
The Hidalgo County Fire Marshal enforces the International Fire Code and requires working smoke alarms in overnight accommodation facilities. Fire and life-safety inspections verify that alarms are present and in proper working condition.
Backyard and open fires in unincorporated Hidalgo County follow the state outdoor-burning rules in 30 TAC Chapter 111 and any active Commissioners Court burn ban. Any fire must be attended, and the person burning remains liable for resulting damage.
Propane and LP-gas storage in Hidalgo County is regulated by the Railroad Commission of Texas LP-Gas Safety Rules and the International Fire Code enforced by the Fire Marshal. Installers must be state-licensed and tanks must meet NFPA 58 setback distances.
Hidalgo County is not a mapped high wildfire-hazard or wildland-urban-interface region and has no defensible-space or building-hardening overlay. The main seasonal fire risk is drought-driven brush and grass fires, addressed through Commissioners Court burn bans.
Texas counties cannot zone or set a cosmetic lawn-height limit in unincorporated areas. Hidalgo County instead abates high weeds only as a public-health nuisance under Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 343: weeds over 36 inches, or weeds within 300 feet of another residence, may be ordered cut.
Hidalgo County does not set landscape-watering schedules; it has no such ordinance and no county water utility. Outdoor-watering limits come from each city, water supply corporation, and irrigation district, coordinated through regional drought planning and the TCEQ, since the county draws Rio Grande water via Falcon Reservoir.
Hidalgo County has no tree-trimming ordinance or permit for private property in unincorporated areas, because Texas counties lack general zoning authority. Property owners may prune their own trees freely; the county only addresses vegetation as a public-health nuisance or where it blocks a drainage easement or county road.
Hidalgo County has no ordinance permitting or banning artificial turf; lacking zoning authority, it sets no synthetic-grass standard for private property. Texas law also blocks an HOA from banning water-conserving turf. City rules govern inside city limits.
There is no Hidalgo County tree-removal permit or protected-tree ordinance in unincorporated areas, because Texas counties cannot zone private land. Owners may remove their own trees. The county's only vegetation authority is nuisance abatement under Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 343 and protecting drainage easements and roads.
Hidalgo County's weed rule is nuisance abatement under Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 343, not a mowing ordinance. Its Nuisance Abatement Program (adopted 2016) abates 'weedy lots' in unincorporated areas: weeds over 36 inches, or within 300 feet of another residence or business.
Hidalgo County does not mandate or restrict landscape plant choices; with no zoning authority it has no native-plant or turf ordinance for private yards. Texas law protects water-wise landscaping: an HOA cannot ban drought-resistant native plants or water-conserving turf (Property Code 202.007).
Rainwater harvesting is fully allowed in Hidalgo County; there is no county ordinance restricting it. Texas law encourages it: property owners' associations cannot ban rain barrels or rainwater systems (Property Code 202.007), and the state promotes capture for landscape irrigation.
Backyard composting is allowed in Hidalgo County; there is no ordinance against it and the county cannot zone private yards. The only limit is nuisance abatement: a compost pile that becomes unsanitary or harbors vermin can be addressed under Texas Health & Safety Code 343.011.
Hidalgo County sets no fence rule for residential pools in unincorporated areas — Texas bars counties from building-coding one- and two-family homes. Public and spa pools must be enclosed by a barrier at least 48 inches high under Texas DSHS rule 25 TAC §265.192.
Above-ground pools at a home in unincorporated Hidalgo County need no county permit or barrier — Texas counties cannot code one- and two-family dwellings. Commercial or apartment above-ground pools follow Texas DSHS public-pool rules in 25 TAC Chapter 265.
Private residential hot tubs and spas in unincorporated Hidalgo County are unregulated by the county — Texas bars county building codes for homes. Public and semi-public spas must meet Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 341 and DSHS rule 25 TAC Chapter 265.
Hidalgo County imposes no safety code on private residential pools in unincorporated areas. Public pools and spas must meet Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 341 sanitation, chlorination, and anti-entrapment drain standards enforced by county Environmental Health.
Hidalgo County does not permit or inspect residential swimming pools in unincorporated areas — Texas counties cannot adopt building codes for one- and two-family homes. Only public and commercial pools are regulated, through the Texas DSHS standards enforced by county Environmental Health.
Hidalgo County has no zoning authority, so home businesses in unincorporated areas are not restricted by county land-use rules. Texas counties generally cannot zone; only cities can impose home-occupation zoning inside their limits.
Hidalgo County issues no home-occupation permit because it has no zoning authority over unincorporated areas. Home businesses need no county land-use approval, though state trade and professional licensing still applies.
Hidalgo County has no zoning or sign ordinance for residential property, so home businesses in unincorporated areas face no county limit on signs. Sign rules apply only inside city limits or, for highway signs, under TxDOT state law.
Cottage food producers in Hidalgo County follow the Texas Cottage Food Law, not a county ordinance. No permit or inspection is required, and annual gross food income is capped at $50,000 under Texas Health & Safety Code §437.001.
Home daycares in Hidalgo County are licensed by the state, not the county — Texas counties cannot zone. Texas Human Resources Code §42.041 bars operating a child-care facility without a license from Texas Health and Human Services.
Texas counties cannot zone, so unincorporated Hidalgo County has no ADU or second-dwelling zoning ordinance. What does apply to a new accessory dwelling is a septic (OSSF) permit, a floodplain development permit, and subdivision platting through the county Planning Department.
Texas counties cannot zone, so unincorporated Hidalgo County has no shed size, height, or setback ordinance. A simple storage shed with no plumbing needs no county building permit, but the county Planning Department still requires a development permit for any structure and a floodplain permit in mapped flood zones.
Texas counties cannot zone, so unincorporated Hidalgo County has no carport ordinance and no setback or height limits like a city would set. The county Planning Department still requires a development permit for any structure, and a floodplain development permit if the carport sits in a mapped flood zone.
Texas counties cannot zone, so unincorporated Hidalgo County has no garage-conversion ordinance and issues no building permit for interior work. But converting a garage into living space that adds bedrooms increases septic load, so an OSSF (septic) permit review and, in flood zones, a floodplain permit still apply.
Texas counties cannot zone, so unincorporated Hidalgo County has no minimum-dwelling-size or tiny-home ordinance. Placing a tiny home instead triggers a septic (OSSF) permit, a county development permit, a floodplain permit in flood zones, and subdivision platting under Local Government Code Chapter 232.
Residential barbecue grilling is allowed in Hidalgo County, but during an active Commissioners Court burn ban outdoor open flames are restricted, and propane cylinders must be stored and used per the Railroad Commission LP-gas rules and the International Fire Code.
Backyard smokers and wood or charcoal cooking are allowed in Hidalgo County when no burn ban is in effect, but must be attended, and open wood fires are restricted during a Commissioners Court burn ban issued during drought or elevated fire danger.
Hidalgo County sets no lot-coverage or floor-area ratio limit in unincorporated areas because Texas counties have no zoning authority. The county's land control is subdivision platting (lot layout under Local Government Code Chapter 232), not coverage. Coverage caps, if any, come from deed restrictions or a city inside city limits.
Hidalgo County has no general zoning, so there is no county-wide numeric building setback in unincorporated areas. Setbacks come from recorded subdivision plat building lines, reviewed by the Planning Department, and from deed restrictions. Along public roads, the commissioners court may set set-back lines under Local Government Code Chapter 233.
Hidalgo County sets no building or structure height limit in unincorporated areas because Texas counties have no zoning authority. There is no county maximum height for homes, barns, or accessory structures outside city limits. Any limits come from deed restrictions or HOA covenants, or a city inside city limits.
In unincorporated Hidalgo County, blighted property is addressed under Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 343. The Commissioners Court runs an Unincorporated Area Nuisance Abatement Program targeting weedy lots, rubbish, junk, and drainage-blocking conditions on private land.
Vacant and weedy lots in unincorporated Hidalgo County are regulated as public nuisances under Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 343. Overgrown lots, dumped debris, and drainage-blocking brush are the main targets of the county's Nuisance Abatement Program.
Unincorporated Hidalgo County does not license or limit residential garage and yard sales; there is no county garage-sale permit. Sales are governed only by state nuisance and sign rules, while cities within the county set their own permit requirements.
Unincorporated Hidalgo County has no cart-color or set-out ordinance because there is no county curbside service. State nuisance law requires refuse to be kept in a closed receptacle so it does not become a public nuisance in a neighborhood.
In unincorporated Hidalgo County, tall weeds near homes and businesses are a public nuisance under Texas Health & Safety Code Section 343.011. The county's Nuisance Abatement Program mows weedy lots after notice and bills the owner.
Hidalgo County provides no curbside trash pickup in unincorporated areas. Rural residents buy a vehicle permit and haul waste to one of 13 Citizen Collection Stations, or arrange private subscription service; city residents use their city's collection.
There are no county curbside set-out or bin-placement rules in unincorporated Hidalgo County because trash is disposed of by drop-off at Citizen Collection Stations, not curb collection. State nuisance law still requires refuse to stay contained.
Hidalgo County does not run a mandatory or curbside recycling program for unincorporated areas. Its rural solid-waste program is permit-based drop-off disposal only; recycling is voluntary and provided through cities or private services.
Unincorporated Hidalgo County residents dispose of bulky items and brush at permitted county drop-off sites, not through curbside bulk pickup. Recovery centers accept large household items, and a separate brush site and construction facility handle other materials.
Illegal dumping in unincorporated Hidalgo County is a state offense under Texas Health & Safety Code Section 365.012, enforced by the county. Disposing of solid waste anywhere other than an approved site is prosecuted, and residents can report dumping to the county online.
Texas counties cannot zone, so unincorporated Hidalgo County has no garage-sale-sign ordinance. Signs may be posted on private property with the owner's permission, but signs in a county or state road right-of-way may be removed by the road authority under state law.
Texas counties cannot zone, so unincorporated Hidalgo County has no political-sign ordinance regulating signs on private property. Election signs are broadly protected by the First Amendment, and state law limits how close any sign may sit to a county road right-of-way.
Texas counties cannot zone, so unincorporated Hidalgo County has no dark-sky or outdoor-lighting ordinance. Texas does have a statewide outdoor-lighting law for state-funded projects, but on private property in the county lighting is largely unregulated.
Texas counties cannot zone, so unincorporated Hidalgo County has no light-trespass ordinance. Light spilling onto a neighbor's property is not handled by a county lighting code; the usual remedy is a private nuisance claim under Texas common law, or a city ordinance inside city limits.
These unincorporated areas are also governed by Hidalgo County ordinances.