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San Angelo's STR ordinance sets no fixed maximum guest count. Section 406 instead scales required parking to rentable rooms, bars camping units on residential lots, and prohibits meal…
San Angelo requires short-term rentals to provide at least two paved off-street parking spaces, plus one more for each separately rented guest room, on the same lot, except in the…
Neither Texas nor San Angelo requires short-term rental operators to carry specific liability insurance. Section 406 imposes no insurance mandate, though hosts are strongly advised to…
Short-term rentals in San Angelo owe the 6% Texas state hotel occupancy tax plus the city's 7% hotel occupancy tax, totaling 13%. Platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo collect and remit both…
San Angelo STR guests must follow the city noise ordinance, Sec. 8.01.005. Section 406 requires operators to post those noise restrictions and their contact information in each unit's…
San Angelo permits short-term rentals under Zoning Ordinance Sec. 406. STRs are allowed by right where the Use Table permits; elsewhere they need Conditional Use approval from the…
San Angelo requires vehicles in residential yards to be parked on an improved surface (concrete, asphalt, pavers, or compacted gravel) or screened behind a six-foot opaque fence (Sec…
In San Angelo residential districts, RVs, travel trailers, boats, and other vehicles may not be parked in a yard unless on an improved surface or screened behind a solidly opaque…
San Angelo has no ordinance restricting home EV chargers. Installing a Level 2 (240-volt) charger requires an electrical permit under the city's adopted code. Texas has no…
San Angelo has no general overnight street-parking ban. Timed parking zones are enforced only from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Sec. 10.04.001), so overnight parking is allowed except where signs…
San Angelo prohibits parking trucks and truck-trailers in the downtown business district (Sec. 10.04.003). A commercial vehicle is any vehicle used primarily to transport property, and…
San Angelo declares junk vehicles visible from a public right-of-way a public nuisance (Sec. 8.03.011). After at least 10 days' notice and a municipal-court hearing, the city can tow…
San Angelo prohibits stopping or parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, in front of driveways, on sidewalks, within intersections, and within 20 feet of a fire-station driveway…
San Angelo sets no dedicated construction-hours ordinance. Construction noise is governed by the general noise rule, Sec. 8.01.005, which makes work between 10:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m…
San Angelo requires a police permit to operate vehicle-mounted amplified sound systems under Sec. 8.01.006. Other amplified music must comply with the general noise ordinance, Sec…
San Angelo sets no leaf-blower-specific restrictions. Gas and electric blowers are allowed, subject only to the general noise ordinance, Sec. 8.01.005. Use before 7:00 a.m. risks a…
Persistent dog barking is handled as a noise disturbance under San Angelo Code Sec. 8.01.005 and through Animal Services. Barking that recurs three or more times in ten days is prima…
San Angelo bans unnecessary, loud, unusual, or prolonged noise under Code Sec. 8.01.005. Noise between 10:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., or occurring three or more times in ten days, is prima…
Aircraft noise in flight is regulated exclusively by the FAA under federal law (49 U.S.C. 40103, 14 CFR Part 36, 91, 150). Texas cities and counties cannot impose noise limits on…
San Angelo requires owners to trim trees overhanging sidewalks, streets, and alleys so branches don't block travel (Sec. 7.02.031), and to keep hedges clear of public sidewalks (Sec…
San Angelo treats grass, weeds, or brush over 12 inches as a nuisance (Sec. 7.02.063). 'Brush' includes mesquite, greasewood, and cacti. Pasture, gardens, and remote large lots are…
San Angelo assigns landscape watering days by drought level. Standard Conservation allows watering twice per seven days in the growing season, never noon–6 p.m.; deeper drought levels…
San Angelo caps uncultivated grass, weeds, and brush at 12 inches inside the city limits (Sec. 7.02.063). Owners get seven days after notice before the city mows and liens the property.
Removing a tree on your own San Angelo property needs no city permit. You may not destroy trees you don't own, public trees, or downtown right-of-way trees without authority (Secs…
San Angelo does not ban artificial turf, and synthetic lawns sidestep drought watering limits. Unlike natural drought-resistant turf, artificial turf is not shielded by Texas Property…
San Angelo, reliant on reservoirs, encourages rainwater harvesting. Texas Property Code §202.007 voids any HOA covenant banning rain barrels or rainwater harvesting systems, though…
San Angelo's semi-arid climate favors drought-tolerant natives and xeriscaping. Texas Property Code §202.007 voids HOA bans on drought-resistant landscaping and water-conserving turf…
San Angelo sets fence height through its zoning ordinance, but the hard, enforced rule is the corner sight triangle: nothing between two and nine feet tall may sit in the 30-by-30-foot…
San Angelo requires a safety barrier around residential pools under its adopted 2021 building codes, and Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 757 sets enclosure standards for apartment…
A residential fence in San Angelo needs no building permit unless it stands over seven feet, under the city's adopted 2021 International Residential Code. Anyone hired to build it must…
Texas has no Good Neighbor Fence Act, so in San Angelo each owner pays for and maintains their own fence. Cost-sharing is voluntary, and boundary or encroachment disputes are settled…
No Texas law restricts fence materials, so wood, chain-link, wrought iron, vinyl, and masonry are all allowed in San Angelo. The zoning ordinance governs materials by district, and…
Under San Angelo's adopted 2021 building codes, a retaining wall needs a building permit once it exceeds four feet, measured from the bottom of the footing, or whenever it supports a…
San Angelo strictly limits open burning. Ground fires are prohibited (Sec. 6.06.005), open burning must stay 350 feet from structures, and burning construction materials, trash, or…
San Angelo has no formal wildfire hazard zone map or defensible-space ordinance like California's. Wildfire risk in this drought-prone West Texas region is managed through the 12-inch…
San Angelo permits recreational fires and fire pits but limits fuel to 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet high (Sec. 6.06.002). Fires in approved containers must sit at least 15 feet from…
San Angelo bans fireworks entirely. Sec. 6.04.002 makes it unlawful to have, store, use, sell, or possess fireworks of any description within the city and up to 5,000 feet beyond the…
San Angelo makes it unlawful to let grass, weeds, or brush grow taller than 12 inches on any lot (Sec. 7.02.063). After a 7-day notice the city abates overgrowth and files a lien for…
San Angelo home occupations must not generate traffic, parking, or deliveries beyond what is normal for a residence. Walk-in retail is not a permitted home occupation.
San Angelo's home occupation rules keep residential blocks looking residential: no exterior business signs, displays, or other outward evidence of the business are allowed at a home…
San Angelo permits home occupations as an accessory use in residential zones under its Zoning Ordinance (Code of Ordinances Chapter 12, Exhibit A). The work must stay subordinate to…
San Angelo follows Texas's permissive cottage food law: you can sell approved homemade, shelf-stable foods directly to consumers from home without a health permit or inspection, up to…
Home daycares in San Angelo are licensed by the state, not the city. Texas requires registration or licensing through HHSC Child Care Regulation, with the child count setting whether…
San Angelo has no ordinance that specifically bans feeding wildlife such as deer or feral hogs. Feeding that creates unsanitary or nuisance conditions, or that attracts pests with…
San Angelo lets residents keep up to five bee hives anywhere, but six or more hives must sit at least 75 feet from any neighbor's home or business under Code section 3.01.009. Hives…
San Angelo caps roosters at one adult male per property and bars keeping chickens, fowl, or rabbits within 100 feet of any neighbor's home or business, a setback that rules out…
San Angelo bans no dog breed. Texas Health and Safety Code section 822.047 forbids any city from adopting breed-specific dangerous-dog rules, so pit bulls and other breeds are legal…
San Angelo bans keeping "prohibited animals" under Code section 3.01.011, a list covering venomous reptiles, big cats, wolves, bears, primates, and more. Hamsters, guinea pigs…
San Angelo requires a dog to be leashed whenever it is walked outside a fenced yard, and its home area must be securely fenced. Tethering a dog as its primary enclosure is capped at…
A building permit is required before installing an in-ground or above-ground pool, spa, or permanent hot tub in San Angelo, issued by the Permits and Inspections Division. Construction…
Residential hot tubs need permits for the 240-volt electrical connection and, for permanent installs, construction. A locking safety cover can satisfy the barrier. Public and…
Above-ground pools need a building permit and barrier compliance under the adopted 2021 ISPSC. A pool wall at least 48 inches high can serve as the barrier; access ladders must be…
Public and semipublic pools need an annual City/County Health Department operating permit and must meet the state Standards for Swimming Pools and Spas. All pools require…
Residential pools need a 48-inch barrier with self-closing, self-latching gates under the adopted 2021 ISPSC. Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 757 adds enclosure rules for…
San Angelo has no dedicated tiny-home ordinance. A foundation-built small home must meet zoning district and building-code standards; homes on wheels are treated as RVs or manufactured…
San Angelo allows one detached accessory apartment on a single-family lot in the RS-2 or RM-1 district. It must be under 900 square feet, owner-occupied, and on a home at least five…
Detached accessory buildings on a residential lot are capped at 600 square feet or 50 percent of the main house, whichever is greater. The adopted 2021 IRC exempts tool sheds of 200…
A carport's supporting structure cannot stand in a required front or side yard unless it sits in an Open Structure overlay or is approved by variance. Carports built before March 1995…
Converting a garage to living space needs a building permit and must keep the required off-street parking. San Angelo expressly allows converting a detached garage into an accessory…
Door-to-door sellers in San Angelo must carry a valid Itinerant Merchant Permit issued by the Police Department and show it on request. Soliciting is allowed only between 9 a.m. and…
San Angelo residents can stop solicitors by posting a clear 'No Soliciting' sign and refusing entry. Ignoring the sign or refusing to leave is criminal trespass under Texas Penal Code…
San Angelo has no citywide tree-replacement or mitigation-planting mandate for residential lots. Downtown right-of-way trees cannot be destroyed for construction without prior city…
San Angelo has no heritage or landmark tree program and sets no diameter-based protection for private trees. The city's tree authority covers right-of-way and public trees outside…
San Angelo requires no permit to remove a tree on your own private property. City council approval is required only to destroy trees in the downtown street right-of-way bounded by…
San Angelo food trucks need a mobile food establishment permit and health inspection. Texas launched a statewide DSHS mobile food vendor license in 2026, streamlining permits that…
San Angelo food trucks operate on private property with the owner's permission and must meet zoning rules. Vending in the public right-of-way is restricted so trucks don't obstruct…
Growing cannabis at home is illegal in San Angelo. Texas has no recreational or conventional medical marijuana program; only prescribed low-THC products dispensed under the state…
San Angelo has no cannabis dispensaries. Texas bans recreational and conventional medical marijuana sales; only a few state-licensed Compassionate Use dispensing organizations can…
San Angelo caps light at a residential property line at 0.05 foot-candles and bars any light beam directed across a boundary above three feet, prohibiting glare that becomes a…
San Angelo requires outdoor light fixtures to be shielded and aimed so no light crosses onto a neighbor's property or the public right-of-way, under Code of Ordinances Chapter 8…
San Angelo garbage is collected once weekly by Republic Services under city contract. Recycling and bulk pickup alternate every other week on your same garbage day. Set carts out by 7…
San Angelo requires carts at the curb or alley by 7 a.m. or the night before, with handles facing your home. Keep carts three feet from objects and five feet from vehicles, and return…
San Angelo collects bulk items curbside on your garbage day, alternating every other week with recycling. The limit is five cubic yards, about a pickup-bed load or 15 bags of yard…
San Angelo provides curbside recycling collected every other week on your garbage day, alternating opposite bulk pickup. Recycling is a city-provided service through Republic Services…
San Angelo sets no specific hour-of-day limits for garage sales, but each sale is capped at three consecutive calendar days under Article 5.05. Early-morning and late-night activity is…
San Angelo does not require a permit or registration to hold a garage sale. Occasional and garage sales are allowed in residential districts under Article 5.05, as long as you follow…
San Angelo allows no more than three garage or occasional sales per year by the same property owner or on the same premises, and each sale may last a maximum of three consecutive…
Snow is rare in San Angelo, and the city has no snow-removal ordinance. Property owners must instead keep sidewalks clear of overhanging trees and encroaching hedges and shrubbery…
San Angelo carts should be stored off public view between pickups and kept sanitary. A garbage receptacle in an unsanitary condition is unlawful under sec. 7.02.065, and set-out timing…
Merchandise, tables, and signs from a garage sale cannot be left to accumulate as junk or unsightly matter. San Angelo caps sales at three consecutive days, after which leftover items…
San Angelo prohibits accumulations of junk, debris, and unsightly matter and unsanitary conditions on any property under Article 7.02. Owners get seven days after notice to fix…
Vacant-lot owners in San Angelo must keep grass, weeds, and brush under 12 inches and free of junk and dumping. The city gives seven days after notice, then mows or clears the lot and…
Commercial drone pilots in San Angelo need an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate. Texas Government Code §423.009 blocks the city from adding its own operating rules, though state…
San Angelo cannot pass its own drone rules — Texas Government Code §423.009 preempts local drone ordinances. Recreational flyers follow FAA rules: register drones over 0.55 lb, stay…
San Angelo caps residential structures at 35 feet or 2½ stories in every single-family and low-rise multifamily district, from R&E and RS-1 through RM-1, under Zoning Ordinance Sec…
San Angelo controls building intensity through a Maximum Floor Area Ratio, not a percent lot-coverage cap. RS-1 lots allow FAR 0.40, RS-2 0.50, and RS-3 0.60 under Zoning Ordinance…
San Angelo's zoning ordinance sets minimum yards by district. RS-1 and RS-2 single-family lots require a 25-foot front yard, 5-foot side yards on each side, and a 20-foot rear yard…
San Angelo has no enforceable juvenile curfew. Texas House Bill 1819 (2023) added Local Government Code §370.007, barring every city and county from adopting or enforcing curfews for…
San Angelo parks are open sunrise to sunset daily unless posted otherwise. Park playgrounds are closed to everyone between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., and overnight stays require a…
Rooftop solar in San Angelo requires both a building permit and an electrical permit from the city, plus an interconnection agreement with AEP Texas. Larger systems (over 10 kW) need…
Texas law bars any homeowners' association from prohibiting solar panels. San Angelo HOAs may set only limited, reasonable placement conditions and cannot ban rooftop solar outright…
San Angelo does not require landlords to register or license residential rentals and runs no proactive inspection program. Housing complaints are handled reactively by code…
San Angelo has no rent control. Texas Local Government Code Section 214.902 lets a city cap rent only during a governor-approved disaster housing emergency, so market rates govern…
Texas gives San Angelo tenants no just-cause eviction protection. A landlord may end a month-to-month tenancy or decline renewal without stating a reason, after at least three days'…
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 § 92.052 a landlord must make a diligent effort to repair conditions that materially affect an ordinary tenant's health or safety after proper notice. Section…
Texas has no statute requiring a landlord to give advance notice before entering a residential rental unit. Whether and how much notice is required is governed entirely by the lease…
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 has no statute capping residential rent or requiring advance notice before a rent increase. Amount and timing are governed entirely by the lease. On a month-to-month tenancy a…
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…
San Angelo operates a TPDES-permitted municipal storm sewer system (MS4) and enforces its Stormwater Ordinance (Article 12.400) with the Stormwater Design Manual. Illicit discharges to…
San Angelo sits in West Central Texas on the Concho River, roughly 250 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. No coastal, beachfront, dune, or tidal-construction rules apply here. Building…
Construction sites in San Angelo disturbing one acre or more must control erosion and sediment under the TPDES Construction General Permit (TXR150000) and the city's construction-site…
San Angelo reviews grading and drainage for new development against its Stormwater Design Manual (Article 12.400). Runoff cannot be redirected onto neighboring property, and grading or…
San Angelo participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and enforces floodplain development standards under Article 12.05 of its Code, with the City Engineer serving as…
San Angelo cannot require a permit, charge a fee, or restrict the size of a political sign placed on private property with the owner's consent, up to 36 square feet and eight feet…
San Angelo sets no time limits or permit requirements on residential holiday decorations. The sign code expressly exempts holiday and celebration decorations not used for advertising…
San Angelo garage sale signs are temporary signs needing no permit, but they may not be placed in the public right-of-way or on utility poles. Sales are limited to three per year…
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…
HB 2127 (2023), the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act, preempts municipal predictive or fair workweek scheduling ordinances. Texas cities cannot require employers to provide advance…
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…
Under the Texas Residential Property Owners Protection Act, unpaid assessments become a lien (Tex. Prop. Code § 209.0094), but a Texas HOA may not foreclose that lien without first…
Texas requires open HOA governance: Tex. Prop. Code § 209.0051 makes board meetings open to owners with advance notice, § 209.005 gives owners the right to inspect association books…
A Texas HOA enforces its recorded restrictive covenants (Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 202), but Chapter 209 controls the procedure: § 209.006 requires certified-mail notice and a cure…
Before a Texas HOA may levy a fine, Tex. Prop. Code § 209.006 requires written notice by certified mail describing the violation and a reasonable time to cure. The owner may request a…
Texas law overrides HOA covenants on several fronts: Tex. Prop. Code § 202.010 bars associations from prohibiting solar energy devices, § 202.012 protects the U.S., Texas, and military…
Texas Government Code Chapter 673 requires every state agency to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm the work eligibility of new employees, and Executive Order RP-80 extends…
Texas Government Code Chapter 752, enacted by Senate Bill 4 in 2017, prohibits any local entity, campus police department, or jail from adopting sanctuary policies. Local officials…
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…
Health and Safety Code Section 361.0961 also preempts municipal bans on polystyrene foam containers used for food service. The same statute that struck down plastic bag bans prevents…
Plastic straw bans by Texas municipalities are preempted under Health and Safety Code Section 361.0961 and reinforced by HB 2127 (2023). Cities cannot prohibit or restrict food service…