Tierra Grande, TX

Unincorporated Nueces County has no construction-hours rule—Texas counties cannot zone. Corpus Christi Code § 31-6 exempts construction noise only during 7:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.; work outside that window must meet the general decibel limits or qualify as urgent public-safety work.

Nueces County has no county noise ordinance. In Corpus Christi, Code § 31-2 declares keeping any animal that makes 'frequent or long, continued noise' an unlawful noise nuisance. In unincorporated areas, a barking dog is handled under state disorderly-conduct and nuisance law.

Nueces County sets no noise ordinance. Corpus Christi Code § 31-2 makes playing any radio, instrument, or sound amplifier a noise nuisance when it disturbs neighbors, and § 31-3 caps received sound at 70 dB(A) daytime / 60 dB(A) at night at the property line.

Nueces County sets no noise ordinance because Texas counties cannot zone. In Corpus Christi, sound crossing your property line cannot exceed 60 dB(A) overnight (11:01 p.m.–8:00 a.m. Sun–Thu). Unincorporated areas rely on Texas disorderly-conduct law for unreasonable noise.

Neither Nueces County nor Corpus Christi bans leaf blowers by type or decibel. Corpus Christi Code § 31-6 exempts 'normal maintenance of property, such as lawn mowing' only from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; outside those hours the general limits apply.

Nueces County has no vehicle-noise ordinance. Corpus Christi Code § 31-5 makes it unlawful to run a vehicle sound amplifier audible 30 feet or more from the source, and § 31-2 requires a working muffler to prevent loud or explosive exhaust noise.

Unincorporated Nueces County has no decibel limit—Texas counties can't zone. Corpus Christi Code § 31-3 caps received sound at 70 dB(A) daytime, 60 dB(A) overnight, and 85 dB(A) in the Entertainment District, measured at the property line where sound is received.

Nueces County has no outdoor-music ordinance. In Corpus Christi, outdoor sound must meet the § 31-3 property-line limits (70 dB(A) day, 60 dB(A) night), except the downtown/bayfront Entertainment District, where up to 85 dB(A) is allowed at all times.

Nueces County cannot zone industrial noise. Corpus Christi Code § 31-4 bans perceptible ground or airborne vibration crossing onto adjoining property, and § 31-6 caps HVAC and pool machinery at 70 dB(A) on residential property, unless state or federal law preempts.

Neither Nueces County nor Corpus Christi regulates aircraft noise—it is preempted by federal law. Corpus Christi Code § 31-6 expressly exempts sound produced by aircraft in flight, leaving jets over Corpus Christi International and NAS Kingsville/Corpus under FAA control.

Nueces County keeps no STR registry. Port Aransas registration is valid 24 months, then renews on an annual calendar-year basis. Corpus Christi registration is annual and renewed each January through MuniRevs. Each permitted unit gets a unique registration number that must appear in every ad.

Texas counties cannot zone or license short-term rentals in unincorporated areas. Inside a city, the city code governs. Corpus Christi and Port Aransas both require an STR permit before you rent or even advertise a home for stays under 30 days.

STR hosts need not be present, but Port Aransas requires a designated local contact available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, who responds in person within one hour to complaints. Corpus Christi similarly requires a 24-hour contact number on the permit application.

Short-term rentals owe hotel occupancy tax. Corpus Christi charges a 9% city HOT on rentals under 30 days, on top of the 6% Texas state HOT. Counties may levy their own venue/HOT under Texas Tax Code Ch. 352. City permit fees also apply.

The county sets no STR parking rule. Port Aransas requires the tenant information sheet to show the location of off-street parking and adjacent no-parking fire lanes, and warns that violating parking rules is a City code violation subject to citation.

Nueces County sets no STR occupancy cap. Port Aransas limits occupancy to two adults per sleeping room plus four more, unless the Building Official approves otherwise. Children under 12 are not counted. Corpus Christi sets each home's maximum on the permitted floor plan.

Neither Nueces County nor its cities require an STR to be the operator's primary residence. Whole-home beach rentals are the norm in Port Aransas and Corpus Christi. The main location limit is that Corpus Christi bars STRs in single-family zoning on Padre and Mustang Island.

Nueces County sets no STR insurance rule. Corpus Christi's STR application requires a sworn self-certification that the owner maintains insurance coverage and complies with annual inspection and safety standards. Port Aransas focuses on fire-extinguisher and building-code safety rather than an explicit insurance mandate.

Nueces County has no STR noise ordinance. Port Aransas requires noise and lighting restrictions on the tenant information sheet and mandates a one-hour local-contact response to complaints. City noise codes and Texas disorderly-conduct law (Penal Code 42.01) set the actual limits.

Nueces County and its cities set no limit on how many nights per year a home can be rented short-term. An STR is simply defined by stays under 30 consecutive days. There is no rented-nights ceiling, though the 30-day threshold separates STR use from long-term tenancy.

Outdoor burning is prohibited statewide by TCEQ rule (30 TAC §111.201) unless a listed exception applies. Nueces County may impose burn bans during drought. Corpus Christi prohibits open burning within city limits.

Nueces County has no residential building code for unincorporated areas, so smoke-alarm rules come from the state and from cities. Corpus Christi enforces the International Residential/Fire Code, which requires working smoke alarms in every bedroom and on each level.

Consumer fireworks are broadly legal in unincorporated Nueces County under Texas Occupations Code Ch. 2154. The Commissioners Court may restrict certain fireworks only after a declared drought. Corpus Christi bans all fireworks discharge citywide.

Nueces County cannot zone or issue fire-pit permits in unincorporated areas. Small recreational fires are generally allowed, but state TCEQ outdoor-burning rules apply. Inside Corpus Christi, the adopted fire code governs pits.

Texas counties have no defensible-space zoning. Nueces County can abate high weeds, brush and rubbish only as a public health nuisance under Health & Safety Code Ch. 343, within 300 feet of a residence. Cities set their own lot-clearing rules.

Texas counties cannot zone LP-gas storage, so household propane rules come from the state and cities. The Texas Railroad Commission licenses LP-gas activity statewide, and Corpus Christi enforces the International Fire Code (based on NFPA 58) for tanks and cylinders.

Contained recreational and cooking fires are generally allowed in unincorporated Nueces County. Burning household or yard waste is restricted by TCEQ rule 30 TAC §111.209 and suspended during county burn bans. Corpus Christi limits open flames.

Texas has no legal wildfire-hazard zoning like California's, and Nueces County designates no mapped 'wildfire zone.' Wildfire risk is tracked by Texas A&M Forest Service, and the county manages danger mainly through drought burn bans.

Texas counties can't zone driveways, so residential driveway rules come from your city. Corpus Christi bars parking in an alley in a way that blocks the driveway entrance to abutting property and defines a driveway for its parking code; unincorporated county lots have no county driveway rule.

Nueces County has no general street-parking ordinance for city streets — those belong to each city. Corpus Christi requires vehicles to park parallel, facing traffic, with right wheels within 18 inches of the curb, and no parking that leaves under 10 feet of roadway.

Nueces County can't zone, so oversized-vehicle limits come from your city. Corpus Christi bans commercial vehicles, trailers, tractors and any vehicle over two tons gross weight from the Packery Channel area lots without a permit, and bars detached trailers on streets.

There is no countywide overnight parking ban. Corpus Christi only restricts 1:00 a.m.–6:00 a.m. parking on posted streets. Overnight camping and parking is allowed on Padre and Mustang Island beaches with a $12 annual beach sticker; the barge dock lot bars 10 p.m.–5 a.m. parking.

Texas counties can't zone, so RV/boat storage rules come from your city. In Corpus Christi, a trailer, boat trailer or house trailer may not sit on a street unless attached to a vehicle able to move it. Nueces County beaches allow RV/vehicle beach parking with a $12 annual sticker.

Texas counties can't zone commercial-vehicle parking, so rules come from your city. Corpus Christi lets commercial vehicles use loading zones for up to 30 minutes between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. (except Sundays) and bars display, sale, washing or repair of vehicles on streets.

This is a real county power. Under Texas Transportation Code Ch. 683, a junked vehicle visible from a public place is a public nuisance that Nueces County may abate and remove. A vehicle is 'junked' if inoperable 72 hours on public property or 30 days on private property.

Nueces County sets no EV-charging parking ordinance — counties can't zone, and there is no county rule reserving spaces or barring non-EVs from chargers. Rules come from the property owner, the city, or state law; Texas does not mandate an ICE-vehicle 'blocking' penalty statewide.

Curb-color parking rules come from the city, not Nueces County. Corpus Christi's code sets the meaning of curb markings: solid red means no parking, white with a stencil number is a time limit, yellow with black stripes is a bus zone, and yellow 'Loading Zone' lettering marks a loading zone.

Loading zones are a city matter, not a county one. Corpus Christi's traffic engineer designates and signs loading zones; commercial vehicles get 30 minutes and passenger loading is limited to 3 minutes. Where no hours are posted, the rules apply 24 hours a day.

Unincorporated Nueces County requires no tree-removal permit because Texas counties cannot zone. In Corpus Christi, the Unified Development Code protects certain landscape and street-yard trees, which may require a permit or replacement before removal.

Unincorporated Nueces County can only abate weeds as a public nuisance under Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 343. Inside Corpus Christi, city Code Section 23-70 bans weeds or brush 12 inches or higher.

Texas counties cannot zone, so unincorporated Nueces County sets no grass-height rule. Inside Corpus Christi, weeds or brush 12 inches or higher are prohibited and city code compliance enforces the limit.

There is no statewide Texas homeowner watering ban. Corpus Christi's drought contingency plan sets the rules; the city is currently in Stage 3, pausing sprinkler irrigation and allowing only limited hand and drip watering.

Nueces County does not regulate plant choice, and Texas Property Code Section 202.007 bars HOAs from banning drought-resistant landscaping or water-conserving natural turf, though an HOA may require a landscape plan for approval.

Backyard composting is allowed throughout Nueces County. Texas Property Code Section 202.007 bars HOAs from banning composting of yard vegetation, and no county permit is needed as long as it does not create a nuisance.

Nueces County has no tree-trimming ordinance because Texas counties cannot zone. Trimming trees on your own property is generally unregulated; inside Corpus Christi, city UDC landscaping standards and utility right-of-way rules apply.

Rain barrels and rainwater harvesting are legal across Nueces County. Texas Property Code Section 202.007 blocks homeowners associations from banning them, and no county permit is required to collect rain from your roof.

Unincorporated Nueces County has no artificial-turf rule because Texas counties cannot zone. Inside cities, Corpus Christi's development code governs synthetic turf, and HOAs may set reasonable standards but cannot ban water-conserving landscaping outright.

Nueces County cannot zone, so it sets no fence height limit. Inside Corpus Christi and other cities, fences must clear the corner visibility triangle (30 inches to 7 feet), and a building permit is required above 7 feet.

Nueces County sets no zoning rule for retaining walls but does regulate floodplain and coastal areas. Corpus Christi requires a permit and engineering for taller retaining walls under its adopted building code.

Unincorporated Nueces County has no fence construction standards. Corpus Christi's UDC allows fences and walls within required yards, subject to the corner visibility triangle and other yard rules.

Unincorporated Nueces County requires no fence permit because it cannot zone. Corpus Christi requires a building permit only for fences over 7 feet tall; shorter residential fences generally need none.

No Nueces County ordinance restricts fence materials. Corpus Christi permits common materials but bars anything obstructing the corner visibility triangle; barbed wire is typically limited to agricultural or nonresidential use.

There is no county rule on fence materials in unincorporated Nueces County. Common choices such as wood, vinyl, chain link, metal, and masonry are allowed; cities like Corpus Christi may add design or visibility conditions.

No Nueces County ordinance governs boundary or shared fences; disputes fall under Texas common law and any recorded agreements. Corpus Christi's corner visibility triangle still applies to fences near intersections.

Nueces County sets no beekeeping ordinance for unincorporated areas because it cannot zone; hive rules come from your city. Beekeeping is an agricultural activity in Texas, and established ag operations get right-to-farm protection from nuisance suits after one year.

Unincorporated Nueces County has no county leash ordinance, but inside Corpus Christi and other cities dogs must be kept under restraint (leashed, fenced, caged, or tethered) at all times. Loose dogs anywhere risk dangerous-dog and rabies enforcement under state law.

There are no breed bans in Nueces County. Texas law forbids breed-specific dog regulation: any additional local requirements on dangerous dogs must not target particular breeds. Enforcement focuses on a dog's behavior, not its breed, under Health & Safety Code Ch. 822.

Nueces County has no ordinance banning the feeding of wildlife in unincorporated areas, and it cannot zone to create one; any such rule comes from your city. Attracting animals that create filth or hazards can still be abated as a public nuisance under state law.

Nueces County cannot zone, so it sets no backyard-chicken or livestock limits in unincorporated areas; those rules come from your city. Statewide, livestock owners may not knowingly let animals roam on U.S. or state highway right-of-way, and local stock laws can require fencing.

Texas regulates dangerous wild animals countywide: you may not keep a lion, tiger, bear, or other listed dangerous wild animal without a certificate of registration from the local animal registration agency. This is one area where the county does have real authority.

Texas requires every cat to be vaccinated against rabies by four months of age, and this applies countywide. Cat registration and any leash or free-roaming rules are set by your city; Nueces County itself does not regulate pet cats in unincorporated areas.

Nueces County cannot zone livestock in unincorporated areas; keeping cattle, horses, goats, or hogs is governed by state stock law and your city. Owners may not knowingly let listed animals roam on U.S. or state highway right-of-way.

Nueces County sets no limit on the number of dogs or cats because it cannot zone unincorporated areas. Pet-number caps come from your city's code. Corpus Christi and other cities may cap household pets and require registration of each dog and cat.

Nueces County has no standalone hoarding ordinance, but Texas cruelty and public-nuisance laws apply countywide. Failing to provide adequate care, or keeping animals in filthy overcrowded conditions, can be prosecuted as cruelty and abated as a nuisance regardless of city limits.

Nueces County sets no above-ground-pool rule. Corpus Christi's adopted International Swimming Pool and Spa Code treats any pool that can hold water over 24 inches deep the same as an in-ground pool, so an above-ground pool still needs a 48-inch barrier and a permit.

Nueces County has no hot-tub ordinance. Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 757 applies its 48-inch enclosure rule to spas at multiunit rental and POA complexes, while Corpus Christi's adopted ISPSC lets a listed, lockable safety cover substitute for a barrier on private spas.

Nueces County sets no pool-fence rule, but Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 757 requires pools at multiunit rentals and property-owners-association complexes to be enclosed by a barrier at least 48 inches high. Corpus Christi's adopted ISPSC imposes a comparable 48-inch barrier on residential pools.

Nueces County cannot zone or issue pool permits in unincorporated areas. Inside Corpus Christi you need a city building permit; the city enforces the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (local amendments effective August 1, 2023).

Texas Health & Safety Code Section 757.004 requires every gate in a pool-yard enclosure at covered rental and POA complexes to be self-closing and self-latching, with the latch generally at least 60 inches above the ground. Corpus Christi's adopted ISPSC applies equivalent gate rules to residential pools.

Texas counties cannot zone, so unincorporated Nueces County places no zoning limits on a home business. Inside Corpus Christi, the Unified Development Code permits a home occupation only if it is clearly incidental and subordinate to residential use and conducted wholly within the main dwelling.

Nueces County has no home-business sign rule for unincorporated land. In Corpus Christi, a home occupation may display only one non-illuminated sign of not more than one square foot, and no other exterior evidence of the business is allowed.

Unincorporated Nueces County issues no home-occupation permit because Texas counties cannot zone. Corpus Christi allows a home occupation by right if it meets UDC standards, including no more than one non-resident employee and no more than three visitor vehicles at a time.

A home daycare in Nueces County is regulated by Texas HHSC under Human Resources Code Chapter 42, not the county. A registered family home may care for up to six children under 14, plus up to six more after school, capped at 12 children total.

Texas cottage food producers in Nueces County sell directly to consumers under Health & Safety Code Chapter 437. Senate Bill 541, effective September 1, 2025, raised the annual gross-sales cap to $150,000 (indexed for inflation) and bars any local government from requiring a permit or fee.

Nueces County cannot zone. Texas counties have no general zoning power, so unincorporated Nueces County sets no ADU rules. Inside a city like Corpus Christi, the city's Unified Development Code (Sec. 5.3.2.A) governs accessory dwelling units.

Unincorporated Nueces County sets no carport setback or design rule because Texas counties cannot zone. Inside Corpus Christi, carports are accessory structures governed by the Unified Development Code (Section 5.3) and city building code.

Unincorporated Nueces County cannot zone, so it sets no minimum dwelling size or tiny-home ban. Inside Corpus Christi, tiny homes must meet the Unified Development Code and building code; manufactured/RV units also fall under state law.

Unincorporated Nueces County has no zoning, so it sets no shed setback or size limit. Inside Corpus Christi, sheds are accessory structures governed by Unified Development Code Section 5.3 and the adopted building code.

Nueces County cannot regulate garage conversions in unincorporated areas because Texas counties have no zoning power. Inside Corpus Christi, converting a garage to living space must follow the Unified Development Code and city building/parking rules.

Nueces County places no rule on backyard propane grills. Statewide fire code, enforced inside cities, restricts LP-gas and charcoal grills on combustible balconies of apartments. Detached single-family homes are largely unrestricted.

Using a barbecue smoker is legal in Nueces County. Cooking fires are exempt from TCEQ outdoor-burning rules, and the county sets no smoker ordinance. Smoke that becomes a persistent nuisance can be addressed under state nuisance law.

Unincorporated Nueces County cannot zone and sets no building setbacks; its only land-layout power is subdivision platting. Corpus Christi's RS-6 district requires a 25-ft street, 5-ft side, and 5-ft rear yard.

Nueces County cannot zone and sets no building height limit. Corpus Christi caps single-family homes at 35 feet (45 feet in the Farm-Rural district), measured to the roof ridge.

Unincorporated Nueces County sets no lot-coverage limit because it cannot zone. Corpus Christi requires single-family lots to keep at least 30% open space and defines building coverage as the lot area covered by structures.

Unincorporated Nueces County issues no tree-removal permits because Texas counties cannot zone. Permits only exist inside cities: Corpus Christi's Unified Development Code protects credited landscape and street-yard trees on developed sites.

In unincorporated Nueces County, Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 343 lets the county abate accumulated rubbish on a vacant lot that sits in a neighborhood or within 300 feet of a public street. Corpus Christi separately requires vacant-building owners to clear solid waste and high weeds from the premises.

Nueces County sets no garage-sale permit or limit because Texas counties cannot zone, so unincorporated residents face no county rule. Corpus Christi limits residents to three garage, yard, or estate sales per calendar year, each up to three days, with off-premise signs prohibited.

Nueces County sets no trash-bin standard for the unincorporated area, though state nuisance law requires refuse be kept in a closed receptacle. In Corpus Christi, § 21-24 requires each customer to keep enough proper refuse receptacles, and bins can't exceed 50 pounds.

There is no county-wide grass-height limit for unincorporated Nueces County; the county can only abate weeds as a nuisance near homes or streets under state law. Corpus Christi sets a firm 12-inch limit: weeds or brush 12 inches or higher are prohibited (§ 23-70).

Texas counties can't zone, but Nueces County may abate a public nuisance (accumulated rubbish, junk) within 300 feet of a residence or street in unincorporated areas. Inside Corpus Christi, city code 22-6 bans letting litter, junk appliances, and unsanitary matter pile up on a lot.

Nueces County does not run curbside collection for the unincorporated area, where residents contract private haulers or use county convenience/transfer options. In Corpus Christi, the solid-waste director sets each service location, and collection is taken from the alley when a property adjoins one (§ 21-22).

Nueces County runs no bulk pickup outside cities; unincorporated residents haul large items to a permitted facility. Corpus Christi collects yard waste, heavy brush, clean wood waste, and bulky items on scheduled days, and they may be set out only on the designated set-out days for the address (§ 21-12).

Nueces County sets no cart set-out rules for the unincorporated area. Corpus Christi requires recyclables (and garbage) to be set out before 7:30 a.m. on the collection day and kept at least five feet from any fixed object that could impede collection (§ 21-11).

Nueces County does not mandate recycling in the unincorporated area. Corpus Christi runs a curbside recycling program for residences and commercial accounts on city collection, requiring recyclables to be placed in the city's marked recycling cart, separate from other solid waste (§ 21-11).

Illegal dumping is a state crime enforced countywide. Under Texas Health & Safety Code § 365.012, disposing of litter or solid waste anywhere other than an approved site is an offense, ranging from a Class C misdemeanor up to a state jail felony for large loads.

State law protects political signs on private property. Texas Election Code Sec. 259.003 bars a city ordinance from banning, permitting, sizing, or over-charging removal of a political sign on private property placed with the owner's consent. Nueces County itself cannot zone signs.

Unincorporated Nueces County has no sign ordinance. In Corpus Christi, off-premise garage sale signs are prohibited, three sales are allowed per calendar year, and no signs may be placed in the public right-of-way (Sec. 38-3-9; Sec. 3-1).

Texas has no statewide dark-sky mandate and Nueces County cannot zone, so unincorporated areas have no lighting rule. Inside Corpus Christi, outdoor lighting is regulated by Unified Development Code Section 7.6.

Unincorporated Nueces County has no light-trespass ordinance because Texas counties cannot zone. Glare onto a neighbor is chiefly a private nuisance matter. Inside Corpus Christi, Unified Development Code Section 7.6 limits lighting spillover.

Corpus Christi city parks are generally open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Since 2023, Texas law (HB 1819) bars any city or county from enforcing a juvenile curfew; the county's juvenile-curfew statute (Local Gov't Code Sec. 351.903) was repealed.