Code of Ordinances
Code of Ordinances for the City of Canton
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| Alcohol / Controlled Substances | |
| 2009-35 | Regulating sale of alcoholic beverages near schools, daycares, etc. |
| 2010-22 | Prohibiting possession, sale or distribution of K-2 and similar chemical substances |
| 2012-05 | Authorizing sale of alcoholic beverages during extended hours |
| 2014-06 | Collection of fees re sale of alcohol |
| 2016-18 | Sale of beer & wine for off-premise consumption and mixed-beverages in restaurants |
| 2019-04 | Establishing regulations for the sale and possession of alcoholic beverages by prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages near public schools, private schools, churches, or hospitals; prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages near day-care centers and child-care facilities; prohibiting the sale of beer in residential areas; prohibiting the consumption of alcoholic beverages and possession of open containers near public or private schools; prohibiting the consumption of alcoholic beverages and possession of open containers near homeless shelters or substance abuse treatment centers; providing for extending hourse for sale of mixed beverages; requiring permit fees and permit renewal fees |
| Animal Control | ||
| 2016-21 | Animal Control | |
| 2019-18 | Animal Control | |
| 2020-23 | Animal Control | |
| Audits / Budgets / Finance | |
| 2012-10 | Adopt FY Budget 2012-2013 |
| 2012-11 | Adopt Tax Rate FY 2012 |
| 2012-14 | CEDC Budget amendment |
| 2013-16 | Adopt FY Budget 2013- 2014 |
| 2013-21 | Amending Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Budget |
| 2014-16 | Adopt Year-end Budget Amendments |
| 2015-02 | Authorizing issuance and sale of Texas tax notes, Series 2015 |
| 2015-04 | Amending FY 2014-2015 budget |
| 2015-23 | Amending FY 2014-2015 budget |
| 2015-27 | Amending FY 2014-2015 budget |
| 2016-05 | Amending FY 2015-2016 budget |
| 2016-11 | Amending FY 2015-2016 budget |
| 2016-19 | Amending FY 2015-2016 budget |
| 2016-23 | Amending budget for FY 2015-2016 |
| 2016-24 | Amending budget for FY 2016-2017 |
| 2016-25 | Amending budget for FY 2015-2016 |
| 2016-32 | Adopting FY 2016-2017 budget |
| 2017-07 | Amending budget for FY 2016-2017 |
| 2017-11 | Adopting FY 2017-2018 budget |
| 2018-16 | Adopting FY 2018-2019 budget |
| 2019-11 | Adopting FY 2019-2020 budget |
| 2019-15 | Amending FY 2018-2019 budget |
| 2020-11 | Adopting 2020-2021 budget |
| 2021-20 | Adopting 2021-2022 budget |
| 2021-35 | Amending 2021-2022 budget |
| 2022-04 | Amending 2021-2022 budget |
| Building | |
| 2004-33 | Landscaping Standards |
| 2007-13 | Parking Regulations; Outdoor Displays; Use and Parking of RV's |
| 2008-10 | Minimum Exterior Standards for All Structures |
| 2008-19 | Subdivision Ordinance |
| 2010-11 | Regulations for drainage and storm water maintenance |
| 2010-12 | Flood Damage Prevention |
| 2013-06 | Amending definition of ETJ in subdivision ordinance |
| 2015-10 | Updating Building Codes |
| 2016-07 | Substandard Building Ordinance |
| 2016-08 | Establishing amendments to 2006 International Property Maintenance Code and providing for Enforcement and Administration of Building and Property Maintenance Provisions |
| 2017-14 | Minimum Exterior Standards |
| 2018-08 | Establishing regulations for the use of cargo, shipping containers or storage containers and accessory buildings |
| 2018-09 | Updating Building Codes |
| 2021-19 | Underground Wiring |
| 2021-11 | Subdivision Ordinance (repealed) |
| 2022-10 | Subdivision Ordinance |
| 2022-13 | Subdivision Ordinance |
| Elections | |
| 2016-03 | Order calling May 7, 2016 General Election |
| 2016-04 | Cancelling May 7, 2016 General Election, Declaring Shawn Stewart, Cynthia Malouf and Steven Scott Perkins councilmembers |
| 2016-18 | Calling special local option liquor election to be held 11/8/2016 for purpose of submitting to voters two propositions to legalize |
| 2018-01 | Calling election for May 5, 2018 |
| 2018-07 | Cancelling election for May 5, 2018 |
| 2019-03 | Calling general election for May 4, 2019 |
| 2019-07 | Cancelling election called for May 4, 2019 and declaring Lou Ann Everett Mayor and Nathan Moore and Randon Sumner councilmembers |
| 2020-1 | Calling general election for May 2, 2020 |
| Calling general election for November 3, 2020 | |
| 2021-1 | Calling general election for May 1, 2021 |
| 2021-7 | Cancelling election called for May 1, 2021, and declaring Lou Ann Everett Mayor and Nathan Moore and Randon Sumner councilmembers |
| 2022-1 | Calling general election for May 7, 2022 for three councilmembers |
| 2022-05 | Cancelling general election for May 7, 2022 for three councilmembers |
| Fees | |
| 2003-13 | Establishing Municipal Court Technology Fee |
| 2012-06 | Amending City Fee Schedule for wastewater fees |
| 2013-18 | Schedule of Fees |
| 2014-18 | Adopting Amended Schedule of Fees |
| 2016-31 | Fee Schedule |
| 2017-13 | Fee Schedule |
| 2018-04 | Amending Fee Schedule |
| 2018-15 | Fee Schedule |
| 2019-13 | Fee Schedule |
| 2020-18 | Fee Schedule |
| 2021-22 | Fee Schedule |
| 2021-24 | Amended Fee Schedule |
| First Monday | |
| 2011-10 | First Monday policies |
| 2012-09 | 2013 First Monday Policies |
| 2013-12 | Application process to rent motorized personal transportation devices |
| 2013-15 | First Monday policies |
| 2014-11 | First Monday policies |
| 2016-15 | First Monday policies |
| 2017-08 | First Monday policies |
| 2017-19 | First Monday Policies |
| 2018-10 | First Monday Policies |
| 2018-11 | First Monday Policies |
| 2021-9 | First Monday Policies |
| 2022- | First Monday Policies |
| Miscellaneous | |
| 2009-33 | Financing new fire truck |
| 2011-18 | Adopt amendment re recodification of ordinances |
| 2012-01 | Records Management |
| 2018-29 | Amusement Game Rooms |
| 2019-06 | Ethics for Public Officers and Officials |
| 2019-08 | Water Conservation |
| 2020-19 | ROW Maintenance |
| 2021-23 | Amending Code of Ordinance, Chapter 31, to add new sections relating to Canton Economic Development Corporation |
| Parks | |
| 2007-17 | Establishing Hours for Use of Canton City Parks |
| 2017-05 | Mill Creek Reservoir regulations |
| 2018-05 | Lake regulations |
| Signs | |
| 2010-03 | Sign Ordinance (supercedes 97-03 and 2009-32) |
| 2010-25 | Regulation of monuments/statues |
| 2016-22 | Sign Ordinance (supercedes 2010-03) |
| Streets / Parking / Vehicles | |
| 2013-13 | Establishing 2-hour parking on Buffalo |
| 2015-05 | Junked Vehicles |
| 2015-06 | Maximum weight allowed on city streets |
| 2016-12 | Two hour parking on Dallas Street between Buffalo and Grand Saline |
| 2016-14 | Approving Municipal Maintenance Agreement with TxDOT |
| 2017-18 | Establishing 2-hour parking on Terrell Street and Buffalo Street |
| 2019-20 | Vacating partial street at Elm and Tower |
| 2021-06 | Prohibiting Parking or Standing of Vehicles on College Streets (both sides) from Athens St. to Big Rock Street |
| Solicitation | |
| 2009-05 | Solicitation Ordinance |
| 2011-01 | Amendment to Solicitation Ordinance |
| Taxes | |
| 2009-27 | Repealing Local Sales and Use Tax Exemption on Telecommunications Services |
| 2010-16 | Levying Ad Valorem Taxes for 2010 |
| 2011-12 | Levying Ad Valorem Taxes for 2011 |
| 2012-11 | Levying Ad Valorem Taxes for 2012 |
| 2014- | Levying Ad Valorem Taxes for 2014 |
| 2015-21 | Levying Ad Valorem Taxes for 2015 |
| 2016-33 | Levying Ad Valorem Taxes for 2016 |
| 2017-12 | Levying Ad Valorem Taxes for 2017 |
| 2018-17 | Levying Ad Valorem Taxes for 2018 |
| 2019-12 | Levying Ad Valorem Taxes for 2019 |
| 2020-12 | Levying Ad Valorem Taxes for 2020 |
| 2021- | Levying Ad Varlorem Taxes for 2021 |
| Utilities | |
| 2010-08 | Atmos Energy |
| 2010-19 | Atmos extension of rate review mechanism and for steel line replacement cost recovery |
| 2011-03 | Burying Underground Cable |
| 2011-08 | Oncor Rate Settlement Agreement |
| 2013-08 | Approve Atmos Rate Revenue mechanism |
| 2013-23 | Atmos Energy |
| 2017-09 | Atmos Energy |
| 2017-10 | Regulations for Construction, Placement, Excavation in ROW's and Public Easements by Cert. Telecommunications Providers |
| 2019-05 | Oncor Agreement |
| 2019-14 | Atmos Energy |
| Zoning | |
| 2006-15 | R1 to RPO - 141 Eubank |
| 2006-18 | First Monday Business SUP |
| 2006-19 | R1 to RPO - 141 Eubank |
| 2006-25 | RA to B2 on 8.779 acres in J. Douthit Survey, on Hwy 243 East (Bridwell Shopping Center) |
| 2008-07 | East Foster Street |
| 2008-24 | Ranchero Specific Use Permit for Private Club |
| 2008-28 | SUP at 14786 FM 859 for communications tower for broadband internet |
| 2009-11 | Zoning change from RA to B2 - Addudel / Hale property on Burnett Trail |
| 2009-16 | Zoning change from RA to B2 - 24980 Hwy 64 East |
| 2009-17 | SUP for Private Club at Mill Creek RV Park |
| 2009-30 | Zoning Change FMB to B2 - 170 N Trade Days Blvd. Lot 29 only |
| 2009-31 | SUP for assisted living facility, 575 Hwy 243 West |
| 2009-36 | Amend Future Land Use Plan for CBD - Groves to Peace, Hwy 19 to Little |
| 2009-37 | FMB-1 to B1 from Groves to Terrell and Little to Trade Days Blvd. |
| 2009-39 | Zoning for 4.86 acres on Hwy 19 S from RA to B2 for nursing home |
| 2010-10 | Rezone 1.57 acres at 24780 Hwy 64 E to B2 |
| 2010-13 | Zoning change from RA to B2 - 17375 Hwy 19 South |
| 2010-26 | SUP for Lakeside to erect cross |
| 2011-07 | B2 zoning for 21620 I-20 (Zanbaka) |
| 2011-15 | Amend Future Land Use Plan to low density residential at 203 Bois D'Arc |
| 2012-04 | Zoning 2.2 acre tracks on Hwy 19 S to B1 and granting SUP for assisted living facility |
| 2012-13 | From RA to R1 - 640 Cherry Creek |
| 2012-14 | SUP for B&B at 611 S. Trade Days Blvd. |
| 2013-02 | Grant SUP for residential / apt dwellings on 2nd and /or 3rd floors of 130 W. Tyler Street |
| 2013-05 | Amending Comprehensive Plan to allow multi-family apts on 8.84 acres in J. Douthit Survey off Arnold Paul/Hwy 243 |
| 2013-06 | Changing zoning from RA to MF2 on 8.84 acre tract at Arnold Paul Road/Hwy 243 |
| 2013-10 | Amendment to Future Land Use Plan of Comprehensive Plan - changed to High Density Residential on 21.15 acres owned by B. Young on FM 859 |
| 2013-11 | Changing zoning from RA to MF-2 on 21.15 acres owned by Bryan Young on FM 859 |
| 2013-14 | Specific Use Permit for restaurant - private club at 17729 I-20 |
| 2013-22 | Change zoning at 17729 I-20 from RA to B-2 |
| 2013-24 | Changing Zoning on The Mountain from RA to FMB-1 |
| 2014-05 | SUP Permit in GI-1 for RV Storage facilities |
| 2014-08 | SUP in B-2 zoning to allow construction of wireless tower - 1503 N Trade Days Blvd. |
| 2014-09 | SUP Permit in B-2 zoning for Bed & Breakfast - 503 W. Hwy 243 |
| 2014-10 | Change of zoning from MF-1 to B-2 - 710 W. Dallas |
| 2015-07 | Changing zoning from MF-1 to B-2 at 500 W. Dallas, owned by Deen |
| 2015-08 | Changing future land use plan from Gateway to B-2 on Trade Days Blvd. between Church and College - owned by Lewis |
| 2015-09 | Changing zoning from Gateway to B-2 on Trade Days Blvd. between Church and College - owned by Lewis |
| 2016-20 | Historic Preservation Overlay District |
| 2017-04 | Changing zoning at 1089 W. Dallas from B-1 to B-2 (Lucky Food Mart) |
| 2017-15 | Amending PD of Deer Meadow Subdivision |
| 2017-16 | Changing zoning at 570 W. Hwy 243 from R-1 to B-2 (Rogers) |
| 2018-14 | Granting SUP for B&B at 133 S Buffalo |
| 2018-23 | Approving Specific Use Permit for Drive-Through Restaurant in B-2 zoning at 211 E. Peace Street |
| 2018-31 | Changing zoning at the SW corner of Athens Street and Elm Street from R-1 to R-2 |
| 2019-01 | Changing zoning at 13785 State Hwy 19 from RA to PD (Silver Spur Resort) |
| 2019-02 | Changing zoning at 703 and 705 Avenue B from R-1 to R-2 (Block 22, Lot 2, Woodland Hills West Addition) |
| 2019-09 | Changing zoning at 1521 N. Trade Days Blvd from B-2 to PD (Canton RV Park) |
| 2020-02 | ZONING ORDINANCE (replaces 1985 Zoning Ordinance) |
| 2020-04 | Changing zoning for 9.740 acre tract at Hwy 243 and Lazy U from RA to R-2 |
| 2020-05 | Granting Specific Use Permit at 1480 S Buffalo for operation of a daycare facility |
| 2020-10 | Changing zoning from RA to B2 at intersection of Hwy 243 and 64 (RYHN) |
| 2020-17 | Amending Appendix in Zoning ordinance for Silver Spur Resorts |
| 2020-20 | Amending Ordinance 2020-2, Section 11.1 by amending the permitted use table to allow short-term rentals with a specific use permit in the Gateway District |
| 2020-22 | Changing zoning at 507 E Elm from R-1 to R-2 |
| 2020-26 | Amending Ordinance 2020-2 granting Specific Use Permit at 402 E College for the operation of a short-term rental in Gateway District |
| 2020-28 | Amending Ordinance 2020-2 regarding food trucks within city limits |
| 2020-29 | Amending Ordinance 2020-2 granting Specific Use Permit at 176 N Trade Days Blvd for operation of a food truck park in First Monday Business District |
| 2020-32 | Changing zoning at 715 Highway 243 from RA to B2 |
| 2021-5 | Changing zoning on 6.05 ac tract of land at 312 Burnett Trail (w/ adjoining roadway) owned by CEDC |
| 2021-8 | Granting SUP at 18049 I-20 for operation of RV sales/service |
| 2021-12 | Regulating Mobile Food Units |
| 2021-13 | Granting zoning change from RA to B2 at 215 Highway 243 owned by Gary and Marcelyn Norrell Revocable Trust |
| 2021-14 | Granting zoning change from RA to B2 at 221 Highway 243 owned by Gary and Marcelyn Norrell Revocable Trust |
| 2021-18 | Granting Specific Use Permit to operate storage company at 1572 S Buffalo - Savvy Storage |
| 2021-26 | Changing zoning from B-1 to R-1 at 406 S. Buffalo Street |
| 2021-27 | SUP for short-term rental at 406 S. Buffalo Street |
| 2021-29 | Granting Specific Use Permit to operate a short-term rental at 380 Beard Street (R1033) owned by Dennis and Diana Shaw |
| 2021-33 | Changing zoning from RA to R1 on 31.28 acres in J Douthit Survey, A198 (R3621) between Arnold Paul Road and Hwy 64 owned by David Ellis Family Partnership LP |
| 2022-9 | ZONING ORDINANCE (replaces Ordinance No. 2020-2) |
| ZONING USE CHART |
Contact Us
201 N. Buffalo
Canton, TX 75103
Water Dept: 903-567-2826
All Other Calls: 903-567-1841
Free First Monday Parking
Canton residents can park at First Monday for free once a month. Simply bring your most recent water bill stub to the West Gate parking lot on FM 859.
