Code Enforcement
Listing of articles from August, 2009
Bandit Signs
(UDC Sec. 10.03.020J)
City Ordinance prohibits the placing of any temporary signs in the public way. The public way includes both city streets, county roads, and state highways. The public way averages approximately 25 feet in width from each curb (or the edge of the paved surface), or may be estimated by the placement of utility [...]
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Display of Address
Code of Ordinances Sec. 15.36.110 and 15.26.120
City Ordinance requires that address numbers be:
Displayed on all addressed structures
A minimum of 4 inches and not more than 28 inches in height
Of a color contrasting with the color of the structure
Visible from either direction of the street in all weather conditions, day or night.
Posting your address as required [...]
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Obstruction of Fire Hydrant, Electrical Boxes, Water Meters, Etc. By Landscaping
International Fire Code Sec. 508.5.5, International Business Code, 2000 International Residential Code
Generally, three (3) feet of unobstructed space must surround all fire hydrants, mechanical, electrical and plumbing equipment to allow access for emergency access, repair and maintenance.
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Obstruction of the Public Way
Code of Ordinance 8.20.020.L
It is a violation of City Ordinance to place any objects upon any street, sidewalk, alley, gutter, drain or public ground that would obstruct passage. Examples of prohibited objects include basketball goals and trash cans (except within 24 hours of trash pickup).
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Obstruction Of View Of Oncoming Traffic
Unified Development Code Sec. 12.03.D.1.
City Ordinance prohibits having tall plants or hedges taller than three (3) feet from the street gutter line or low-hanging tree branches lower than seven (7) feet (measured from the highest point of the street) on a corner lot where it obstructs motorists’ view of on-coming traffic. The sight triangle consists of [...]
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Open Storage
Code of Ordinances Se. 8.20.020.U & V
It is a violation of City Ordinance to place any item outside for storage in public view, regardless of sheltering or covering, on public or private property. Examples include but are not limited to: furniture, appliances, building materials, tires, oils or paint containers, inoperable lawn equipment, motor vehicle parts [...]
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Tall Weeds & Grass
Code of Ordinances Sec. 8.20.0100
Weeds or grass are a violations of City Ordinance if they are taller than six (6) inches on a developed lot (with a building on it) or twelve (12) inches on an undeveloped lot. Property owners are required to keep all areas from their property line to the curb free from [...]
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Trash & Debris
Code of Ordinances Sec 8.20.080
It is a violation of City Ordinance (8.20.080) to place, deposit, throw, or allow to be placed, deposited, or thrown any garbage, brush, loose waste, or refuse of any kind, on any public or private property outside of any building, unless deposited in accordance with the policies and procedures of Texas [...]
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Vehicles – Junked
Code of Ordinances 8.28
A vehicle may be a junked vehicle, and a violation of City Ordinance, if it is on private property and:
does not have a valid inspection or registration sticker on it, or
is wrecked, dismantled or partially dismantled, or discarded, or
is inoperable for more than 30 days
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