City of Georgetown, Texas
Code Enforcement

View of Traffic

August 6th, 2009 by Webmaster

(Ordinance 12.44.030 and 12.44.040)
City Ordinance prohibits having tall plants or hedges (taller than four (4) feet from the street gutter line) or low-hanging tree branches (lower than eight (8) feet) on a corner lot where it obstructs motorists’ view of on-coming traffic.
The “sight triangle” consists of an area beginning at the intersection [...]

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Vehicles – Junked

August 6th, 2009 by Webmaster

A vehicle may be a junked vehicle, and a violation of City Ordinance (8.28), 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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Vehicles – Abandoned

August 6th, 2009 by Webmaster

(Abandoned Motor Vehicle Act, Ch. 683, Texas Transportation Code, Annotated)
A vehicle may be considered abandoned if it located on a public roadway, and:

does not have a valid inspection or registration sticker on it, or
is disabled, dismantled, or inoperable

Abandoned vehicles that have been “tagged” (a ‘Notice of Impound’ sticker is placed on the [...]

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Trash & Debris

August 6th, 2009 by Webmaster

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 Disposal Systems.
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Tall Weeds & Grass

August 6th, 2009 by Webmaster

Weeds or grass are a violation of City Ordinance (8.20.0100) if they are taller than six (6) inches on a developed lot 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 tall weeds, grass, brush, or objectionable or unsightly [...]

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Obstruction of the Public Way

August 6th, 2009 by Webmaster

(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.

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Open Storage

August 6th, 2009 by Webmaster

(Standard Housing Code, Ch. 3, Sec. 307.4)
It is a violation of City Ordinance to place outside for storage any item not customarily used or stored outside, or that is not made of material that is resistant to damage from exposure to the weather. Examples are furniture (other than lawn furniture), building materials, [...]

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Obstruction of Fire Hydrants

August 6th, 2009 by Webmaster

(Standard Fire Code Sec. 602.5.1)
Firefighters must have access to fire hydrants at all times. Hydrants must be clear of tall plants and other obstructions for three (3) feet in all directions. If a hydrant is located on a corner, the area between the hydrant and the curb must also be free from tall plants and [...]

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Bandit Signs

August 6th, 2009 by Webmaster

(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 [...]

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Display of Address

August 6th, 2009 by Webmaster

(Addressing Ordinance 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.

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