Ordinance 1052
Water/Sewer/Sanitation-Meter tampering
Customers are prohibited from turning their water off/on except at the customers cut-off. Should a person be found to have committed this offense there is a charge.
The breaking, damaging, adjusting, changing, removal or taking of any meter, pipe service connection, lock seal, valve or any other city owned property shall be unlawful and punishable as a misdemeanor. The turning on of any valve so as to provide service from any utility service, except by any authorized employee of the city, is subject to all required fees service charges, and surcharges required by subsection (5) of this section and are unlawful and punishable under the Texas Penal Code.
JUNKED VEHICLES
State law allows cities to take action to control junked vehicles. If a vehicle remains inoperable for more than thirty (30) consecutive days on private property or seventy-two (72) consecutive hours on public property, or if the vehicle has expired license plates or an expired motor vehicle inspection sticker, it can be considered a junk vehicle.
REASON FOR REGULATION
Parking a junked vehicle in public view decreases private property value and is detrimental to the safety of the public and creates a fire hazard.
SOLUTION
To comply with the ordinance, a vehicle meeting the definition of a junked vehicle must be removed or screened from ordinary public view. Screening devices include a fence, rapidly growing trees, or shrubbery.
Ordinance 735
PARKING VIOLATIONS
Vehicles are an important part of our everyday life. Where and how vehicles are kept can create safety hazards and affect the value of a neighborhood. Local ordinances and state laws regulate parked vehicles.
PARKING UNHITCHED TRAILERS AND RECREATION VEHICLES
Unhitched trailers parked on city streets are unsightly and can create a safety problem. Parking unhitched trailers on city streets is not permitted.
PARKING ON UNIMPROVED SURFACES
This is often known as yard parking. Vehicles are not allowed to park on any residential lot unless the parking surface is improved.
NO PARKING ZONES
Local ordinance follows state law in prohibiting parking in places that are marked by signs or curb markings.
OVERNIGHT TRUCK PARKING
Parking vehicles with a carrying capacity exceeding 1-1/2 tons on city streets is prohibited.
Definitions:
Improved Surface~ An area used for the parking or storage of vehicles that is overlaid or otherwise paved with concrete, asphalt, paving stones, or other hard surfaced material approved by the building official.
Vehicles~ Any Automobile, bus, tuck, tractor, motor house, farm machinery, motorcycle, scooters, mopeds, all-terrain vehicles, boats, aircrafts, recreational vehicles, golf carts, go carts, trailers, fifth wheels trailers, campers, camper shells, wheeled towing frames, semi-tractor trailers, truck beds mounted on chassis and mobile homes.
Ordinance 939
PLANTS & VEGETATION
It is the owner, occupants, or person in control of the premises to maintain; Trees or plants that hang lower than seven (8) feet above a sidewalk pose as a hazard for pedestrians. Walking into a low hanging branch can cause serious injury. Trees that hang lower than fourteen (14) feet above the street surface pose as a hazard for emergency vehicles and larger trucks. Grass that exceeds 12 inches in height on any property.
REASON FOR REGULATION
Trees and vegetation compliment residential neighborhoods. They can become a serious hazard if allowed to become an obstruction to pedestrians and vehicles.
SOLUTION
According to the ordinance, trees and plants must be kept trimmed to allow a seven (8) foot clearance above sidewalks and a fourteen (14) foot clearance above the street surface.
Ordinance 970
UNWHOLESOME PROPERTY, TRASH, TALL GRASS
The accumulation of any carrion (animal carcasses), filth, rubbish, or other unwholesome matter along with grass that exceeds 12 inches in height on any property.
The accumulation of unwholesome matter and tall grass not only makes the neighborhood unsightly, but it may also attract vermin, create a fire hazard, and endanger the public health.
SOLUTION
Keep your property mowed and free of trash and rubbish.
Ordinance 1048
Building Permit and Inspection Fees and Charges
Any Person who enters into a construction project prior to receiving a permit shall be charged double the rates as set forth in this ordinance.