It shall be unlawful for any person who shall own or occupy any lot in the city to permit or allow holes or places on said lots where water may accumulate and become stagnant, or to permit same to remain.
(2004 Code, sec. 6.05.001)
It shall be unlawful for any person who shall own or occupy any lot in the city to permit or allow the accumulation of stagnant water thereon, or to permit same to remain.
(2004 Code, sec. 6.05.002)
It shall be unlawful for any person who shall own or occupy any house, building, establishment, lot or yard in the city to permit or allow any carrion, filth or other impure or unwholesome matter to accumulate or remain thereon.
(2004 Code, sec. 6.05.003)
It shall be unlawful for any person who shall own or occupy any lot in the city to allow weeds, no more than twelve (12) inches in height, rubbish, brush, tires or any other unsightly, objectionable, or insanitary matter to accumulate or grow on said lot.
(Ordinance 1260 adopted 2/25/19; Ordinance 1353 adopted 4/25/2022)
Methods for notification:
(1) 
In person;
(2) 
By United States mail;
(3) 
By publication at least twice within ten (10) consecutive days;
(4) 
By posting notice on or near a building near the property to which the violation relates;
(5) 
By posting notice on a placard attached to a stake driven into the ground on the property to which the violation relates, if the property contains no buildings.
(2004 Code, sec. 6.05.005)
Upon giving written notice to a property owner in violation of the city health ordinances, the city may inform the property owner by certified mail that, if the owner commits another violation of the same kind or nature on or before the first anniversary of the date of the notice, the city may without further notice correct the violation at the owner’s expense and assess the expense against the property.
(2004 Code, sec. 6.05.007)
In the event any person fails to comply with any of the requirements set forth in sections 6.03.001, 6.03.002, 6.03.003 and/or 6.03.004 within the time limits specified in section 342.006 of the Texas Health and Safety Code (as it may be amended from time to time), the city may do the work required to abate such condition(s), pay for the work required to abate such condition(s) or take such other action as may be permitted by applicable law following notice by the city to such person in accordance with said statute. Thereafter, the city may assess its expenses against such property and obtain a lien against such property in accordance with section 342.007 of the Texas Health and Safety Code (as it may be amended from time to time).
(2004 Code, sec. 6.05.008)
The mayor, city manager or city health officer shall file a statement of such expenses incurred under section 6.03.008 giving the amount of such expenses and the date on which said work was done or improvements made with the county clerk, which filing shall create a privileged lien on such lots or real estate upon which said work was done or improvements made to secure the expenditures so made, in accordance with the provisions of Health and Safety Code, section 342.007, which lien shall be second only to tax liens and liens for street improvements, and said amount shall bear ten percent (10%) interest from the date said statement was filed. It is further provided that, for any such expenditures and interests as aforesaid, suit may be instituted and recovery and foreclosure of said lien may be had in the name of the city, and the statement of expenses so made as aforesaid, or a certified copy thereof, shall be prima facie proof of the amount expended for such work or improvements.
(2004 Code, sec. 6.05.009)