(a)
As provided in Texas Local Government Code section 217.002 and this chapter, the city council shall have the authority to define and declare what constitutes a nuisance, to require the abatement of a nuisance in any manner the council deems expedient, and to punish by fine the person responsible for the nuisance in accordance with the provisions of section 1.01.006 of this code.
(b)
If the city determines that a nuisance exists, the city shall give written notice by regular mail or by personal delivery to the person responsible for creating or maintaining such nuisance directing such person to abate the nuisance within the time specified in the notice. If the person creating or maintaining the nuisance does not abate such nuisance within the time specified, the city may levy a fine in accordance with section 1.01.006 of this code.
(c)
If, after notice and request by the city, the person responsible for creating or maintaining a nuisance fails or refuses to abate the nuisance, the city may, additionally, through appropriate proceedings, enjoin such nuisance. Such authority on the part of the city council to abate such nuisance by court action shall not in any way affect the penalty provisions of section 1.01.006 of this code.
(d)
If, after written notice of a nuisance, demand by the city to abate it and refusal or failure by the owner or occupier of the property to do so, the city may, in addition to any other remedies provided by law, abate the nuisance at the initial expense of the city and file a lien against the property upon which the nuisance was abated to secure and recover the cost of the abatement, plus interest as provided by law.
(e)
In a notice provided under Texas Health and Safety Code section 342.006, as amended, the city may inform the owner by regular mail and a posting on the property, or by personally delivering the notice, that if the owner commits another violation of the same kind or nature that poses a danger to the public health and safety on or before the first anniversary of the date of the notice, the city without further notice may correct the violation at the owner's expense and assess the expense against the property. If a violation covered by a notice under this subsection occurs within the one-year period, and the city has not been informed in writing by the owner of an ownership change, then the city without notice may take any action permitted by Texas Health and Safety Code section 342.006(a)(1) and (2) and assess its expenses as provided by Texas Health and Safety Code section 342.007, as amended.
(Ordinance 18-06, sec. 6.100.002, adopted 4/10/18; Ordinance 18-12 adopted 8/14/18; Ordinance 19-03 adopted 2/12/19; Ordinance 2026-02 adopted 1/13/2026)