(a) 
Stagnant water.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any lot or other premises in the city to allow or permit holes or places where water may accumulate and become stagnant to be or remain on such lot or premises or to allow or permit the accumulation of stagnant water thereon, or to permit the stagnant water to remain thereon.
(b) 
Accumulation of carrion, filth, etc.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any lot, building, house, establishment or premises in the city to allow or permit any carrion, filth or any other impure or unwholesome matter of any kind to accumulate or remain thereon.
(c) 
Growth or accumulation of weeds, rubbish, etc.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any lot or premises in the city to allow or permit weeds or grass over twelve (12) inches in height, rubbish, brush or any other unsightly, objectionable or unsanitary matter of whatever nature to accumulate or remain on such lot or premises.
(d) 
Unlawful dumping.
The following acts are declared to be unlawful and in violation of this section:
(1) 
The throwing, placing, dumping or depositing of any lawn trimmings or any other cuttings or trimmings of weeds, flowers, or other vegetation on lots, vacant or occupied, driveways or any other private property.
(2) 
The throwing, placing, dumping or depositing of any lawn trimmings, hedge trimmings or any other cuttings or trimmings of weeds, flowers or other vegetation on or in any gutter, street, sidewalk, parkway, driveway, curb, alley or any other public property of the city.
(3) 
The throwing, placing, dumping or depositing of any garbage, trash, refuse, or animal or vegetable waste matter of any kind on or in any street, parkway, driveway, alley or any other public property of the city.
(e) 
Burning garbage or rubbish.
It shall be unlawful for any person to burn any household garbage, refuse, rubbish or any other items inside the city. However, an exception to this rule shall apply to the burning of yard waste and debris (i.e., limbs and leaves) as long as the burning does not take place on any city property or right-of-way and if it is supervised and approved by the fire chief.
(f) 
Penalty.
A violation of this section shall be deemed a class C misdemeanor.
(Ordinance 15, sec. 11, adopted 10/27/2014)
(a) 
Compliance.
Whenever any condition described in this article is found to exist on any premises within the city, the owner of such premises shall be notified by the city, in writing, to correct, remedy or remove the condition within seven (7) days after such notice, and it shall be unlawful for any person to fail to comply with such notice.
(b) 
Service.
The notice provided for in this section must be given:
(1) 
Personally to the owner in writing;
(2) 
By letter addressed to the owner at the owner's address as recorded in the appraisal district records of the appraisal district in which the property is located; or
(3) 
If personal service cannot be obtained:
(A) 
By publication at least once;
(B) 
By posting the notice on or near the front door of each building on the property to which the violation relates; or
(C) 
By posting the notice on a placard attached to a stake driven into the ground on the property to which the violation relates.
(4) 
If the city mails a notice to a property owner in accordance with this subsection (b), and the United States Postal Service returns the notice as "refused" or "unclaimed," the validity of the notice is not affected, and the notice is considered as delivered.
(c) 
Subsequent violations within one year.
The city may inform the owner in the notice described in subsection (b) 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.
(d) 
Dangerous weeds.
The city may immediately abate the nuisances of weeds in excess of forty-eight (48) inches in height which are an immediate danger to the health, life or safety of any person in accordance with the provisions contained in V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code section 342.008.
(Ordinance 15, sec. 12, adopted 10/27/2014; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Authorized.
If the owner of any lot or premises upon which a condition described in this article exists fails to correct, remedy or remove such condition within seven (7) days after notice to do so is given in accord with this article, the city may do such work or make such improvements as are necessary to correct, remedy or remove such conditions, or cause the work to be done, and pay therefor and charge the expenses incurred to the owner of such property. Such expenses shall be assessed against the lot or real estate upon which the work was done or the improvements made. The doing of such work by the city shall not relieve such person from prosecution for failure to comply with such notice, in violation of section 7.02.002.
(b) 
Filing of statement of expenses.
Whenever any work is done or improvements are made by the city under subsection (a), the city mayor or his/her designee, on behalf of the city, shall file a statement of the expenses incurred thereby with the county clerk. Such statement shall give the amount of such expenses and the dates on which the work was done or the improvements were made.
(c) 
Lien for and collection of expenses.
After the statement provided for in subsection (b) is filed, the city shall have a privileged lien on the lot or real estate upon which the work was done or improvement made, to secure the expenses thereof. Such lien shall be second only to tax liens and liens for street improvements, and the amount thereof shall bear interest at the rate of ten (10) percent per annum from the date of the payment of such expenses. For any such expenditures and interest, suit may be instituted and recovery and foreclosure of the lien may be had in the name of the city. The statement of expenses made in accord with subsection (b), or a certified copy thereof, shall be prima facie proof of the amount expended for such work or improvements.
(Ordinance 15, sec. 13, adopted 10/27/2014)