(A) 
In the event that any person, firm or corporation owning, claiming, occupying or having supervision or control of any lot, tract, parcel of land or a portion thereof, occupied or unoccupied, within the city or ETJ, fails to comply with the provisions of this subchapter, then the city manager or their designated representative will give ten (10) days notice to the property owner in writing of the violation, in person or by first class mail addressed to that person at the address listed with the county appraisal district. The city shall have complied with this requirement by advising owners of their responsibilities under this subchapter one (1) time per calendar year.
(B) 
If the city mails the notice in accordance with subsection (A) above and the United States Postal Service returns the notice as “undeliverable,” the validity of the notice is not affected, and the notice is considered as delivered.
(C) 
In the notice provided above the city may inform the owner by regular mail 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 subchapter 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 may, without notice, take any action permitted by section 92.21 below and assess its expenses as provided by the Texas Health and Safety Code section 342.007, as it may be amended from time-to-time.
(Ordinance 13-0521-02 adopted 5/21/13; Am. Ordinance 22-0628-01 adopted 6/28/22)
City may do work and bill property owner.
(1) 
Authority to do work.
If the person, firm or corporation fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this subchapter following the expiration of not less than ten (10) days of the date of the notification, the city may then enter the premises and do that work as necessary or cause the same to be done in order that the premises comply with the requirements of this subchapter. The city may enter onto such premises and may do such work as necessary, or cause the same to be done, as often as violations exist, without further notification to the property owner per calendar year.
(2) 
Assessment of costs; administrative fee; lien.
A bill for the actual cost incurred, plus an administrative charge as found in the fee schedule, resulting from the abatement of the above-described condition shall be sent to the owner of said premises and must be satisfied within thirty (30) days of the date of mailing of said bill. In the event that said bill has not been satisfied within the specified period, the city may file a statement with the county clerk of the expenses incurred in the abatement of the above-described condition on said premises and the city shall have a privileged lien on any lot or lots upon which said expense is incurred second only to tax liens and liens for street improvements to secure the expenses incurred, together with ten percent (10%) interest from the date such payment was due. For any such expenditure as aforesaid, suit may be instituted and recovery and foreclosure had in the name of the city, and the statement so made as aforesaid, or a copy thereof, shall be prima facie proof of the amount expended in any such work performed by the city.
(3) 
Immediate abatement of weeds over 48 inches in height.
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.
(Ordinance 13-0521-02 adopted 5/21/13; Am. Ordinance 22-0628-01 adopted 6/28/22)