It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation who shall own or occupy any lot or lots in the City of Panhandle, Texas, to permit or allow holes or places on the lots where water may accumulate and become stagnant, or to permit same to remain.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 11, Article 3, Sec. 11-21)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation who shall own or occupy any lot or lots in the City of Panhandle, Texas, to permit or allow the accumulation of stagnant water thereon, or permit same to remain.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 11, Article 3, Sec. 11-22)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation who shall own or occupy any house, buildings, establishment, lot, or yard in the City of Panhandle, to permit or allow any carrion, filth, or other impure, unwholesome matter to accumulate or remain thereon.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 11, Article 3, Sec. 11-23)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, business, or corporation who shall own or occupy any lot or lots in the City of Panhandle, Texas to allow weeds, rubbish, brush, or any other unsightly, objectionable, or unsanitary matter to accumulate or grow on the lot or lots. Lots or property is described as being from the front curb of the property to the middle of the alley in the rear. Weeds and vegetation will be considered a violation if they are over 12 inches tall and uncultivated anywhere on or adjacent to a piece of property.
(1) 
Responsibility of Owner and Occupant: Mowing by City.
Property owners are responsible for keeping their lawns mowed. Failure to do so may result in a bill for mowing and/or a citation if the City mows the property. Property owners are also responsible for any rubbish located on their property regardless of who placed the items there. Residents or property owner will be given 10 days after notice to comply.
(2) 
Fees For Mowing A Property:
(A) 
Front yard: $250.00.
(B) 
Back yard: $250.00.
(C) 
Alley: $250.00.
(D) 
These fees may vary depending on the size of the lots and number of workers it takes to complete the job.
(E) 
Unpaid fees will be added to your utility bill and paid at the next cycle. If not paid the City will place its privileged lien against the property.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 11, Article 3, Sec. 11-24; Ordinance 626 adopted 8/28/2025)
(a) 
Should any owner of such lot or lots that have places thereon where stagnant water may accumulate and/or which are not properly drained, or the owner of any premises or building upon which carrion, filth, or other impure or unwholesome matter may be, fail and/or refuse to drain and/or fill the lot or lots, or remove such filth, carrion, or other impure and unwholesome matter, as the case may be, within ten days after notice to the owner to do so, in writing, or by letter addressed to such owner at his post office address, or within ten days after notice by publication as many as two times within ten consecutive days in any newspaper in Texas, if personal service may not be had as aforesaid, or if the owner’s address be not known, then, in that event, the City of Panhandle, Texas, may do such filling or draining or removal of filth, carrion, etc., or any other unsightly, objectionable, or unsanitary matter, or cause the same to be done, and may pay therefor and charge expenses incurred in doing such work or having such work done or improvements made to the owner of such lot or lots or real estate; and if such work is done or improvements made at the expense of the City of Panhandle, Texas, then such expense or expenses shall be assessed on the real estate or lots upon which such expense was incurred.
(b) 
An administrative charge of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be made to cover the city’s cost of inspection reinspection, mailing, publication, bookkeeping and other related administrative expenses. This charge shall be in addition to all other costs relating to the abatement of the condition existing by reason of the owner’s failure to comply with Section 6.304.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 11, Article 3, Sec. 11-25; Ordinance 433 adopted 7/27/95)
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.
(Ordinance adopting Code)
The City Manager may immediately abate the nuisances of weeds in excess of 12 inches tall which may cause immediate danger to the health, life or safety of any person, and take into consideration the number of complaints from neighbors and citizens to remove such nuisance..
(Ordinance adopting Code; Ordinance 626 adopted 8/28/2025)
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.
(Ordinance adopting Code)
The mayor or city health officer of the City of Panhandle shall file a statement of such expenses incurred under Section 6.305 or 6.307 of this article, as the case may be, giving the amount of such expenses, the date on which the work was done or improvements made, with the county clerk of Carson County, Texas; and the City of Panhandle, Texas, shall have a privileged lien on such lot or lots or real estate upon which the work was done or improvements made to secure the expenditures so made, in accordance with the provisions of said Article 4436, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, which lien shall be second only to tax liens and liens for street improvements; and said amount shall bear ten percent interest from the date the statement was filed. It is further provided that, for any such expenditures and interest as aforesaid, suit may be instituted and recovery and foreclosure of the lien may be had in the name of the City of Panhandle, Texas; 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.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 11, Article 3, Sec. 11-27)
Any person, firm, or individual who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be fined in accordance with the general penalty provision in Section 1.109 of this code, and each and every day’s violation shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. In case the owner or occupant of any lot, lots, or premises under the provisions of this article shall be a corporation, and shall violate any provision of this article, the president, vice-president, secretary, or treasurer of such corporation, or any manager, agent, or employee of such corporation shall be also severally liable for the penalties herein provided.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 11, Article 3, Sec. 11-28)