It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, permit or allow a public nuisance as herein defined to exist or remain on any premises in the city.
(Ordinance 1083, § 1(3.1), 6-9-98)
Accumulations of stagnant water which may attract or harbor mosquitoes or produce disease are hereby declared a public nuisance.
(Ordinance 1083, § 1(3.2), 6-9-98)
Unwholesome, impure or unsanitary conditions that may produce disease or are likely to attract or harbor insects, rodents, vermin, snakes or disease carrying pests are hereby declared a public nuisance.
(Ordinance 1083, § 1(3.3), 6-9-98)
(a) 
General.
Uncultivated vegetation exceeding the standards addressed in this chapter are hereby declared a public nuisance and shall be maintained as required. Areas identified as Xeriscapes in Chapter 106, Rockport Code of Ordinances shall be exempt from this section.
(b) 
Weeds and grass shall not exceed the following heights:
(1) 
Twelve inches for improved property that is less than one (1) acre, including that portion of the street right-of-way area extending from the property line of real property to the edge of the street pavement adjacent to it or to the center line of the adjacent unpaved street or alley.
(2) 
Eighteen inches for unimproved property that is less than one-half (1/2) acre, including that portion of the street right-of-way area extending from the property line of real property to the edge of the street pavement adjacent to it or to the center line of the adjacent unpaved street or alley.
(c) 
Vacant property exempt.
Vacant property in its natural state shall be exempt from this section.
(Ordinance 1083, § 1(3.4), 6-9-98; Ordinance 1184, § 2, 7-24-2001; Ordinance 1361, § 2, 10-10-06; Ordinance 1449, § 2, 11-5-08; Ordinance 1621, § 2, 1-14-14)
Personal compost piles which are maintained and kept for residential use are encouraged and are exempt.
(Ordinance 1083, § 1(3.6), 6-9-98)
Except as authorized by rule, permit, or order issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), or into any approved system, no person may:
(1) 
Discharge sewage, municipal waste, recreational waste, agricultural waste, industrial waste, refuse within the city limits.
(2) 
Discharge other waste within the city limits which in itself or in conjunction with any other discharge or activity causes, or will cause pollution with the city limits.
(Ordinance 1596, § 1, 1-8-13)