Katy declares any livestock, fowl, or animal kept in conditions that disturb neighbors or create unsanitary conditions a public nuisance, allowing animal control to investigate and abate hoarding-type situations.
Katy's animal control article and livestock article both declare animals kept under conditions that produce unreasonable noise, odors, or other disturbance to nearby residents to be a public nuisance. The city limits residents to no more than three dogs and three cats over six months old in a single household, which functions as a hoarding cap. Animal control officers may investigate complaints, inspect premises, and pursue abatement. Severe neglect cases are referred for state prosecution under Texas Penal Code Chapter 42.092 (cruelty to nonlivestock animals), which can be a state jail felony.
Local Class C misdemeanor citations up to $500 per day. State cruelty charges under Penal Code 42.092 range from Class A misdemeanor to state jail felony depending on conduct.
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Katy, TX
Katy's Code of Ordinances and Zoning Ordinance (Exhibit 14A) do not set a numeric maximum fence height for residential lots and require no building permit fo...
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Katy property owners must keep lots free of rubbish, brush, and other debris under Chapter 6 (Ordinance 01023). Weeds taller than nine inches, or any vegetat...
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Katy prohibits the manufacture, sale, possession, and discharge of all fireworks inside city limits under Article 5.07 of its Code of Ordinances. Violators f...
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Katy bans construction or use of any barbecue pit or open flame within 10 feet of a multifamily building wall, or beneath a balcony, porch, roof overhang, or...
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Katy requires a building permit for converting a garage to living space under the 2021 IRC and 2023 NEC adopted Jan 1, 2024. Conversions cannot create an unr...
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Katy STR Article 4.10 requires parking to comply with the zoning ordinance, prohibits required parking in public right-of-way, alleys, or access easements, a...
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