Parker, TX Code Violation Reporting: Common Violations (2026)
Key Facts
- Sections enumerated
- 20 conditions listed in § 94.02(A)-(T)
- Notice required
- Written notice identifying nuisance and property
- Abatement window
- 7 days to fix after notice
- Repeat violation
- No new notice needed within 6 months
- Fine
- Up to $2,000 per day of violation
- City abatement
- City may fix and lien the property
Summary
Parker's nuisance ordinance lists roughly 20 specific conditions the city treats as code violations, from overflowing septic systems to trash piles that draw pests. Section 94.02 of the City Code enumerates each one, and § 94.04 sets the notice-and-abatement process the city follows once a violation is reported, giving owners 7 days to fix it before the city acts.
The following acts, commissions, omissions, conditions, or deeds by any person shall be and hereby are declared to be a nuisance: (A) The act of allowing to exist any full or overflowing privy, vault, cesspool, septic tank, garbage can, container, or other receptacle for filth, waste, garbage, and human or animal excrement upon any premises owned or controlled by any person, or the failure to maintain in proper condition any cesspool, septic tank, or other sewage or septic system; ... (I) The act of failing or refusing to act by any person owning or controlling any premises to keep, maintain, and preserve the premises free and clear from all garbage, trash, discarded building materials, and other debris;
Full Breakdown
02. Division (A) makes it a violation to allow a full or overflowing privy, vault, cesspool, septic tank, garbage can or other waste receptacle to exist on a property, or to let a septic system fall out of proper repair. Division (I) covers general property maintenance: owners must keep premises free and clear of garbage, trash, discarded building materials and other debris. Other divisions in the same section cover foul-smelling animal waste (E)-(F), stagnant or breeding-ground water (G), noise (K), motorized-unit noise and dust (L), weeds over 12 inches (O), and overgrown brush blocking public rights-of-way (T).
04(A) requires written notice to the owner identifying the nuisance, the property, and the corrective action required, delivered personally, by mail to the County Appraisal District address on file, or by posting if personal service fails. 04(B), a second notice is not required if the same or a similar nuisance recurred on the same property within the preceding 6 months, so a citation can issue immediately. 04(C), the city may perform the work itself and charge the cost to the owner, with the expense becoming a lien against the property under Tex. Health & Safety Code Chapter 342, bearing 10% annual interest until paid.
Violations & Fines
Each condition listed in § 94.02 is a separate nuisance violation, and under § 94.99(B) a conviction carries a fine of up to $2,000 per offense, with every day the violation continues counted as a separate offense. If an owner ignores a 7-day abatement notice under § 94.04(C), the city can correct the problem itself and place a lien on the property for the cost plus 10% annual interest.
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