Burleson, TX Code Violation Reporting: How to Report (2026)

The noise article of the Burleson Code of Ordinances, § 34-191(f), names who enforces it: the city manager or his or her designee, any city code officer, or any police officer in the course of employment. It also gives residents a route. A citizen that witnesses a noise violation can submit a sworn statement with supporting documentation of the noise ordinance violation to a code officer or police officer of the city for municipal prosecution. The documentation matters because the standard in § 34-191(a)(3) is whether the sound disturbs a reasonable person of ordinary sensibilities at the property line of the complainant, and the presumptive decibel limits in subsection (c) are measured from that line for at least 30 seconds.

Animal noise follows a separate path. Section 6-12(e)(3) says animal noise nuisances should be reported to the animal control authority or police department. For someone other than the animal control authority or a peace officer to file a formal complaint, § 6-12(e)(4) requires the person, in the presence of either an animal control officer or a clerk of the Burleson Municipal Court, to complete and sign an official, notarized complaint form alleging that the animal's owner has committed the crime of violating the city's nuisance code. The complainant must also appear in municipal court as a witness on the date specified by the court if called.

Once a violation of the nuisance article in Chapter 34 is found, § 34-35 requires the enforcement officer to give notice of the violation to the responsible person, except where a different notification requirement is established in the chapter. Under § 34-32 the chief of police, police officers, the fire marshal, code enforcement officers and other persons designated by the city manager administer that article.