Burleson, TX Code Violation Reporting: Response Times (2026)

The Burleson Code of Ordinances sets the clock for the property owner in Chapter 34. Under § 34-36(c), the notice of violation for a public nuisance must require compliance within seven days. When that period starts depends on how the notice reaches you (§ 34-36(a)(5)): for personal service, on the date the notice was given; for mailed notice, three days after the date of postmark; for publication, on the date the last notice was published; and for posting, ten days after the notice was posted. A mailed notice returned by the Postal Service as refused or unclaimed is still considered delivered.

If the owner has not complied within seven days after receipt, § 34-38 lets the City of Burleson do the work, pay for it and charge the owner, and cause appropriate action to be instituted in a court of competent jurisdiction. Section 34-37 is the emergency exception: nothing in the article prohibits requiring abatement within 24 hours when enforcement personnel declare a nuisance an immediate threat to public health and safety.

A repeat violation shortens the process. A notice can warn the owner that another violation of the same kind within one year of the notice lets the city correct it without further notice and assess the expense against the property (§ 34-36(a)(6)).

Other chapters keep their own deadlines. For high weeds, § 34-62 also uses seven days, and weeds higher than 48 inches that are an immediate danger can be abated without notice, with notice due not later than the tenth day after abatement and a hearing request allowed within 30 days (§ 34-62(c)). For litter on private premises, the director must give ten days to comply before having it removed (§ 34-297). Charges unpaid 30 days after billing become a charge against the property (§ 34-40).