9 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Lubbock County, Texas.
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Lubbock County cannot zone, so it sets no grass-height rule in unincorporated areas beyond state nuisance law. Inside the City of Lubbock, grass and weeds may not exceed 8 inches; Slaton and Wolfforth set their own limits.
City of Lubbock Code of Ordinances, Weeds, Rubbish and Unwholesome Situations (former 1983 Code § 12-117)
It shall be unlawful for an owner or any person having supervision or control of any lot ... within the corporate limits of the city, to suffer or permit grass, weeds or any plant that is not cultivated to grow to a greater height than eight (8) inches on an average of the individual lot, tract or parcel.
Lubbock County sets no tree-trimming ordinance for private yards; as a can't-zone county it only clears vegetation blocking county roads and sight lines. Inside a city, the municipality regulates limbs overhanging streets and sidewalks.
Unincorporated Lubbock County requires no permit to remove trees on private land, because Texas counties cannot zone. The City of Lubbock imposes no general tree-removal permit for private residential property either.
In unincorporated Lubbock County, tall weeds are a public nuisance under Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 343 when within 300 feet of a residence or business. Inside the City of Lubbock, the 8-inch weed ordinance applies instead.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 343.011(a), (c)(4)
This section applies only to the unincorporated area of a county.... A public nuisance under this section means ... allowing weeds to grow on premises in a neighborhood if the weeds are located within 300 feet of another residence or commercial establishment.
Semi-arid Lubbock sits over the depleting Ogallala Aquifer, so the City of Lubbock enforces mandatory two-day-per-week lawn watering by address, with no watering allowed 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. April through September. The county sets no watering rule.
City of Lubbock Water Conservation Plan / Irrigation Restrictions
Addresses ending in 0, 3, 4, or 9 - Monday and Thursday. Addresses ending in 1, 5, or 6 - Tuesday and Friday. Addresses ending in 2, 7, or 8 - Wednesday and Saturday. Irrigate landscape only during your two assigned days per week; no watering between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., April 1 through September 30.
Rainwater harvesting is legal statewide in Texas, and Lubbock County adds no restriction. State law bars a homeowners association from prohibiting rain barrels or a rainwater harvesting system, subject to reasonable appearance rules.
Tex. Property Code § 202.007(a)(2)
A property owners' association may not include or enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument that prohibits or restricts a property owner from ... installing rain barrels or a rainwater harvesting system.
Lubbock County sets no landscaping-plant rules. Statewide, Texas Property Code Section 202.007 stops a homeowners association from banning drought-resistant landscaping or water-conserving natural turf, a strong protection in the semi-arid High Plains.
Tex. Property Code § 202.007(a)(4)
A property owners' association may not include or enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument that prohibits or restricts a property owner from ... using drought-resistant landscaping or water-conserving natural turf.
Lubbock County has no rule on artificial turf, and it cannot zone private yards. The City of Lubbock does not ban synthetic lawns; HOAs may set appearance standards but state water-conservation policy favors turf alternatives.
Composting is unrestricted in Lubbock County, which cannot zone private yards. Texas Property Code Section 202.007 bars a homeowners association from prohibiting composting of vegetation or leaving grass clippings on the lawn.
Tex. Property Code § 202.007(a)(1)
A property owners' association may not include or enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument that prohibits or restricts a property owner from ... implementing measures promoting solid-waste composting of vegetation, including grass clippings, leaves, or brush, or leaving grass clippings uncollected on grass.
1 cities in Lubbock County have their own landscaping rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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