5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Lubbock County, Texas.
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Lubbock County sets no container rules. In the City of Lubbock, regulation garbage containers must be durable metal or heavy plastic of 20 to 32 gallons, with two outside handles and a close-fitting lid; container plus contents may not exceed 80 pounds.
Lubbock Code § 22.06 — Solid Waste, Containers (Div. 4)
Regulation containers shall be constructed of solid and durable grade metal or heavy plastic of not less than twenty (20) nor more than thirty-two (32) gallons' capacity, with two (2) outside handles and close-fitting lid... the combined weight of container and contents shall not exceed eighty (80) pounds.
Texas counties cannot zone. Inside the City of Lubbock, code bars letting rubbish, brush or unsightly matter accumulate on any lot. In unincorporated Lubbock County, Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 343 lets the county abate public nuisances.
Lubbock Code — Nuisances, Weeds, Rubbish & Unwholesome Situations (Div. 2)
It shall be unlawful for an owner or any person(s) having supervision or control of any property within the city to suffer or permit any rubbish, brush, or any other objectionable, unsightly or unsanitary matter to accumulate or be present upon any lot, tract, or parcel of land.
In unincorporated Lubbock County the county cannot zone, but Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 343 treats accumulated rubbish and weeds within 300 feet of a residence or public street as an abatable public nuisance. Inside the City of Lubbock, the weed and rubbish code applies.
TX Health & Safety Code § 343.011 (Public Nuisance)
allowing weeds to grow on premises in a neighborhood if the weeds are located within 300 feet of another residence or commercial establishment
Lubbock County sets no garage-sale rules, and the City of Lubbock does not require a permit for a residential garage sale. Sale signs, however, may not be placed between the street and sidewalk or on utility poles, and belong on the sale property.
Lubbock County cannot set grass-height rules. In the City of Lubbock, uncultivated vegetation over eight inches high violates the nuisance weed ordinance, and owners must mow from the front curb to the middle of the alley within seven days of notice.
Lubbock Code — Nuisances, Weeds, Rubbish & Unwholesome Situations (Div. 2)
It shall be unlawful for an owner or any person(s) having supervision or control of any lot, tract, parcel of land thereof, occupied or unoccupied, improved or unimproved, within the corporate limits of the city, to suffer or permit grass, weeds or any plant that is not cultivated to remain.
1 cities in Lubbock County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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