5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Nueces County, Texas.
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Nueces County sets no trash-bin standard for the unincorporated area, though state nuisance law requires refuse be kept in a closed receptacle. In Corpus Christi, § 21-24 requires each customer to keep enough proper refuse receptacles, and bins can't exceed 50 pounds.
Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances § 21-24
Each customer shall provide and maintain proper refuse receptacles of sufficient number to contain the refuse that accumulates on the premises.
Texas counties can't zone, but Nueces County may abate a public nuisance (accumulated rubbish, junk) within 300 feet of a residence or street in unincorporated areas. Inside Corpus Christi, city code 22-6 bans letting litter, junk appliances, and unsanitary matter pile up on a lot.
Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances § 22-6(a)
No person who owns or occupies any lot or parcel of land in the city may permit or allow litter, solid waste, inoperative or abandoned household appliances, furniture, or any other unsightly, objectionable, or unsanitary matter to accumulate on the lot or parcel of land.
In unincorporated Nueces County, Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 343 lets the county abate accumulated rubbish on a vacant lot that sits in a neighborhood or within 300 feet of a public street. Corpus Christi separately requires vacant-building owners to clear solid waste and high weeds from the premises.
Texas Health & Safety Code § 343.011(c)
keeping, storing, or accumulating rubbish, including newspapers, abandoned vehicles, refrigerators, stoves, furniture, tires, and cans, on premises in a neighborhood or within 300 feet of a public street for 10 days or more
Nueces County sets no garage-sale permit or limit because Texas counties cannot zone, so unincorporated residents face no county rule. Corpus Christi limits residents to three garage, yard, or estate sales per calendar year, each up to three days, with off-premise signs prohibited.
There is no county-wide grass-height limit for unincorporated Nueces County; the county can only abate weeds as a nuisance near homes or streets under state law. Corpus Christi sets a firm 12-inch limit: weeds or brush 12 inches or higher are prohibited (§ 23-70).
Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances § 23-70(a)
No person who owns or occupies any lot or parcel of land in the city may permit or allow weeds or brush twelve (12) inches or higher to grow on the lot or parcel of land.
1 cities in Nueces County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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