Unincorporated Guadalupe County has no zoning and no brush-clearance or defensible-space ordinance; owners clear vegetation at their own discretion, and burning what they cut follows state outdoor-burning rules and any active drought burn ban.
Texas counties cannot zone, and Guadalupe County imposes no vegetation-management or defensible-space requirement on unincorporated land, even in the fire-prone brush and cedar of the county's drier uplands. No county code compels clearing around homes or fences. Owners who dispose of cleared trees, brush, and grass by burning must follow the state disposal-fire rules in 30 TAC 111.209 and stop entirely during a Commissioners Court burn ban. Recorded HOA deed restrictions, not the county, set landscaping and clearing standards inside platted subdivisions around Schertz and Cibolo.
The county issues no penalty for uncleared brush; burning cleared vegetation during an active burn ban is a Class C misdemeanor carrying a fine up to $500.
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Schertz, TX
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Guadalupe County, TX
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Guadalupe County, TX
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Guadalupe County, TX
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Guadalupe County, TX
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Guadalupe County, TX
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