Allen Code Compliance enforces weed, rank vegetation, and nuisance plant standards under City Code Chapter 8 and TX Health and Safety Code 342.004. Noxious weeds, bamboo encroachment, and ragweed accumulations are abatable nuisances.
Property owners receive a 10-day notice to abate. Certain invasive species near drainage ways are referenced under the NTMWD regional watershed program. Weeds in alleys and easements behind properties are the adjacent owner's responsibility to the centerline. Contact Allen at (214) 509-4100 for enforcement.
City-contracted abatement plus administrative fee, lien recorded on property. Municipal court fine up to 2000 dollars.
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