New Braunfels, TX Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)
Key Facts
- Height limit
- 12 inches
- Applies within
- 150 feet of property line
- Notice period
- 15 days to comply
- First-offense fine
- $100–$2,000
- Enforced by
- Code compliance / fire marshal
Summary
New Braunfels caps weeds, brush, and unmowed vegetation at 12 inches on real property within 150 feet of a property line abutting streets, alleys, or easements.
It shall be unlawful for any person owning, claiming, occupying or having supervision or control of any real property...to permit weeds, brush or any objectional or unsightly vegetation to grow to a greater height than 12 inches upon such real property within 150 feet of any property line which abuts street rights-of-way, alleys, utility easements, subdivided additions, developed property or any buildings or other structures...All vegetation not regularly cultivated and which exceeds 12 inches in height shall be presumed to be objectionable and unsightly.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 36).
Full Breakdown
City code makes it unlawful for any owner, claimant, or occupant of real property in New Braunfels, occupied or not, to let weeds, brush, or other objectionable vegetation grow past 12 inches within 150 feet of any property line abutting a street right-of-way, alley, utility easement, subdivided addition, developed property, or building. Anything over 12 inches that isn't regularly cultivated is presumed objectionable and unsightly. Owners must keep the strip from their property line to the curb (or street centerline where there's no curb) clear as well. Regularly cultivated crops are exempt from the height cap itself but still can't block sightlines to adjacent rights-of-way.
Violations & Fines
Code compliance mails or posts a 15-day notice to cut. Miss it and the city can mow and bill the owner, or file in municipal court: fines run $100–$2,000 (first offense), $200–$2,000 (second), $500–$2,000 (third and later), with each day a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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