Showing ordinances that apply to Pecan Acres CDP (part), Tarrant County, Texas, TX
Pecan Acres CDP (part), Tarrant County, Texas is an unincorporated community (population 2,914) in Tarrant County, Texas. Because Pecan Acres CDP (part), Tarrant County, Texas is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Tarrant County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The weed ordinances rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Tarrant County has no weed ordinance for unincorporated areas. Texas HSC Chapter 342 lets county health act only when vegetation creates a public health nuisance like harboring rodents or mosquitoes.
Unincorporated Tarrant County does not enforce a weed or noxious vegetation ordinance. The county cannot cite property owners for weedy yards, unsightly vegetation, or noxious plants on private residential property under typical circumstances. Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 342 does empower Tarrant County Public Health to abate public health nuisances, which include vegetation conditions that harbor rats, mosquitoes, or disease vectors. This requires notice and opportunity to remediate before county abatement. Texas Department of Agriculture maintains a noxious and invasive plant list (such as Saltcedar and Giant Reed) for agricultural purposes, but these are not county-enforced on residential land. HOA deed restrictions in subdivisions commonly require weed-free lawns and enforce through civil action.
TX HSC Chapter 342 public health nuisance abatement: administrative fees plus abatement costs, typically $300-$2,000. HOA violations: civil fines usually $25-$200 per notice.
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