Texas counties can't zone, but Brazoria County CAN abate blight in unincorporated neighborhoods under Health & Safety Code Ch. 343. Accumulated rubbish visible from the street for 10+ days is a public nuisance. Inside cities like Pearland or Angleton, the city property-maintenance code governs.
Brazoria County has no zoning power, so it cannot regulate general property appearance. But under Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 343 (which applies only to unincorporated county areas), the county Environmental Health department and its Eagle Eye Environmental Division can abate defined public nuisances: accumulated rubbish, junk, and unsanitary conditions in a neighborhood. A county official may enter premises at a reasonable time to inspect and abate. The owner gets written notice and a chance to clean up before the county acts. Inside an incorporated city (Pearland, Lake Jackson, Alvin, Angleton), the city's own offensive-conditions/property-maintenance ordinance applies instead of Ch. 343.
After written notice, the owner must abate. If the nuisance remains after the 30th day, it is an offense; the county may abate and assess cleanup costs as a lien against the property.
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