Texas counties cannot zone. Inside the City of Lubbock, code bars letting rubbish, brush or unsightly matter accumulate on any lot. In unincorporated Lubbock County, Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 343 lets the county abate public nuisances.
The City of Lubbock's nuisance code makes it unlawful to permit objectionable, unsightly or unsanitary matter to accumulate on any lot. Lubbock County itself has no zoning authority and, per its own filings, no zoning regulations in unincorporated areas. There the county relies on state law: Health & Safety Code Chapter 343 defines and abates public nuisances such as accumulated refuse, rubbish and overgrown weeds near neighboring property.
City Codes Department abates and bills the owner for cleanup cost plus a $200 administrative charge; unpaid amounts become a lien on the property.
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Composting is unrestricted in Lubbock County, which cannot zone private yards. Texas Property Code Section 202.007 bars a homeowners association from prohibi...
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Lubbock County has no rule on artificial turf, and it cannot zone private yards. The City of Lubbock does not ban synthetic lawns; HOAs may set appearance st...
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Lubbock County sets no landscaping-plant rules. Statewide, Texas Property Code Section 202.007 stops a homeowners association from banning drought-resistant ...
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Rainwater harvesting is legal statewide in Texas, and Lubbock County adds no restriction. State law bars a homeowners association from prohibiting rain barre...
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Semi-arid Lubbock sits over the depleting Ogallala Aquifer, so the City of Lubbock enforces mandatory two-day-per-week lawn watering by address, with no wate...
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In unincorporated Lubbock County, tall weeds are a public nuisance under Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 343 when within 300 feet of a residence or business. ...
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