Wylie, TX Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)

Sec. 22-211 adopts the procedures of Texas Local Government Code Chapter 214, Subchapter A, as amended by local restrictions, for vacating, securing, repairing, removing or demolishing dangerous buildings and structures in Wylie, with hearings held before the Construction Code Board rather than routine code-enforcement citations. The section defines a dangerous structure broadly, covering buildings with buckled walls, 33 percent or more damage to supporting members, fire or storm damage that endangers occupants, inadequate light, air or sanitation, insufficient fire egress, or unsecured vacant buildings that invite trespassers, and separately treats an abandoned, unsecured or improperly maintained swimming pool or spa as a dangerous structure.

The building official can inspect on a complaint, issue a written notice of violation giving the owner up to 30 days to comply, and refer noncompliance to a Construction Code Board hearing, or act immediately in an emergency and hold a hearing afterward. After demolition, the responsible party has 30 days to clear debris, fill excavations and remove foundations, piers and conduits. The city can assess a minimum $750.00 administrative charge per lot for inspecting, locating owners and conducting hearings, plus the actual cost of any city-performed work, all of which becomes a lien on the property bearing 10 percent annual interest until paid.

Ignoring an order issued under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $2,000.00, and removing a posted dangerous-structure notice is a separate Class B misdemeanor under Texas Local Government Code Section 214.002(c) punishable by up to $500.00, with each continuing day a separate offense.