An overgrown or trash-filled vacant lot in an unincorporated Brazoria County neighborhood can be a public nuisance under Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 343, which covers weeds within 300 feet of a residence and accumulated rubbish. The county can abate after notice. Cities set their own lot standards.
Texas counties cannot zone vacant land, so there is no county setback, use, or general-maintenance rule for empty lots. Ch. 343 does let Brazoria County treat a neglected lot as a public nuisance when it meets a defined test: weeds growing within 300 feet of another residence or commercial establishment, or rubbish and junk accumulating in a neighborhood. A county official may enter to inspect and abate. Notice goes to the owner first. Inside an incorporated city, the municipal weeds/high-grass ordinance (for example Pearland's Chapter 13, with a 9-inch limit) applies to vacant lots within city limits and is usually enforced faster.
If a nuisance lot isn't cleaned up after the 30-day notice, it becomes an offense; the county may abate the lot and place a lien for its costs against the property.
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