Carrollton, TX Property Maintenance: Vacant Lot Maintenance (2026)

03(A) spells out exactly how far the mowing duty reaches on land that is not an agricultural operation: from the curb line, or 10 feet past the property line where no curb exists, out to the center of the adjoining alley or utility easement. For raw acreage the duty scales with size. Any parcel of 20 acres or less under the same owner must be mowed in its entirety. A tract larger than 20 acres in single ownership only has to be kept clear within 25 feet of the property line.

Two narrower exceptions apply to undeveloped tracts crossed by a paved public walkway and bordering a designated no-mow zone: an owner of more than 8 acres, or of at least 18 acres that is 75 percent undeveloped, need only mow within 25 feet of the property line, adjoining rights-of-way, alleys and boundary sidewalks, plus within 6 feet of any sidewalk or trail crossing the land. 04 layers on a separate trash ban that applies whether or not anyone lives on the property: owners and occupants may not keep, store or allow refuse, trash or debris visible from a public street, or any accumulation that creates an unsanitary condition likely to attract mosquitoes, rodents, vermin or disease-carrying pests, or holes and excavations capable of injuring a person.

10 gives the Designated City Official a right of entry to inspect for these violations at reasonable times, presenting credentials first if the property is occupied. 08 turns the cost into a lien against the property that is second only to tax and street-improvement liens and draws 10 percent annual interest starting 180 days after the city pays the contractor.