In unincorporated Lubbock County the county cannot zone, but Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 343 treats accumulated rubbish and weeds within 300 feet of a residence or public street as an abatable public nuisance. Inside the City of Lubbock, the weed and rubbish code applies.
Vacant and unimproved lots are covered both ways. Inside the City of Lubbock, the code applies to any lot 'occupied or unoccupied, improved or unimproved.' In unincorporated Lubbock County, the county cannot impose zoning, so Chapter 343 of the Texas Health & Safety Code is the tool: it defines a public nuisance to include weeds and accumulated rubbish located within 300 feet of another residence, commercial establishment, or public street.
The county may abate a Chapter 343 nuisance and recover costs; the City can mow or clean a vacant lot and bill the owner for cost plus a $200 administrative charge.
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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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