Cedar Park, TX Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Enforcing body
- Building and Standards Commission
- Notice period
- 7 days to correct
- Max fine
- $2,000 per day
- Legal basis
- Local Govt Code ch. 54, subch. C
Summary
Cedar Park's Building and Standards Commission can act against accumulated refuse and vegetation that creates breeding and living places for insects and rodents, backed by a separate duty to keep property free of trash and stagnant water.
The commission shall have all powers, duties and responsibilities authorized by state law, it being the intent of the city to fully implement Tex. Local Govt. Code chapter 54, subchapter C, as amended, relating to quasi-judicial enforcement of health and safety ordinances:
(A) For the preservation of public safety, relating to the materials or methods used to construct a building or improvement, including the foundation, structural elements, electrical wiring or apparatus, plumbing and fixtures, entrances, or exits;
(B) Relating to the fire safety of a building or improvement, including provisions relating to materials, types of construction or design, warning devices, sprinklers or other fire suppression devices, availability of water supply for extinguishing fires, or location, design, or width of entrances or exits;
(C) Relating to dangerously damaged or deteriorated buildings or improvements;
(D) Relating to conditions caused by accumulations of refuse, vegetation, or other matter that creates breeding and living places for insects and rodents; or
(E) Relating to a building code or to the condition, use, or appearance of property in a municipality.
(2)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4973212; v14 updated 2026-06-25).
Full Breakdown
Section 3.01.004 gives Cedar Park's Building and Standards Commission full state-law authority under Local Government Code chapter 54, subchapter C, to act on conditions caused by accumulations of refuse, vegetation, or other matter that creates breeding and living places for insects and rodents. Separately, Article 8.06 makes it unlawful for any owner, lessee, or occupant to fail to keep property free of household trash, garbage, stagnant water, dead animals, brush piles, and debris. The city gives written notice and seven days to correct a violation before abating the condition itself and assessing the cost as a lien against the property, with 10 percent annual interest.
Violations & Fines
Class C misdemeanor with fines up to $2,000 per day for public-health violations under § 1.01.009; unresolved conditions can be abated by the city, with the cost plus 10% annual interest liened against the property.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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