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Paraphrased Ordinance sections of the most common Code Enforcement violations. The full list of City Ordinances are available for view at Municode.com – Other adopted ordinances may reference the: Unified Development Code (UDC), The International Building Code (IBC), or The International Property 4Maintenance Code (IPMC)
Common code violations in the City of Pearland |
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Ordinance Sec. 14-52 – Junked Vehicle A vehicle that: Does not have lawfully attached an unexpired registration insignia, and; is wrecked, dismantled, or inoperable and has remained inoperable for more than 72 consecutive hours on public property or 30 consecutive days on private property. |
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Ordinance Sec. 13-61(c) – Offensive Conditions - Swimming Pools A person responsible for any premises, occupied or unoccupied, commits an offense if said person maintains a swimming pool in a manner that creates an unsanitary condition likely to attract or harbor mosquitoes, rodents, vermin, or disease-carrying pests. |
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Ordinance Sec. 13-17(a), (1)-(3) – Weeds and Offensive Conditions (1)A person, owner, tenant, agent or person responsible for any premises, occupied or unoccupied, commits an offense if said person permits or allows weeds to grow on the premises to a greater height than (9) nine inches. Said premises shall include, but not be limited to, the parkway between sidewalk and the curb; the right-of-way between any fence, wall or barrier and the curb or pavement if such exists or the center line of said right-of-way; (3)With respect to uncultivated agricultural properties or tracts of land that contain no structures used or designed for human occupancy for residential or commercial purposes, a person, owner, tenant, agent or person responsible for such property commits an offense if said person permits or allows weeds to grow to greater height than twenty-four (24) inches within fifty (50) feet from any adjacent property under different ownership or any street right-of-way. However, on cultivated agricultural properties where the distance between the growing crop and abutting property under different ownership or street right-of-way is less than fifty (50) feet, the person, owner, tenant, agent or person responsible for such property commits an offense if said person permits or allows weeds to grow to a greater height than nine (9) inches. |
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DC Sec. 4.2.5.1 (d) (2) – Sign Location Requirements No sign shall be located on or project over public property, a street right-of-way, or a public utility easement, except governmental signs, bench signs, subdivision identification signs, temporary banner signs and permitted signs in the Old Townsite District. |
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UDC Sec. 4.2.5.5 (c) (1) – Use or Display of Banners Except for temporary signs that do not require permits (refer to section 4.1.2.6(c)), the use or display of banners is hereby prohibited unless a permit for such use is obtained from the Planning Director or his designee. |
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Ordinance Sec. 7-17 (a) – Work Permit Required It shall be unlawful for any person within the city limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city to commence construction or excavation for construction of any building or structure, including accessory buildings, or to commence the erection, reconstruction, conversion, or alteration of any building or structure, including accessory buildings, until the building inspector has issued a building permit for such work. |
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Ordinance Sec. 12-31 – Waste Collection The City of Pearland shall provide collection service for residential solid waste twice a week, and for green waste meant for recycling and recyclable materials once a week, except when a collection day falls on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day, when there will be no collection. Placement of waste for collection shall be at the edge of the portion of the right-of-way that abuts the residential property. A residential customer shall not place waste for collection before 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to collection day, nor shall the customer allow the waste to remain at the edge of the right-of-way after collection day. Storage of all waste shall be behind the building line. |
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