The following things are, among others, declared to be offensive odors and odor nuisances in violation of § 93.04, but the enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive:
(A) Animal lots or pens. Offensive odors from horse, cow or hog lots or pens or chicken yards or enclosures, or other similar places where animals are kept, which have become offensive from use, or which shall disturb the comfort and repose of persons of ordinary sensibilities;
(B) Privies:
(1) Maintaining a privy upon private property where a public sewer is within 150 feet from any side of the lot or premises and where a water line is adjacent to or across the street from the property; or
(2) Privies not coming within division (A)(1) above, which produce offensive odors, which have become dilapidated, out of repair or the contents whereof are exposed to public view or discharged into any public street, alley or gutter or upon the private property of another.
(C) Smoke. Offensive odors from smoke from the burning of rubbish, trash, rubber, chemical substances or other things or substances;
(D) Laundry discharge. The discharge of waste water from any laundry, dry cleaning, launderette or similar establishment into the storm sewers of the city, which discharge gives off offensive, obnoxious, unpleasant or strong odor;
(E) All drains, pools, privies, sewers, yards, grounds or premises which, from any cause, become foul, nauseous, offensive or injurious to health, or unpleasant to adjacent residents or to persons passing by; and
(F) Dead animals. The failure of the owner or possessor of any animal which shall die within the corporate limits of the city, or the failure of the owner or possessor of any premises upon which any animal may die within the corporate limits of the city, to remove or have the carcass of the same removed within 24 hours after the death of the animal.
(Ord. 12-062, passed 7-19-2012) Penalty, see § 93.99
Statutory reference:
Authority of city to require sewer connections, see Tex. Local Gov’t Code § 214.013