Insect and rodent control.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 29-122
in effectSec. 29-122. - Insect and rodent control.
(a) Grounds, buildings and structures shall be maintained free of insect and rodent harborage and infestation. Extermination methods and other measures to control insects and rodents shall conform with the requirements of the health officer.
(b) The community shall be maintained free of accumulations of debris which may provide rodent harborage or breeding places for flies, mosquitoes and other pests.
(c) Storage areas shall be so maintained as to prevent rodent harborage; lumber, pipe and other building material shall be stored at least one foot above the ground.
(d) Where the potential for insect and rodent infestation exists all exterior openings in or beneath any structure shall be appropriately screened with wire mesh or other suitable materials.
(e) The growth of brush, weeds and grass shall be controlled to prevent harborage of ticks, chiggers and other noxious insects. The park shall be so maintained as to prevent the growth of ragweed, poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac and other weeds that are detrimental to health. Open areas shall be maintained free of heavy undergrowth of any description.
(f) No person shall keep, store or allow any motor vehicle to remain on the premises of a manufactured home park if such motor vehicle is incapable of being operated under its own power; provided, however, this subsection shall not be applicable to a recreational vehicle.
(Ord. No. 85-498, § 1, 4-10-85)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH29MAHOREVE_ARTIIIMAHOPA_DIV6MI_S29-122INROCOFetched: 10/26/2026