Sec. 6.401 Power to Define and Prohibit
The city, acting by and through its duly authorized officers, agents and representatives, shall have the power to define all nuisances and prohibit the same within the city; and outside the city for a distance of five thousand (5,000) feet; to police all areas or streets within the city; to prohibit the pollution of any stream, drain or tributary thereof, and to provide for policing the game; as provided in Section 217.042, Local Government Code, which grants such powers and authorizes such acts. All powers granted under said section are specifically adopted and made a part hereof.
Sec. 6.402 Conditions Enumerated*
(a) Burning Substances. Burning in the open of: hair, leather, rags, or other substances emitting an offensive, unhealthy, or annoying smell, smoke, or odor.
(b) Defecating, Etc., in Public Place. Defecating or urinating upon any public property or upon any place visible to persons in any public street or other public place or private residence.
(Ordinance 849 of 3/12/85)
(c) Fireworks. The sale or discharge of any fireworks within the jurisdiction of Oak Leaf is prohibited. (Ordinance 849, Amendment 3, of 5/16/95; Ordinance adopting Code)
(d) Garbage, Dumping, on Another’s Premises or Public Property. Throwing, putting or placing upon the premises of another any dung, feces, urine, or other unclean or filthy substance or liquid, trash, or other rubbish of any character, or dead animal, bird or fowl, or fragment thereof.
(e) Standing Water. The accumulation of water in which mosquito larvae breed.
(f) Lumber, junk, trash, or debris.
(g) Abandoned, discarded, or unused objects or equipment such as furniture, stoves, refrigerators, freezers, cans, tires or containers.
(h) Other Acts. Any act or thing, not herein enumerated, which interferes with any person’s rights to be free from noxious and unpleasant noises and noxious odors, gasses, and vapors and from the sights of foul and offensive things and substances.
(Ordinance 849, Addendum 5, of 6/16/92)
