Notice from the Fire Marshal
This notice is
to inform you that the City of Manvel, like many other Cities,
has adopted ordinances and codes for the purpose of promoting
the health, safety and general welfare of the City and its
inhabitants. Such ordinances and codes have been designed to
eliminate conditions that tend to reduce the value of private
property, that constitute a public nuisance, and that create
fire hazards.
There are
visible conditions within the City that need to be improved or
eliminated in order to comply with the City’s ordinances and
codes. If your property is in non-compliance, this notice is to
inform you in hopes that you will strive in 2008 to eliminate
conditions that are detrimental to the health, safety and
welfare of the general public.
Continued non-compliance will
result with the issuance of citations and possible fines for
every day of non-compliance.
The
following is a summary of just a few of the adopted ordinances
or codes relevant to property. Compliance with these and other
adopted ordinances and codes will eliminate conditions that
produce urban blight and should make all Manvel citizens proud
to live and be a part of this growing community.
BURN
LICENSE REQUIRED (NOTICE: ALL burn licenses expire at the end of
each year.)
The City of Manvel has adopted
an ordinance requiring that a burn license be obtained prior
to any outdoor burning. Only natural products grown upon the
property or non-treated wood can be burnt as long as the
safety precautions are followed properly and the burning
does not create a nuisance, cause a hazard, or harm the
environment. This burn license expires on December 31st of
the year that it is issued.
MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES
All buildings or structures
shall be maintained in good repair and in a sanitary
condition so as not to reduce property value, cause a public
nuisance or be declared a substandard building or structure.
Substandard buildings or structures are defined in a number
of different ways.
It may be a building or structure that is not in compliance
with the applicable fire, electrical, plumbing, property
maintenance, residential or building code ordinances to
being so deteriorated or damaged that it is in danger of
collapse.
Owners of vacant buildings or structures must securely lock
all doors, windows and other openings or board and properly
block off all unprotected exterior and interior openings to
prevent entry by unauthorized individuals and must remove
all accumulations of flammable or combustible waste, rubbish
or debris and shall maintained the building in good repair
and in a structurally sound and sanitary condition.
All substandard buildings or structures that are not in
compliance with the applicable ordinances and is unsafe,
dilapidated, not structurally sound, unfit for human
habitation, or a threat to public health, safety and welfare
shall be repaired, removed or demolished.
FIREWORKS
It is unlawful for any person
to store, manufacture, discharge, have in possession of, or
sell within the City of Manvel or within 2,640 feet
(1/2 mile) of the City Limits, fireworks of any kind unless
in connection with an approved public or private display or
demonstration.
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Contacts |
Kristine Schaffner,
Fire Marshal |
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281-489-1212 x35 |
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Fax #: |
281-489-4401 |
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E-mail Address: |
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