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.

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.

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.

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.