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Dwellingunitsshallhaveseparateutilityserviceshutoffs. <br />Dwellingunitsshallhaveindividualmetersforindividualutilities. <br />Individualutilitiesshallnotpassover,underorthroughanotherunit. <br />Unlessprovisionismadeforrepairandmaintenanceofutilitieswithout <br />trespassonadjoiningproperties. <br />Orlegalprovisionismadeforpermanentrightofaccessfor <br />maintenanceandrepairofutilities. <br />Otherfacilitiesmustbeindependentforeachdwellingunit,exceptcommon <br />servicessuchaslaundryandstoragespaceorheating,maybeprovidedfor <br />twotofourlivingunitbuildingsunderasinglemortgage. <br />5.PowerLines/OverheadWires <br />Powerlinesincludinglowvoltagepowerlinesmaynotpassoverthe <br />dwelling. <br />Powerlinesmayhavetoberemovedorrepositioned. <br />Overheadwiresfromthestreettotheelectricalservicepanelshallbeno <br />lowerthan10feetabovegroundandshallnotcomeincontactwithtree <br />branchesorotherobstaclesandshallnotbereachablefromnearby <br />windowsorotheraccessibleareas. <br />6.Landscaping,LawnAreasandTrees <br />Ingeneral,landscapingincludinglawn,shrubs,trees,andplantingsshouldbe <br />compatiblewiththeneighborhoodandcomparablehomes. <br />Sod(grass)shallbeinstalledasnecessarytoestablishconsistencywith <br />comparableunits. <br />Ataminimum,itshallberequiredthatthefrontandbothsidesoftheunit <br />shallbefullysodded(grass)uptothefence/propertylines.Additionalsodat <br />otherareasmayberequiredtoestablishconsistency. <br />Additionalsod(grass)mayalsobeinstalledtostoperosion.Erodedareas <br />shallbefilledandgradedasnecessarybeforeinstallingsod. <br />Lawnshallbeappropriatelymowedandtrimmedatthetimeofthe <br />inspection. <br />Trees: <br />Treestooclosetothestructureorthreatenthestructureshallbe <br />trimmedorremoved. <br />Generally,treesthatrequiretrimmingshallhavethebranchescutback <br />tothemaintrunk. <br />7.Backyard/Fence <br />Theunitmusthaveafullyfencedinbackyardwithanaccessgate. <br />Thefenceshallextendfromtherearandsidepropertylinestotherearof <br />thestructure. <br />22 | Harris County Minimum Property Standards, June 2011 <br /> <br />