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4.MinimumStandardsforPropertyandSite <br />a.Streets <br />Thepropertymustbeprovidedwithasafeandadequatepedestrianor <br />vehicularaccessfromapublicorprivatestreet. <br />Allstreetsmusthaveanallweathersurfaceandusableduringrunoff. <br />Anallweathersurfaceisaroadsurfaceoverwhichemergencyvehicles <br />canpassinalltypesofweather. <br />Privatestreetsmustbeprotectedbypermanenteasementsandmaintained <br />byaHomeownersAssociationorjointmaintenanceagreement. <br />And(privatestreets)shallprovideaccesstoallofthepropertyfor <br />essentialandemergencyuse. <br />b.AccessontoProperty <br />Dwellingunitsshallhaveameansofaccessinwhichitisnotnecessaryto <br />passthroughanyotherunit. <br />Thebackyardshallbeaccessiblewithoutpassingthroughanyotherunit. <br />Forarowtypedwelling,theaccessmaybebymeansofalley,aneasement, <br />bypassagethroughthedwellingorbyotheracceptablemeans. <br />c.Service <br />Dwellingunitsshallhavethecapacitytobemaintainedindividuallywithout <br />trespassingonadjoiningproperties. <br />Ifasingledrainlineinthebuildingservesmorethanoneunit,thebuilding <br />draincleanoutsmustbeaccessiblefromtheexterior.Exteriorcleanouts <br />shallbeinstalledinanareaandinamannerthatdoesnotcreateatripping <br />oraccidenthazard. <br />d.Utilities <br />Utilitiesmustbeindependentforeachdwellingunitexceptthatcommon <br />services,water,sewer,gas,andelectricity,maybeprovidedforthedwelling <br />unitsunderasinglemortgageorownership. <br />Dwellingunitsshallhaveseparateutilityserviceshutoffs. <br />Dwellingunitsshallhaveindividualmetersforindividualutilities. <br />Individualutilitiesshallnotpassover,underorthroughanotherunit. <br />Unlessprovisionismadeforrepairandmaintenanceofutilitieswithout <br />trespassonadjoiningproperties. <br />Orlegalprovisionismadeforpermanentrightofaccessfor <br />maintenanceandrepairofutilities. <br />Otherfacilitiesmustbeindependentforeachdwellingunit,exceptcommon <br />servicessuchaslaundryandstoragespaceorheating,maybeprovidedfor <br />twotofourlivingunitbuildingsunderasinglemortgage. <br />e.PowerLines/OverheadWires <br />41 | Harris County Minimum Property Standards, June 2011 <br /> <br />