Emergencies
| POLICE |
9-1-1 |
| FIRE/RESCUE |
9-1-1 |
| AMBULANCE SERVICE |
9-1-1 |
| FROM CELL PHONE |
9-1-1 and give name of City |
| POLICE CELL PHONE |
494-6111 |
| POLICE DISPATCHER |
335-6000 |
SERVICES
CITY OFFICES
494-3671
ALARM
REGISTRATION
Residential
Burglar Alarm Systems must be registered with the City of Hill
Country Village.
PERMITS
The City has adopted the Uniform
Building Codes and a Zoning Ordinance. Permits are required for
all modifications, building additions, alterations, accessory
buildings, electrical, and plumbing work before work begins.
Coordination and review of the project with the City is highly
recommended before any work begins to ensure compliance with
zoning regulations.
OAK TREE TRIMMING
Wounds to oak trees from trimming,
cutting and breaking shall be painted within one hour of the
wound with asphaltic, exterior oil or latex base paint.
Trimming, cutting, removal and installation of oak trees by
commercial tree trimmers, tree services and landscape
contractors requires a permit obtained from City Hall.
GARAGE SALES
A permit obtained from City Hall is
required to have a garage sale within the city limits. Only one
garage sale sign is authorized in front yard of the residence
only. Size of the sign will be 4 feet square inch. You are
allowed 2 sales per year. No food items or beverages can be
sold.
GARBAGE
Pickup is scheduled Wednesdays and
Saturdays
RECYCLING
When Wednesday of weeks with no holiday
Where Curbside if you have front garbage pickup.
Magazines can be dropped off in the dumpster in front of City
Hall.
What Newspapers and
inserts, RINSED glass bottles, jars, aluminum and tin cans and
plastics including milk cartons and bottles. Our recycler does
not take Styrofoam, cardboard or plastic bags.
How Use container
of your choice. Plastic bags may be used. Please separate
newspapers from other items. Recycling bin may be purchased at
local home improvement stores.
BRUSH
Place at curb in front of property
for pickup the last Saturday of the month. Limbs may be no
longer than 6 feet. You are allowed no more than what would
normally fit in a normal size pick-up truck bed. Brush will be
picked up on the last Saturday of the month. City Ordinance
prohibits burning accumulated trash and brush.
DEAD ANIMALS
Dead animals
will be picked up by
Waste Management. The animal must be placed on the
right-of-way by the homeowner. Neither the city staff nor the
waste company personnel will enter your property to remove the
animals.
ANIMAL
REGISTRATION
Animal Control is governed
largely by the City's Animal Control Ordinance which prohibits
animals from running at-large. The City also has a "Dangerous
Dog" ordinance which prohibits a dog from attacking another
animal or person. Any violations of these ordinances may
constitute a fine payable by the owner. Should
you require Animal Control Services during business hours,
contact City Hall at 494-3671. After hours, contact the Police
Dispatch at 335-6000.
All pets must be registered yearly
with the City of Hill Country Village. Any domestic animal must
have current vaccinations. The City allows for a reasonable
amount of domestic animals on your property. The city does not
allow exotic animals. No animal shall be bread or boarded for
commercial gain within the corporate city limits of Hill Country
Village.
Animals must be
restrained by a leash, chain, cord, rope when off the property.
If a dog is found running at large it will be impounded and the
owner may be cited for this violation. A fee assessed for
impounding an animal.
For the
removal of deceased animals, please contact
Waste Management at
648-6006.
HOLIDAYS
New Year’s Day,
Martin Luther King, Presidents Day, Good Friday, Battle of
Flowers, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans
Day, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve,
Christmas, New Year’s Eve.
MUNICIPAL COURT
In general,
Municipal Court meets third Thursday of each month (Class C
Misdemeanors only).
FIREWORKS, FIREARMS,
AND OTHER PROJECTILE-PRODUCING DEVICES
Fireworks/discharge of firearms are prohibited within the City
Limits. This includes pellet, BB guns, slingshots, wrist
rockets, blowguns, and bow and arrows.
POACHING
The taking of
deer and other wildlife inside city limits is prohibited by
ordinance. A reward of up to $2,000 is available for
information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone
caught attempting to harvest wildlife in the City Limits.
Contact City Hall for details.
TREES AND
SHRUBBERY AND ROADS
Trees and shrubbery must not
interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic on streets or
Cavalry Trail.
The cutting of new streets (less
than 10 years old) is prohibited. All repairs to street cuts
on other streets must be guaranteed for the life of the street
and requires a Right of Way work permit. Contact City Hall for
information.
PARKING
All parking in the street (along
Crest Trail or Cabin Path) or on the right of way (all other
streets) must be in the direction of traffic flow. Parking the
wrong direction is a violation of state law, which is
aggressively enforced by the Hill Country Village Police
Department. City ordinance #728 prohibits any parking on Paso
Del Norte.
AUTO REGISTRATION
Contact the Bexar County Tax
Assessor-Collector's
Motor Vehicle Registration
335-6627. The closest office is the
Northside sub-station is located in Salado Creek Business Park,
3370 Nacogdoches Road.
DRIVERS LICENSE
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
The two closest DPS offices closest
to Hill Country Village are
9834 Perrin-Beitel, 655-8102
1258 Babcock, 737-1911
SCHOOLS
Northeast
Independent School District, 804-7000
UTILITIES
Cable Television
Time-Warner Cable, 244-0500
Electricity
City Public Service,
353-3279
Gas
City Public Service,
353-3279
Telephone
Southwestern Bell,
1-800-464-7928
(Note: Other telephone companies exist. Consult your telephone
directory for other options)
Water
Bexar Metropolitan
Water District, 922-1221
Garbage & Recycling
Waste Management,
368-5000
BOARD/COMMISSIONS/COMMITTEES
Agendas are posted 72 hours prior to
meeting at City Hall, 116 Aspen Lane. These are posted on the
bulletin board on the porch of City Hall and may be viewed 24
hours a day. Meetings, except for executive session, are open to
the public. Agendas and
approved minutes may be viewed as well on this web site.
City Council
– Generally, the Council meets third Thursday of each month at
7:30 p.m.
Board of
Adjustment – As
needed
Planning and
Zoning Commission – As needed. These notices are posted
10 days in advance.
ELECTIONS
Voter Registration (Bexar County Tax Assessor/Collector)
Precincts 3005, 3091, 3123, 3143 are located in the City of Hill
Country Village. The office can be reached by phone at 335-6625.
Mayor and City
Council members are elected for two (2) year terms. City
elections are conducted the first Saturday in May of the
election year.
HEALTH
Property owners are responsible for
maintaining the street right-of-way in front of their property.
Burning of accumulated garbage,
trash and brush is prohibited.
Grass and weeds must not exceed a
height of 9 inches for residential and 18 inches for Commercial.
Septic systems are inspected by the
City's Health Inspector.
LAWN WATERING
Year-round water conservation is
encouraged by the City Council and
Bexar Metropolitan Water District. Watering with sprinklers
is not permitted between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. as per Ordinance
#561. Watering with a hand-held hose with a shut-off nozzle, 5
gallon bucket, or using a drip-irrigation system is permitted at
any time.
NEWSLETTER
Printed and mailed every other
month. The document is a joint effort of the
Home Owner's
Association and City Hall.
SPEED LIMIT
30 mph unless otherwise posted.
TAXES
Payable through the
Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector, 335-6628.
PROPERTY APPRAISALS
Property appraisals are through the
Bexar Appraisal District,
224-2432.
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