What is Considered High Grass or Weeds?
Category:
High Grass or Weeds
Per City Code 917.04, grass or weeds may not exceed:
- Six (6) inches on any residential or developed property
- Twelve (12) inches on all other property
What is considered a "weed"?
- Bittersweet (Nightshade), Buckhorn, Thistles, Curley Dock, Corn Cockle, Golden Rod, Iron Weed, Horse Nettle, Johnsongrass, Milkweed, Oxeye Daisy, Poison Hemlock, Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, Quackgrass, Queen Anne's Lace, Ragweed, Wild Onion, Wild Mustard, Wild Parsnips, Prickly Lettuce, Stinging Nettle and other plants capable of causing skin reactions upon contact or producing severe allergic respiratory reactions.
What is considered a "noxious weed"?
- Golden Rod, Poison Hemlock, Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, Ragweed, Stinging Nettle and other plants capable of causing skin reactions upon contact or producing severe allergic respiratory reactions. Every owner, occupant, agent and person having control of any lot or land in the City shall remove or destroy by lawful means all noxious weeds so as not to cause, suffer or allow noxious weeds to grow on any premises as defined per Section 917.02.
Updated 2/12/2025 3:10 PM