Landscaping Rules in Springfield, IL (2026)

Springfield City Code Sec. 170.17.15(a) (Springfield City Code, 1988, as amended), quoted in the City's official Vacant Lot Owners Public Notice (Building & Zoning Housing Division)

You are hereby notified that all rank growth of weeds ten (10) inches or greater in height is a violation of Section 170.17.15(a) of the Springfield City Code, 1988, as amended. You are hereby notified in accordance with Section 170.17.15(a) of the Springfield City Code, 1988, as amended, that should the rank growth of weeds grow to more than ten inches in height on a vacant lot or a lot with a...

Springfield City Code Title IX, Ch. 99, Art. III, Sec. 99.20 (Trimming; nuisance), as reproduced in the City of Springfield Arboricultural Specifications Manual (Sept. 2020)

Per City Code, Title IX, Chapter 99, Article III, Sec. 99.20 'Trimming; nuisance': (a) Any limbs and foliage of trees planted on any premises that abuts any street, alley, or sidewalk that is not trimmed at least 10 feet above the ground of a sidewalk and 15 feet above any street or alley, or any similarly planted vegetation that hinders, obstructs, or endangers the passage of persons or vehicl...

Illinois Noxious Weed Law, 505 ILCS 100/3 and 505 ILCS 100/2(5)

(505 ILCS 100/3) Sec. 3. Every person shall control the spread of and eradicate noxious weeds on lands owned or controlled by him and use such methods for that purpose and at such times as are approved and adopted by the Director of the Department of Agriculture. (505 ILCS 100/2) Sec. 2(5). 'Noxious weed' means any plant which is determined by the Director, the Dean of the College of Agricultur...