Billings requires property owners to control tall grass, weeds, and accumulated brush under BMC Chapter 17 and Chapter 40, with extra defensible-space attention along the rims and Yellowstone River corridor where wildfire risk is elevated.
Billings property owners must keep grass and weeds cut and remove dead brush and debris that creates a fire hazard. BMC Chapter 17 Health and Sanitation and tree provisions in Chapter 40 give code-compliance officers authority to issue notices to abate. Properties along the rimrocks and the Yellowstone River corridor face heightened wildfire exposure, and owners are encouraged to maintain a defensible-space buffer of cleared and irrigated vegetation around structures. If owners fail to abate, the city may abate and lien the cost. Montana DNRC offers landowner assistance for larger acreage.
Notices to abate provide a short cure period; failure to comply leads to city abatement plus a lien for actual costs and additional citations starting around 100 dollars.
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