On residential or commercial lots of two acres or less, grass and weeds over 12 inches tall are not allowed. Owners get 14 days after notice to cut; otherwise the county cuts it and bills the owner, placing a tax lien for unpaid costs.
Prince William County's Tall Grass & Weeds ordinance, enabled by VA Code § 15.2-901, prohibits grass and weeds more than 12 inches high on residential and commercial properties of two acres or less. "Tall Grass & Weeds" means grass, weeds, bushes, vines, poison ivy, poison oak, or other foreign growth other than trees, ornamental shrubbery, flowers, and garden vegetables. On lots over two acres, the 12-inch limit applies within 150 feet of a state-maintained road or 200 feet of another dwelling. Agriculturally zoned land is exempt. Virginia is not a designated wildfire-urban-interface state, so no defensible-space clearance mandate applies — this vegetation rule is the county's nearest equivalent.
After written notice, a violator has 14 days to comply; if not, a county contractor cuts the growth and the full cost plus administrative fees are charged to the owner and secured by a tax lien on the property.
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