Ohio has no statewide wildfire defensible-space or brush-clearance mandate, and Montgomery County sets none. Overgrown lots are handled instead as noxious-weed and high-grass nuisances under Ohio Revised Code 505.87 and municipal codes.
Unlike wildfire-prone western states, Ohio does not require homeowners to clear brush for defensible space, and Montgomery County has no such ordinance. Vegetation problems here are treated as nuisances rather than fire hazards. Under ORC 505.87, township trustees may order removal of noxious weeds, brush, and rank vegetation over a set height and can charge the cost to the property tax bill if the owner does not comply. Municipalities have parallel high-grass and weed ordinances (often a 10- or 12-inch limit). If you have a genuine fire concern, contact your local fire department; routine overgrowth complaints go to code enforcement.
Under ORC 505.87 or city weed ordinances, the government may abate overgrowth and assess the cost, plus administrative fees, as a lien or charge on the property tax duplicate.
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