Spring Weed Control & Noxious Weed Rules by City & State (2026)

Most Restrictive

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   Parma, OH8 inches

   Parma Codified Ordinances require residential property owners to keep grass and weeds cut below 8 inches. Exceeding this limit creates a public nuisance subject to city abatement. The Building Department and Division of Streets enforce through complaint-driven inspection.

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   Redwood City, CA

   Redwood City makes it unlawful for an owner or occupant of property fronting an improved street with cement sidewalks or curbs to allow grass, weeds, dirt, rubbish, or other obstructions to accumulate or grow in the walk area from curb to property line.

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   Minneapolis, MN

   Minneapolis enforces an 8-inch vegetation limit under Chapter 227 plus the Minnesota Noxious Weed Law (Statutes 18.76 to 18.91). Wild parsnip, Canada thistle, and other listed noxious weeds must be controlled.

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   Shreveport, LA12 inches

   Shreveport caps grass, weeds and wild growth at 12 inches on every occupied, vacant, residential and nonresidential property. Fines escalate from $150 to $350, and city abatement adds a $500 administrative charge secured by a lien on the property.

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   Fort Lauderdale, FL6 inches (overgrowth = lawn/grass/weeds over 6 in.)

   Fort Lauderdale Code Section 18-3 defines 'overgrowth' as lawn, grass or weeds in excess of six (6) inches in height, and Section 18-12 declares any overgrowth of lawn, grass, weeds or foliage on a property a public nuisance the owner must abate.

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   Overland Park, KSEight inches

   The Weed and Vegetation Enforcement Act caps uncontrolled vegetation at eight inches. Owners get ten days from mailing of a certified notice to self-abate. The city then mows and assesses costs plus an administrative fee, collected as a special assessment on the property tax roll.

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   Yakima County, WA

   Yakima County makes noxious-weed control mandatory. Under state law and the county Noxious Weed Control Board, owners must eradicate Class A weeds and control listed Class B and C species. This is a real, enforceable duty backed by abatement and liens.

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   Birmingham, ALOver 10 inches prohibited

   Birmingham Code section 11-8-8(c) makes it unlawful to let weeds, shrubs, grass or other vegetable growth on an uncultivated lot exceed ten inches, and Alabama Code section 11-67-60 lets any municipality declare overgrown grass or weeds a public nuisance and abate it. The city's Environmental Code Enforcement Division enforces both through Birmingham's Environmental Court.

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   Indianapolis, IN12 inches (weeds or grass)

   Under Revised Code Section 575-11 of the Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, it is unlawful for property owners and occupants to allow environmental public nuisances such as High Weeds and Grass (HWG) to exist; grass or weeds more than twelve inches tall are a violation.

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    Grove City, OH8 inches

    Grove City prohibits noxious weeds and rank vegetation over 8 inches on any property under its nuisance code, enforced alongside ORC 731.51 which requires cities to destroy noxious weeds. Poison ivy, ragweed, and Canada thistle are specifically targeted.