Lucas County has no countywide grass-height rule for private yards. Your city or township sets it. In Toledo, grass must be kept under 8 inches; taller lawns are a nuisance the city can mow and bill you for.
Ohio has no county zoning, so lawn upkeep in unincorporated Lucas County is enforced by townships under ORC 505.87 (nuisance vegetation) and by cities inside their limits. Toledo, the county seat, requires residents to keep grass cut below 8 inches under Toledo Municipal Code Chapter 955. If a yard exceeds that, Engage Toledo investigates, a work order can be issued, and the city cuts the grass and assesses the cost against the property. Townships act on a case-by-case nuisance finding rather than a fixed inch limit, giving at least seven days' notice before abating.
Toledo: fines from $75 to $600, plus the city's mowing cost assessed to your tax bill. Townships lien abatement costs to the property under ORC 505.87.
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