Dakota County has no grass-height ordinance. Your city sets the limit, but Minnesota state law caps lawn grasses and weeds at eight inches unless the area is a registered managed natural landscape.
Land use in this nearly-fully-incorporated county is regulated by cities, not Dakota County, so mowing and lawn-height enforcement come from your municipality (Eagan, Burnsville, Lakeville, Apple Valley, Inver Grove Heights, etc.). Minn. Stat. 412.925 backstops city rules: grasses or weeds over eight inches, or gone to seed, are prohibited except within an intentionally planted managed natural landscape. Cities such as Inver Grove Heights adopt the same eight-inch limit. Check your city code or code-enforcement page for exact cutting deadlines and complaint procedures.
Cities issue notice to abate; unabated tall grass is mowed by the city and billed or assessed to the property owner as a special assessment.
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Dakota County Ordinance 107 sets park hours from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. It is unlawful to enter or remain in a county park, such as Lebanon Hills, between 1...
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Dakota County has no light-trespass ordinance. Glare and light spilling onto a neighbor's property are addressed by your city's zoning or nuisance code under...
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Dakota County has no dark-sky or outdoor lighting ordinance. In Minnesota, cities regulate light fixtures, shielding, and glare through their zoning codes un...
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Dakota County has no ordinance on garage sale signs. Where and how long you may post them, and whether signs are allowed in the public right-of-way, are set ...
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Minnesota law bars cities from restricting the size or number of noncommercial signs, including political signs, from 46 days before the state primary until ...
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Dakota County has no tiny-home ordinance for incorporated land. Whether a tiny home is allowed depends on your city's zoning under Minn. Stat. 462.357 and, f...
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