Davis does not set a numeric lawn-height limit, but overgrown grass, weeds, and rank vegetation that create a fire, health, or blight hazard are a public nuisance under Municipal Code Chapter 23 and must be abated by the property owner.
Davis Municipal Code section 23.01.030 declares as public nuisances those conditions that violate the state weed and rubbish abatement laws (Government Code sections 39501 et seq. and 39560 et seq.), including dead, dry, or overgrown weeds, grass, and vegetation on private property that pose a fire or health risk. There is no set maximum height for a residential lawn in the code; enforcement is complaint- and condition-based rather than a bright-line height. Under Chapter 23 (Article 23.02, Enforcement) the city may issue a notice to abate, then perform summary or administrative abatement and place the cost as a lien if the owner fails to cut or clear the vegetation. Routine lawn care is otherwise left to the owner.
Failure to abate weeds or overgrown vegetation after notice lets the city clear it and bill the owner, with unpaid costs and administrative fees recorded as a special assessment or lien against the property under Chapter 23.
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