Davis County cities set the mowing rule. Layton caps weeds at 12 inches; Bountiful is stricter at 6 inches on improved lots. Overgrown vegetation is a code-enforceable nuisance.
There is no single county-wide grass height number; each Davis County city enforces its own limit. Layton City Code 6.24.070 requires all weeds be maintained so they do not exceed 12 inches. Bountiful is stricter: Land Use Code 14-14-110 makes it unlawful to let weeds, grass, or similar growth exceed 6 inches on an improved property. In unincorporated Davis County the standard is the county nuisance and noxious-weed rules (Utah Code Title 4, Chapter 17). Check your specific city, because the trigger height and the notice period differ between Layton, Bountiful, Kaysville, and the others.
Code enforcement issues a courtesy notice (Layton allows 14 days to comply); unabated growth can be cut at the owner's expense with costs charged against the property.
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