Denver DRMC Chapter 57 requires property owners to maintain vegetation. Grass and weeds must not become a nuisance. Code enforcement responds to complaints of overgrown grass and weeds.
Denver's Chapter 57 (Vegetation) of the Denver Revised Municipal Code requires all property owners and occupants to maintain their yards free from overgrown grass, weeds, or vegetation that constitutes a nuisance or health hazard. While Denver does not specify a precise inch-height limit in the way some cities do, sustained growth of grass or weeds that disturbs neighbors or creates a public nuisance is enforceable. Code compliance officers respond to 311 complaints. HOA communities may have more specific height requirements in their CC&Rs. Properties must maintain vegetated ground cover; barren soil and weed patches are considered violations.
Notice of violation issued for overgrown vegetation. Fines apply for failure to comply; city may mow and bill property owner.
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