Glenn County, CA Landscaping Rules: Grass Height Limits (2026)

Glenn County's property-maintenance nuisance rules live in Glenn County Code Chapter 1.15 (Public Nuisance Abatement). Section 1.15.022 (Specific Property Nuisance) declares it unlawful to allow premises where 'overgrown, dead or decayed trees, weeds over three inches tall, or other vegetation pose a risk of harm to the public, or constitute visual blight or reduce the aesthetic appearance of the neighborhood,' when visible from the public right-of-way. The separate Weed Control chapter (Chapter 7.28), amended by Ordinance 1334 on March 25, 2025, similarly makes it 'unlawful and a public nuisance' to allow premises to have 'weeds over three inches tall, or other noxious vegetation, refuse, or rubbish' that pose a risk of harm (Section 7.28.040). Chapter 7.28 is adopted under California Health & Safety Code sections 14930-14931, which let the county compel owners to cut and remove hazardous weeds and vegetation. Enforcement is complaint- and inspection-driven: an enforcing officer in Planning & Community Development mails or posts an abatement notice giving a deadline to cut the vegetation; if the owner does not comply, the county may enter and abate the property and place the cost as a lien (Sections 7.28.080, 7.28.140, 7.28.150). The county's own weed-abatement service contracts describe cutting vegetation to roughly four inches at the ground.