Buncombe County (NC) has no ordinance capping grass or lawn height on private residential lots. North Carolina counties have limited nuisance authority over overgrown vegetation, so tall grass is generally not a county violation. Inside Asheville and other towns, the municipality sets its own rules.
The Buncombe County zoning and code of ordinances regulate land use, erosion, and vehicles, but do not impose a maximum lawn or weed height on private property in the unincorporated county. Under NC's Chapter 160D land-use framework, weeds-and-grass abatement is typically a municipal (city/town) function, not a county one. If your parcel is inside a city limit (Asheville, Black Mountain, Weaverville, Woodfin), that city's public-nuisance ordinance applies instead. HOA covenants may separately require mowing regardless of any government rule.
No county fine for tall grass on private lots in unincorporated areas. Enforcement, if any, comes from your city or HOA.
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