Indianapolis-Marion County treats grass or weeds more than twelve inches tall as an environmental public nuisance (High Weeds and Grass) under Revised Code Chapter 575; both BNS and the Marion County Public Health Department enforce the twelve-inch standard on private property.
There is one bright-line height standard in Indianapolis: grass or weeds more than twelve inches tall. The City's Office of Audit and Performance report documents that the Marion County Public Health Department classifies 'weeds or grass more than twelve inches tall' as a trash/nuisance violation, while the Department of Business and Neighborhood Services enforces the same High Weeds and Grass standard under the Environmental Public Nuisance Ordinance (Revised Code Sec. 575-2 defines the nuisance). Owners who exceed the limit receive a notice and a window to mow before the City abates and bills them. The mowing/abatement season typically runs April through November, varying year to year with grass growth. Registered native planting areas are exempt (see native-plants).
Exceeding twelve inches triggers a Notice of Violation; failure to mow within the cure period (ten days under Rev. Code Sec. 575-5) leads to City abatement and billing for costs plus the $288 administrative fee set by Rev. Code Sec. 131-501.
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