Unincorporated Kootenai County has no fixed grass-height limit; state law only requires controlling noxious weeds. Overgrown-lawn rules are set by cities like Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls and Hayden, whose ordinances are stricter than the county weed law.
Kootenai County's authority over vegetation is the noxious-weed law, not a turf-height cap. The county's Noxious Weed Control office confirms that most cities have vegetation-height ordinances stricter than the state weed law, and that in unincorporated areas the county only responds when a property is infested with noxious weeds and the owner isn't controlling them. So if you live in Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden, Rathdrum or Spirit Lake, check that city's code for a specific tall-grass or weeds limit. In the unincorporated county, tall grass alone is generally not a violation unless it constitutes a listed noxious weed or a nuisance.
Unincorporated county: no grass-height fine; enforcement is via noxious-weed control only. Inside a city, the municipal weed/grass ordinance sets the penalty.
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