Franklin County grass and weed height limits are set by each municipality and township under ORC 715.261. Columbus City Code 913.03 caps grass at 12 inches; most suburbs including Dublin, Westerville, and Upper Arlington use an 8-inch limit. Violations trigger cut-and-bill abatement plus liens.
Ohio Revised Code 715.261 authorizes municipalities to declare tall grass and weeds a public nuisance and to cut them at the owner's expense. Columbus enforces a 12-inch limit through Department of Neighborhoods code inspectors who issue a notice giving 7 days to cut. Failure results in city contractors mowing the lot and charging the cost plus administrative fee to the property owner; unpaid charges are certified to the Franklin County Treasurer as a tax lien. Suburban Franklin County municipalities generally follow stricter 6 to 8 inch limits: Dublin (8 inches), Upper Arlington (8 inches), Grove City (10 inches), and Westerville (8 inches). Townships like Blendon and Jefferson enforce under their property maintenance codes with similar procedures.
Columbus abatement fees start at 200 dollars per cut plus the contractor cost. Repeat violators face escalating fines and Environmental Court referrals. Unpaid amounts are added to property tax bills under ORC 715.261.
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