Lowell Code of Ordinances section 227-3(L) (Overgrowth) makes it unlawful to allow weeds to reach 18 or more inches on any developed lot, or within 150 feet of a building, street, sidewalk, or right-of-way on an undeveloped lot, and declares such growth a public nuisance. Violations carry a $100 fine per offense under section 227-4, with each day a separate offense.
Lowell does not use the word 'grass' but caps weed/overgrowth height in its property-maintenance code. Under City of Lowell Code section 227-3(L), within Chapter 227 (Property Maintenance), Article I (Minimum Exterior Standards), it is unlawful for an owner to allow weeds to reach a height of 18 or more inches where those weeds are on any developed lot, or on the portion of an undeveloped lot that lies within 150 feet of any building, street, sidewalk, or public right-of-way. Any weeds existing in violation are declared a public nuisance. The same subsection requires owners to keep hedges, shrubs, and trees from overhanging public ways. Section 227-3(N) further requires vacant lots to be kept free of noxious weeds and overgrowth, and section 227-3(M) requires commercial/industrial property to be kept free from weeds. Enforcement is by the Division of Development Services; the city may notify the owner to cut and, on failure, abate the condition and bill the owner.
Any person or owner who violates Chapter 227, Article I is subject to a fine of $100 for each violation under section 227-4, with each day or part of a day the violation continues constituting a separate offense, enforceable by noncriminal disposition under MGL c. 40, sec. 21D. The City may also cut or remove the offending growth and recover its costs.
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