Lynwood sets no fixed lawn-height number, but Municipal Code Section 3-13 declares overgrown vegetation, dead trees, and weeds a public nuisance. The city can order cleanup and place an abatement lien if owners do not comply.
The Lynwood Municipal Code has no specific maximum grass or turf height. Instead, Section 3-13.2 (Ord. #1682) declares a public nuisance where property has overgrown vegetation likely to attract rodents, vermin, or pests; dead, decayed, diseased, or hazardous trees, weeds, and debris; or dry/dead scrub that is a fire hazard. Section 25-10-1 (Ord. #1563) separately requires all properties to be kept clean, neat, orderly, and usable, including landscaping. When the city manager finds a nuisance, Section 3-13.3 requires written notice to the owner with a reasonable time to correct it, followed by a City Council abatement hearing. Because no numeric height is codified, enforcement is condition-based and complaint-driven through code enforcement, not a bright-line inch limit.
If the owner fails to abate after notice and a City Council hearing, Section 3-13.8 lets the city clear it. Under Section 3-13.11, the confirmed cost becomes a special assessment lien collected on the tax roll, plus recoverable fees.
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