The City of Peoria caps grass and weeds at ten inches; taller growth is a nuisance and gives the owner five days to cut before a city contractor mows and bills the cost. Chillicothe, Bartonville, and the county's unincorporated townships run parallel overgrowth rules.
Peoria's property-maintenance code caps grass and weeds at ten inches on private lots, including along fence lines, foundations, and alleys. Cultivated garden beds are exempt if maintained. Code Enforcement works by complaint, often through the Peoria Cares app, and gives the owner five days from notice to cut before the city sends a contractor and charges the cost. Chillicothe and Bartonville enforce their own overgrowth ordinances, and Peoria County treats tall weeds on unincorporated parcels as a nuisance. The Illinois Noxious Weed Law (505 ILCS 100) sits underneath all of them.
A written notice starts a five-day clock. Miss it and a city contractor cuts the lot, then charges the owner the cost plus an administrative fee, recording a lien if the bill goes unpaid.
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