Santa Rosa County Code Enforcement does NOT investigate vegetative overgrowth (grass, limbs, woods) on private lots. The county enforces no residential grass-height limit in the unincorporated area. Inside Milton, Jay, or Gulf Breeze, the city rules apply instead.
The county's official Code Enforcement handout lists 'Vegetative overgrowth (grass, limbs, woods)' under 'What we do not investigate,' so tall grass alone is not a county violation on unincorporated residential parcels. A general nuisance/vegetation section (Code sec. 14-54) exists, but active enforcement of routine lawn overgrowth falls to your city (Milton, Jay, Gulf Breeze) or to a subdivision HOA. Complaints inside those city limits go to the city, not the county. County enforcement focuses on trash/debris, illegal dumping, and unpermitted clearing rather than lawn height.
No county citation for tall grass in the unincorporated area; HOAs and the incorporated cities may still enforce their own maintenance standards.
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