In unincorporated Sedgwick County, grass and rank vegetation may be maintained no taller than 18 inches under the county Nuisance Code (Chapter 19). Inside Wichita the limit is lower (12 inches), enforced by the city.
Sedgwick County's Nuisance Code (Chapter 19, Miscellaneous Provisions, Article I, Nuisances) treats grass or rank vegetation over 18 inches on unincorporated property as a public nuisance. The joint Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Building & Construction Department (MABCD) Neighborhood Inspections division enforces it. Complaints (anonymous allowed) go to the MABCD portal or (316) 660-9220. Cities set their own limits: Wichita caps grass at 12 inches under city Code Chapter 8. Check whether your parcel is inside city limits, because the enforcing agency and the height threshold both change.
Nuisance violation; MABCD issues notice to abate. Uncorrected growth may be mowed by the county and the cost assessed against the property owner.
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