Plano caps grass and weeds at 12 inches on residential and commercial lots under Chapter 14. Property Standards issues a 7-10 day notice, and unresolved cases are cut by a city contractor at owner expense.
Plano Code of Ordinances Chapter 14 (Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions) and the Property Standards program define overgrown grass and weeds as a public nuisance when vegetation exceeds 12 inches on any lot, alley, right-of-way, or drainage easement adjacent to the property. Owners are responsible for vegetation to the curb line, including the parkway strip between sidewalk and street. When a violation is observed, Neighborhood Services issues a Notice of Violation giving the owner typically 7 to 10 days to cut and clean up. If the owner fails to comply, the city may contract a crew to mow at the owner expense, plus an administrative fee, and place a lien on the property if unpaid. Vacant lots, undeveloped tracts, and foreclosed homes are frequent targets of seasonal enforcement sweeps during the April through October growing season. Drought-dormant Bermuda and zoysia that is brown but under 12 inches is not a violation.
Administrative citation up to 500 dollars per offense. City contractor mowing fee plus admin charge billed to the owner. Unpaid charges become a lien on the property.
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