Safety Harbor prohibits grass or weeds from exceeding 12 inches on improved lots. Vegetation taller than that within 75 feet of improved property or 25 feet of a street is declared a public nuisance and code enforcement may abate it.
Under Safety Harbor's nuisance vegetation rules, grass and weeds on improved residential and commercial lots may not exceed 12 inches in height. Growth above that threshold within 75 feet of any improved property or within 25 feet of a street can be declared a public nuisance. The exemption applies only to truly natural areas where original vegetation has not been removed. Code Compliance issues a notice of violation and gives the owner time to cut. If the owner fails to comply, the city may hire a contractor to mow the lot and record the abatement cost as a lien against the property.
Notice of violation, fines through Code Enforcement Special Magistrate, plus city-billed mowing costs assessed as a lien against the property if owner fails to cut.
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