St. Johns County treats overgrown grass and weeds as a nuisance, and the City of St. Augustine caps growth at 12 inches. Florida Statute 373.185 still protects a Florida-Friendly or drought-tolerant yard from being forced back to turf.
County code enforcement handles tall grass and weeds on developed lots in Nocatee, Ponte Vedra Beach, and around St. Augustine as an overgrowth nuisance, and the City of St. Augustine sets its limit at 12 inches. Enforcement runs by written notice and a cure deadline before the county or city mows the lot and bills the owner. The height rule cannot be used to outlaw a low-mow, native, or Florida-Friendly yard: Florida Statute 373.185 bars any local ordinance from prohibiting Florida-Friendly Landscaping. Working farmland around Hastings and managed natural areas are treated differently from neglected turf.
County or city code enforcement issues written notice with a cure deadline. Miss it and the government mows the lot, bills the owner, liens the property, and adds a fine set by ordinance.
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