Stafford requires property owners to keep grass, weeds, and uncultivated vegetation cut to prevent nuisance conditions, with code compliance officers patrolling neighborhoods and issuing notices for overgrown lots.
Stafford's General Code Compliance division enforces nuisance vegetation rules under the Code of Ordinances Chapter 38 (Environment). Owners and occupants must maintain residential and commercial lots so grass, weeds, and similar growth do not accumulate to a height typical of the regional 12-inch standard used by Fort Bend County municipalities. Code officers patrol routinely, respond to complaints, and issue written notices giving the owner a short cure period before the city may abate the nuisance and assess costs as a lien against the property.
Allowing grass, weeds, or uncultivated vegetation to grow to a nuisance height; failing to maintain vacant lots; ignoring abatement notices.
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