Suffolk requires grass and weeds be cut before they exceed 10 inches. Code enforcement issues a notice to comply; if you don't, the city cuts the lot and bills the owner, with unpaid costs becoming a real-estate lien.
Suffolk sets a 10-inch maximum for grass and weeds on occupied and vacant developed property, enforced under Chapter 34, Article IV of the City Code (Removal of Weeds, Excessive Growth of Vegetation, Trash) and the state grant in Va. Code § 15.2-901. Code Enforcement responds to complaints, inspects, and mails the owner a notice giving a deadline to mow. If the property isn't cut in time, the city arranges cutting and charges the owner for the actual cost plus an administrative fee. Charges track parcel size, and repeat offenders can be cut without a fresh notice each cycle during the growing season.
City cuts the lot at owner expense (cost scaled to parcel size) plus an administrative fee; unpaid charges become a lien on the property collected like unpaid real-estate taxes.
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