Unincorporated Palm Beach County limits residential lawn vegetation to 18 inches under PBC Code §14-32 (Property Maintenance). Taller growth on improved residential parcels constitutes a public nuisance subject to abatement and lien.
PBC Code §14-32(a) prohibits the accumulation of weeds, grass, undergrowth, or other dead or living plant life exceeding 18 inches in height on improved residential lots, and 24 inches on unimproved lots within 200 feet of any improved property. Code Enforcement issues a Notice of Violation requiring abatement within 10 days. If unaddressed, PBC contracts a vendor to mow and assesses actual cost plus a 75 dollar administrative fee under §14-37, recorded as a lien against the property. Native and Florida-Friendly landscapes installed under FL FS §373.185 are exempt from grass height enforcement provided they are intentionally maintained as low-impact landscaping. Agricultural parcels in the Everglades Ag Area and rural-zoned tracts receive different treatment under ULDC Article 4.
10-day Notice to Abate under §14-37; non-compliance triggers county mowing, lien for vendor cost plus 75 dollars admin, and possible Special Magistrate fines up to 250 dollars per day.
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