Westerville requires grass and weeds on residential property to be kept under 8 inches under Codified Ordinance 521.10. Overgrown lots receive abatement notice and may be mowed by the city at owner expense.
Westerville Code Enforcement enforces the 8-inch maximum grass and weed height on all developed residential and commercial properties. Vacant lots and undeveloped parcels may have different standards. After a complaint or inspection, the property owner receives written notice with 7 days to cut. If uncured, the city contracts mowing and bills the owner plus administrative fee. Repeat violations in the same season may skip notice.
City-contracted mowing typically costs 150 to 500 dollars plus 75 dollar administrative fee. Unpaid charges become a lien on the property. Chronic violators face misdemeanor citations under Chapter 521.
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