York County itself sets no grass-height limit. In Pennsylvania, tall grass and weeds are regulated by your borough, city, or township under the Municipalities Planning Code, so the cutting threshold depends on where you live within the county.
Pennsylvania has no statewide grass-height law, and York County does not regulate residential lawn height either. That power sits with local governments under the PA Municipalities Planning Code (Act 247 of 1968, 53 P.S. §10101 et seq.) and general nuisance-abatement authority, so each of York County's boroughs, the City of York, and its townships adopts its own ordinance. Thresholds vary widely across the county: Lancaster Township (in neighboring Lancaster County) cuts at six inches, while many York-area municipalities such as Hanover-area townships use a twelve-inch trigger. A typical ordinance declares grass or weeds above the set height a public nuisance, gives the owner written notice and about five days to cut, and lets the municipality mow and bill the owner
Enforcement is municipal, not county. A code officer usually issues a written notice giving a few days to cut; if ignored, the borough or township mows and bills the owner and may file a citation before a Magisterial District Judge,
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