Eagle Mountain, UT Landscaping Rules: Native Plants (2026)
Key Facts
- Max weed height
- 6 inches (native/xeriscape beds exempt)
- Correction notice
- Minimum 10 days to remove weeds
- Named noxious weeds
- 6 species banned regardless of landscaping
- Enforcement
- Code enforcement officer, EMMC Ch. 8.07
- Penalty
- Civil penalty per violation per day
Summary
Eagle Mountain caps weed height at six inches citywide, but EMMC 8.07.020(B) expressly excludes landscaping, xeriscaping and native plant landscaping from the definition of a "weed," so intentionally planted native beds are not subject to the mowing rule, even though six named noxious species must still be controlled everywhere.
Weeds shall not be permitted to reach a height of more than six inches at any time or to otherwise create a fire hazard to structures or habitat for disease, insect vectors, or vermin. As used in this chapter, the term “weeds” means plants which are unwanted in the location where they are growing and which are not a part of landscaping, xeriscaping, or native plant landscaping.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance O-34-2026, passed August 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
020(A)). 020(B), Weed Control Standards, sets that maximum at six inches and also bars weeds that create a fire hazard or breed disease vectors, insects or vermin. Critically, the section defines "weeds" as unwanted plants "which are not a part of landscaping, xeriscaping, or native plant landscaping," so a homeowner who has deliberately planted a native or xeriscape bed is not growing "weeds" under the code and is not exposed to the six-inch cap on that portion of the yard. The exemption does not reach six species the city separately designates as noxious no matter how they are planted: Kochia, Russian thistle, Jim Hill mustard, cheatgrass, bur buttercup and Tausi mustard, plus any species listed under the Utah Noxious Weed Act by the State Weed Committee or Utah County. 010 administers the chapter. 020(C)). 020(D)).
Violations & Fines
Civil penalties accrue per violation per day at the rate set in the city's consolidated fee schedule and continue accruing until the property is brought into compliance (EMMC 8.07.020(E)(1)). An administrative law judge may modify or waive penalties on a finding of good cause, including a documented nonconforming or conditional use, after the city verifies the claim. Ignoring a 10-day correction notice exposes an owner to daily-accruing fines rather than a one-time fine.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Eagle Mountain require me to mow native plant landscaping to six inches?
What counts as a noxious weed I must still remove even with a native yard?
How does the city enforce the weed rule?
Can a code enforcement officer walk onto my property to check for weeds?
Sources & Official References
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