Baton Rouge declares overgrown vegetation a public nuisance. Grass or weeds reaching 8 inches trigger a general code violation; in platted subdivisions the threshold is 12 inches sustained for more than two weeks. The city can mow and bill the owner. Fines escalate from $125 to $500.
Title 12 (Nuisances), Chapter 5 (Weeds) of the City-Parish Code of Ordinances prohibits overgrown vegetation parish-wide. An 8-inch height triggers the general nuisance standard; within recognized subdivisions, grass and weeds exceeding 12 inches for more than two weeks constitute a separate violation under § 12:351. Complaints are reported via 311; the Bureau of Neighborhood Improvement (BNI) inspects and issues a notice. Unresolved cases proceed to the Baton Rouge Blight Court, which can order the city to mow and assess the cost as a property lien. Owners are responsible for the full parcel, including road-side drainage ditches.
First violation: $125; second within two years: $250; third and subsequent within two years: $500. Blight Court may also impose city-mow costs as a property lien.
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