Bossier City, LA Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

Sec. 46-91, in Division 2 of Chapter 46's nuisance article, requires the owner of any lot, place or area within city limits to cut and remove all deleterious or unhealthful growth and other obnoxious matter from the premises. The section sets three concrete height rules: properties zoned residential must keep weeds and grass under one foot, except R-A residential-agriculture lots; every other property, including R-A land, must stay under two feet; and any property adjacent to residentially zoned land must maintain a 50-foot buffer strip that never exceeds one foot in height, regardless of that parcel's own zoning.

The city frames this as a health measure, tying overgrowth directly to hazard prevention for residents. Enforcement runs through Sec. 46-92: if an owner doesn't cut the growth after notice by registered mail giving at least seven days to act, the city can do the work itself and bill the owner for the actual cost. The city can skip that seven-day notice and act immediately if the same owner was already notified for the same property within the past 12 months and never did the work, once the mayor signs a supporting affidavit with a description and photograph of the property.

Sec. 46-92(d) goes further: after two notifications in the same calendar year, a third violation triggers automatic city abatement plus the abatement cost and an administrative fee from the city's fee schedule, even if the owner fixed the earlier violations. Under Sec. 46-93, if the owner doesn't pay the city's cost statement within ten days of billing, the balance gets added directly to that owner's property taxes. Community development and code enforcement staff carry out the inspections and notices.