Bowling Green enforces nuisance vegetation through Chapter 27 (Property Maintenance) — the City's adopted 2015 International Property Maintenance Code — specifically IPMC § 302.4, which declares any weeds or plant growth, including grass, in excess of 10 inches to be a nuisance. Crops, trees, bushes, flowers and other ornamental plants are excluded. The owner is responsible to the curb line, including the right-of-way. Citations go to the Bowling Green Code Enforcement and Nuisance Board (Code § 2-21).
Bowling Green has adopted the 2015 International Property Maintenance Code under Chapter 27, with locally amended Section 302.4 setting the height threshold at 10 inches for weeds and plant growth (the unamended IPMC threshold is also typically 10 inches but jurisdictions often re-set it; Bowling Green chose 10). Excluded from the measurement are crops, trees, bushes, flowers, and other ornamental plants — meaning a wildflower bed or pollinator garden of intentionally-planted taller species is generally not a violation as long as the parcel is not used for general agriculture (agricultural parcels are exempt). The property owner is responsible for the abutting easements and rights-of-way (property line to curb). Code Compliance & Animal Protection (270-393-3444) enforces. Hearings go before the Bowling Green Code Enforcement and Nuisance Board, established under § 2-21 of the Code of Ordinances and authorized by KRS 65.8801–8839.
Per the City's Citizen Resource Guide, the first step is a Notice of Violation with typically a 7-day correction window. If uncorrected, the City may abate (City-contracted mowing) and charge the cost to the property owner under Chapter 27, with a fine and administrative cost recoverable as a lien. Persistent violations go before the BGCENB, which can impose civil fines under KRS 65.8801–8839.
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