Broken Arrow, OK Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)
Key Facts
- Height limit
- 12 inches
- Enforcer
- Neighborhood improvement officer
- Penalty class
- Class A offense
- Abatement
- City mows, bills owner
Summary
Broken Arrow bans weeds and other vegetation over 12 inches tall as a public nuisance citywide, with exceptions for tended garden produce and healthy trees or shrubs.
Weeds including, but not limited to, poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac, and all vegetation at any state of maturity which exceeds a height of 12 inches, except healthy trees, shrubs or produce for human consumption when grown in a tended and cultivated garden, unless such trees, shrubbery or produce by their density or location constitute a detriment to the health, safety or welfare of the public, or creates a fire or traffic hazard, or harbors, conceals or invites deposits or accumulations of trash, or harbors or invites rodents or vermin, or is dead or diseased.
(27) The existence of graffiti or the act of placing graffiti on any real or personal property, of altering or defacing any real or personal property of another without their consent through the use of paint, spray paint, markers, objects or other substances capable of destroying property, which is offensive to a reasonably sensitive person.
(28) Trash including, but not limited to, refuse, litter, ashes, leaves, tree limbs or brush, debris, paper, combustible materials, rubbish, offal, or waste, or matter of any kind or form that is uncared for, discarded, or abandoned, including such trash on porches, patios, trailers or similar vehicles and in carports.
(29) Weeds and grass over 12 inches in height and debris of any type on undeveloped or partially developed property which is within 150 feet from any property zoned for any other use.
(30)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 43).
Full Breakdown
City code Sec. 15-1(c)(26) declares weeds and other vegetation exceeding 12 inches in height a public nuisance in Broken Arrow, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, including poison ivy, oak, and sumac. Tended garden produce, healthy trees, and shrubs are exempt unless they create a fire or traffic hazard, harbor trash or vermin, or are dead or diseased. Neighborhood improvement officers enforce the rule; owners get notice before the city summarily mows and bills the property under Sec. 15-2.
Violations & Fines
Violating the nuisance code is a Class A offense under Sec. 15-8, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense; the city may also mow and assess abatement costs against the owner.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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