Coral Springs, FL Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)
Key Facts
- Height limit
- 8 inches for grass, weeds, underbrush
- Applies to
- Improved property (platted subdivisions)
- Cure period
- 15 calendar days after notice
- City remedy
- City may mow and bill owner
- Unpaid charges
- Become a recorded property lien
Summary
Grass and weeds can't grow past eight inches on developed lots in Coral Springs. City Code § 8-19(i) defines untended vegetation as grass, weeds, or underbrush over eight inches from the ground, and § 8-20(b) bans owners of improved property from letting that vegetation take over the lot or the adjoining swale, right-of-way, or canal bank.
Untended vegetation means grass, weeds or underbrush in excess of eight (8) inches in height from the ground, vines or other vegetation. ... The owners of all improved property within the city shall not permit untended vegetation upon such property, and the adjoining portions of the rights-of-way, swales and canal banks.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 1 Update 1 | Land Development Code: Supplement 76 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 8's property maintenance article defines 'improved property' in § 8-19(c) as any property within a platted subdivision, and it is that improved property the untended-vegetation ban in § 8-20(b) reaches: owners cannot permit grass, weeds, underbrush, vines, or other vegetation to exceed eight inches in height from the ground, whether on the lot itself or on the adjoining unpaved rights-of-way, swales, and canal banks the owner fronts. Section 8-20(a) pairs that height limit with a broader duty to keep the property and its adjoining rights-of-way, swales, and canal banks clean and free of any accumulation of garbage, trash, or litter, so an overgrown lot strewn with yard debris can draw two separate findings under the same section.
Enforcement runs through § 8-21: the city issues a notice of violation identifying the code section violated and giving the owner fifteen calendar days to cut the vegetation, served by certified mail, hand delivery, or posting on the property and at city hall. If the owner misses the fifteen-day deadline, the city manager or a designee can authorize the city to mow the lot and remove the litter itself, and § 8-22 requires the city to invoice the owner for the actual cost, with a right to appeal the notice or the charges under § 8-23. 1.
Violations & Fines
An untended-vegetation notice gives the owner fifteen calendar days to cut the growth back below eight inches; missing that window lets the city mow the property and remove litter itself under § 8-21, then bill the owner the actual cost under § 8-22. Unpaid charges become a recorded lien against the property under § 8-22.1, and the owner can appeal the notice or the invoice under § 8-23.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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