Coweta County, GA Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

Sec. 42-6(a) sets Coweta County's yard-maintenance ceiling: weeds, grass, or other non-ornamental plant growth on a developed lot cannot exceed 12 inches in the established yard area, and the ordinance declares anything above that height a nuisance without more. The rule only reaches 'developed property,' defined as a lot in a platted subdivision with a dwelling on it, or other property improved for a non-residential, non-farm-agricultural use, so working farmland and undeveloped acreage fall outside the 12-inch cap. Homeowners are not required to keep every inch of the lot mowed to that height either: the section carves out 'controlled natural growth,' meaning native plant material that is groomed to promote its health and appearance, and it limits the whole rule to the 'yard area,' the space immediately around the house or structure that has been kept as open, maintained ground since the property was first developed, not the entire parcel.

Enforcement follows the same notice-and-abatement track the county uses for other property nuisances under this section: a code enforcement officer who believes a lot is in violation posts the property and sends certified mail or personal delivery to the owner of record, and the owner gets 30 calendar days either to mow it down or request a hearing before the chief building official. If the owner does neither, or loses the hearing, the county can cut the growth itself and bill the owner, with unpaid bills becoming a property lien at eight percent interest a year. 00 per offense, with each day counted separately.