Noxious or health-detrimental plant growth on a residential lot is prohibited under Fayetteville's property-maintenance code, and Cumberland County's public health director retains authority to abate overgrown lots as public health nuisances.
Fayetteville's minimum housing standards (Sec. 14-35) bar heavy undergrowth or accumulations of plant growth that are noxious or detrimental to health on an occupied lot. In the unincorporated county, the county code preserves the public health director's authority to abate public health nuisances, and N.C.G.S. 153A-140 lets the county summarily remove or remedy conditions dangerous or prejudicial to public health. Enforcement is complaint-driven; the target is growth that harbors rodents, snakes, or mosquitoes, or that blights the area. There is no fixed weed-height number in the general code. Keep lots clear of noxious overgrowth to avoid a nuisance notice.
The city or county issues an abatement notice; failure to comply lets the government cut the growth and recover the cost as a lien or civil charge against the property.
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