Doral, FL Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)
Key Facts
- Max grass/lawn height
- 8 inches (§20-53(1))
- Max weed/bare coverage
- 25% of area (§20-53(3))
- Ground cover rule
- Uniform type, weed-free (§20-53(2))
- Enforcement
- Code compliance division (§20-55)
- Applies to
- Improved/landscaped property citywide
Summary
Doral caps grass and lawn height at eight inches on improved property under Section 20-53(1) and limits weed infestation or bare patches to no more than 25 percent of any grass or ground-cover area. Owners must also water, mow, and trim landscaping regularly to keep it healthy and attractive under the same maintenance-standards section.
The length of the grass and lawn shall be that necessary to provide a neat, well-kept appearance. but in no case shall exceed eight inches...Grass and ground cover areas shall be maintained so that weed infestation or non-growth areas do not exceed 25 percent thereof.
Full Breakdown
Section 20-53 sits in Chapter 20, Article III, Landscape Requirements, and opens with a general duty: property owners must maintain landscaping in accordance with their approved site plan, including regular watering, mowing, trimming, fertilizing, and removal of dead or diseased plants and debris. Subsection (1) sets the specific numeric limit for turf: grass and lawn must be kept to whatever length gives a neat, well-kept appearance, but in no case may it exceed eight inches. Subsection (2) requires any ground cover substituted for grass to be a single uniform type and free of weeds, and subsection (3) sets a separate coverage threshold, weed infestation or bare non-growth areas cannot exceed 25 percent of a grass or ground-cover area.
Subsection (4) extends the maintenance duty to right-of-way strips abutting the owner's lot and caps parallel hedges at 14 feet. Enforcement runs through Section 20-55, which places violations of the article with the code compliance division, applying the city's separately adopted code compliance procedures rather than a fine schedule written into the landscaping article itself.
Violations & Fines
Violations of the eight-inch grass limit or the 25 percent weed-coverage threshold are enforced by the code compliance division under Section 20-55, which applies the city's general code compliance ordinance and procedures. That framework, used across the Land Development Code, runs through a notice of violation, a right to an administrative hearing before a special magistrate, and civil fines that can become a lien on the property if left unpaid.
Frequently Asked Questions
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