Eden Prairie, MN Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)
Key Facts
- Height limit
- 10 inches for herbaceous vegetation
- Applies to
- all lots except the rural district
- Covers
- lot plus abutting right-of-way to the curb
- Notice period
- 7 days to cut, remove or treat
- Exemptions
- Natural Areas, gardens, slopes, floodplain, ponds
- Unpaid cleanup cost
- assessed against property, Minn. Stat. § 429.101
- Appeal
- written request to City Clerk before deadline
Summary
In the City of Eden Prairie, City Code § 9.71, Subdivision 2 bars letting herbaceous vegetation on a lot, or on the abutting City right-of-way, grow past ten inches or go to seed, outside the rural district. Subdivision 7 gives a cited owner seven days' notice to cut, remove or treat the growth before the City does it and bills the cost.
Subd. 2. An owner or occupant of any lot or parcel of land in the City, other than land in the rural district, or agent of any such owner or occupant, shall not allow any herbaceous vegetation growing upon such lot or parcel of land or growing upon City right-of-way which abuts the lot or parcel of land, including the area between any sidewalk or trail and the curb of the street to grow to a height greater than ten (10) inches or to allow such vegetation to go to seed. ... A.Notice. ... Once a failure to comply with the height, setback, maintenance, weed, and annual cutting requirements as required by this section is identified, notice of such failure shall be given by the City to the affected property owner. The notice shall state and describe the property affected; order and allow seven (7) days for the property owner to cause such vegetation to be cut, removed, treated for weeds, and/or maintained pursuant to an approved Landscape Plan required by Subdivision 3.C. of this section; ... that ... all costs thereof will be billed to the property owner payable within thirty (30) days;
Full Breakdown
City Code § 9.71 governs vegetation maintenance across every lot in Eden Prairie other than land in the rural district. Subdivision 2 sets the core rule: an owner, occupant or agent cannot let herbaceous vegetation on the lot, or on the City right-of-way between the sidewalk or trail and the street curb, grow taller than ten inches or go to seed. Subdivision 3 exempts several categories from that height rule, including steep slopes of 3:1 or greater, Natural Areas and land within fifty feet of one, conservation or scenic easements, gardens, City park land, mapped floodplain, drainage ponds and ditches, and a properly set-back Native Plant Landscape Area that is cut at least once a year between April 15 and July 15.
Enforcement runs through Subdivision 7: once the City identifies a failure to meet the height, setback, maintenance or annual cutting rules, it must give the property owner written notice describing the property and allowing seven days to cut, remove or treat the vegetation, or, for a Native Plant Landscape Area, bring it into compliance with the approved landscape plan. If the owner misses that deadline, the City performs the work itself, bills the owner within thirty days, and, if unpaid, assesses the cost against the property under Minnesota Statutes § 429.101.
An owner can appeal the notice to the City Council by filing a written request with the City Clerk before the compliance deadline runs, which stays the deadline until the Council rules on the appeal.
Violations & Fines
Letting vegetation exceed the ten-inch limit or go to seed in violation of City Code § 9.71, Subdivision 2 draws written notice under Subdivision 7.A giving the owner seven days to cut, remove or treat it. Missing that window lets the City do the work and bill the owner within thirty days; an unpaid bill is assessed against the property under Minnesota Statutes § 429.101, with interest, over as much as a year.
Frequently Asked Questions
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