Georgetown, TX Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

100(A)(1) makes it unlawful for anyone owning, occupying or controlling real property in Georgetown, or within 150 feet of the City limits, to let weeds, grass, brush or objectionable or unsightly vegetation grow within 100 feet of a property line or 50 feet of a structure. The section defines objectionable or unsightly vegetation as weeds and grasses exceeding 12 inches on an undeveloped tract or acreage, or exceeding six inches on developed acres, meaning any parcel with an existing structure or a final plat filed with the Williamson County Clerk.

The Chief Code Enforcement Officer may abate an immediate hazard regardless of these thresholds. 100(B) exempts State highway rights-of-way, active agricultural land, heavily wooded areas with uncultivated underbrush, cultivated wildflowers under 18 inches grown March 1 through June 30, and any lot mowed at least once every 30 days. Under Subsection C, a cited property owner may appeal to the Building Standards Commission within five days of notice, triggering a hearing within 30 days and a decision within five more days; failing to appeal or comply is itself unlawful. That appeal right disappears once vegetation passes 18 inches after June 30. 110, which accrues 10 percent interest until paid.