Gilbert, AZ Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

Section 42-317 applies to all land in Gilbert, whether vacant or improved. Subsection (e)(1) requires exterior property areas to be kept free of dry vegetation, tumbleweeds, weeds, bushes and tall grass and trees that present a visual blight, may harbor insect or rodent infestation, could become a fire hazard, or threaten the health, safety or economic welfare of neighboring property owners. Subsection (e)(2) then draws the bright line: premises must be free of 'lawn grass higher than ten inches' and 'weeds higher than ten inches tall,' along with visual blight, potential fire hazards, dead trees and branches, tumbleweeds, and dead palm fronds left within ten feet of the ground, a structure, a fence or wall, or any other combustible.

The same section separately requires owners and responsible parties to keep abutting sidewalks, alleys and street frontage free of weeds and filth under subsection (c). Enforcement runs through the community preservation abatement chain that governs the rest of Article VIII, Division 2: the town issues a written notice to abate under § 42-311 giving the owner 30 days to cut the grass or clear the weeds, with a right to appeal to the town council within 15 days. Citations for uncorrected violations go to Gilbert Municipal Court, and § 42-334(b) caps the resulting civil fine at $500 per violation, with each continuing day potentially charged separately and an unpaid judgment recordable as a lien against the property under § 42-329.