Greenburgh, NY Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

" Unlike codes that set an inch or foot limit, Greenburgh gives no specific height at which grass or weeds become a violation; the Commissioner of Public Works, the Building Inspector or a Town police officer, the officials empowered to enforce Chapter 410 under § 410-9B, judge the condition in the field. Enforcement follows the correction procedure in § 410-9A: a violation notice describing the condition is served personally or by certified mail on the owner, agent or lessee, a copy can be posted on the premises, and it can be filed with the Westchester County Clerk as a notice of pendency.

The owner then has 14 days to cut and clear the growth. If the deadline passes, the Commissioner may order the Town to do the work, and the cost becomes a charge against the land, collectible as a lien until paid. J falls under the general penalty clause of § 410-9C rather than the reduced schedule reserved for § 410-5 recycling violations, a conviction is treated the same as most other Chapter 410 dumping and accumulation offenses, including the escalation to a misdemeanor on a second offense.