Henry County, GA Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

Sec. 3-16-1(b)(1)e lists as a nuisance any grass or weeds on vacant lots in platted subdivisions, or on parcels of one acre or less that lie adjacent to or between other one-acre-or-less parcels on which homes are built, whenever more than 50 percent of the lot or parcel is covered in vegetation exceeding 12 inches in height. This sits within the county's broader nuisance definition in Article I of Chapter 3-16, which also reaches dead plant material that emits odors or harbors rodents, vegetation that blocks motorist sight distance, and vegetation that spreads uncontrollably onto neighboring property.

Under Sec. 3-16-2 it is unlawful to cause, permit, maintain or allow a nuisance to continue. Sec. 3-16-3 lets Henry County abate, cure or correct the nuisance at its own discretion, with the county's reasonable and necessary expenses becoming a lien against the property, filed with the clerk of superior court. The code enforcement department enforces the article under Sec. 3-16-4, and Sec. 3-16-5 makes each day the nuisance continues a new, separate offense that the magistrate court judge can sentence accordingly.