New York State Property Maintenance Code Section 302.4, enforced in Islip and restated in Town Code Section 6A-20, prohibits weeds and plant growth over 10 inches and bans all noxious weeds. The Town defines weeds as grasses, annual plants, and vegetation other than trees or shrubs, excluding cultivated gardens.
Islip's weed rule is the Property Maintenance Code of New York State (2020) Section 302.4, which the Town of Islip Division of Code Enforcement administers and which appears locally as Town Code Chapter 6A, Article IV, Section 6A-20. The state provision requires developed areas of a premises used by building occupants or the public to be kept free from weeds in excess of 10 inches (254 mm) and flatly prohibits noxious weeds. The Town's local restatement supplies a definition, treating weeds as all grasses, annual plants, and vegetation other than trees or shrubs, while exempting cultivated flowers and gardens. Together these provisions let the Town cite owners of overgrown or weed-choked residential lots and vacant parcels. 'Noxious weeds' are prohibited without a height threshold, so invasive or hazardous species (for example, those subject to state agricultural noxious-weed designations) can be ordered removed regardless of height.
Failure to maintain a property in compliance is a violation of Town Code Chapter 6A punishable under Section 6A-21; the Town may issue an appearance ticket, levy fines, and abate the condition by Town crews with the cost assessed against the property.
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