Katy treats uncultivated vegetation over nine inches, or any growth harboring rodents or vermin, as a public nuisance regardless of height.
Katy defines weeds as rank or uncultivated growth taller than nine inches, plus any vegetation that creates an unsanitary condition or harbors rodents, snakes, or other pests, even if shorter. Code enforcement may issue notice to the property owner, after which the city can abate the nuisance, charge the cost back to the owner, and impose a lien. Repeat or unabated violations can be filed in municipal court with daily fines.
Allowing weeds, rank vegetation, or pest-harboring growth on residential or commercial property within city limits.
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