Okaloosa County declares excessive vegetation over 18 inches a nuisance on improved MU-1 and MU-2 property in the unincorporated area. Invasive plants like cogongrass and Chinese tallow are a regional concern; the state, not the county, sets the regulated noxious-weed list.
Under Chapter 11, Article III, Division 4 of the county code, weed or herbaceous growth exceeding 18 inches and covering at least a quarter of an improved MU-1 or MU-2 parcel is a public nuisance the county can abate and lien. Actively managed landscaping and pasture are exempt. Florida law limits which invasive species a local government may regulate to the state's adopted lists, so Okaloosa relies on FDACS and the Florida Forest Service for control of cogongrass, Chinese tallow, and similar invasives. Standard single-family residential lots sit outside the county nuisance rule; cities enforce their own weed standards.
Uncorrected overgrowth on covered MU-1/MU-2 land moves from written notice to a code enforcement board order, then county abatement with the cost recorded as a lien against the property.
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