Largo, FL Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

Section 11-48 of the Largo Code sets a 12-inch mean height ceiling on weeds, grass, underbrush and uncultivated vegetation, and treats accumulated debris the same way, on any developed or improved tract under ten acres located within 100 feet of a public or private boundary or right-of-way. Subsection (c) makes it a violation for any owner, tenant, occupant or agent to fail to remove overgrown vegetation, debris or other nuisance material once it crosses that line, and separately requires owners of property abutting a street to keep the right-of-way between their property line and the curb or drivable pavement clear of excessive weeds, grass and trash.

The height standard does not apply to land the city's environmental management conservation plan designates as undeveloped, wetlands or environmentally sensitive, nor to raw land that has never been cut or mowed. Enforcement runs through the same inspection and notice process as the rest of Division 2: under Section 11-49 the city manager's designee inspects, mails and posts a notice of violation with at least ten business days to comply, and can request a hearing before the city commission; unabated overgrowth lets the city mow or clear the lot itself and record the cost as a lien under Section 11-50, which carries 12 percent annual interest and can be foreclosed after one year. Section 11-83 also authorizes a notice to appear with a fine under the county's uniform ordinance-violation fine schedule as a standalone penalty.