Lee County, NC Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

Section 6-124, titled Property maintenance, folds the weed rule into the Minimum Housing Code's broader upkeep requirements for dwellings: subsection (d), Noxious weeds, requires that every yard and all exterior property areas shall be kept free of species of weeds or plant growth which are noxious or detrimental to health or provide breeding places for flies or insects. The same section also requires proper drainage grading to stop stagnant water from pooling in the yard (subsection (c)) and sanitary storage and frequent removal of rubbish and garbage (subsection (b)), so an overgrown, standing-water or trash-strewn yard can draw multiple citations at once.

Because Sec. 6-124 sits in Article III's Minimum Housing Code, the standard is enforced the way any housing violation is: the code enforcement supervisor investigates a complaint or petition, issues a written notice of violation, and can bring the matter to a hearing officer under Sec. 6-141 if it is not corrected. A dwelling whose yard remains in violation can be found substandard, with the owner ordered to correct the condition within a period the hearing officer sets, not to exceed 90 days for general Minimum Housing Code violations.