Louisburg, KS Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

Section 8-301, adopted under K.S.A. 1992 Supp. 12-1617f, makes it unlawful for an owner, agent, lessee, tenant, or other person in control of any premises to let weeds remain on that property or on the area between the property line and the centerline of an adjoining street or alley, including sidewalks, easements, and rights-of-way. Section 8-302 defines 'weeds' to include brush and woody vines, grasses that create a fire hazard when dry, weeds bearing downy or wingy seeds, weeds harboring pests, and, under subsection (b)(5), weeds and indigenous grasses on or about residential or commercial property that create a blighting influence because of height, presumed blighting once they exceed 8 inches.

Section 8-303 requires the City Council to designate a public officer to enforce the article; that officer must notify the owner, occupant, or agent by certified mail or personal service once each calendar year, giving 10 days to cut the weeds and 5 days to request a Governing Body hearing. If the owner doesn't comply, § 8-304 lets the City cut the weeds itself and bill the cost plus an administrative fee; unpaid amounts become a special assessment on the property tax. Section 8-306 makes it unlawful to interfere with the public officer while cutting weeds, and § 8-307 preserves the City's separate authority over noxious weeds like kudzu, field bindweed, and Canada thistle under K.S.A. Chapter 2, Article 13.