Maple Grove, MN Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)
Key Facts
- Height limit
- 8 inches for weeds/grass
- Cure period
- 10 days after notice
- Nonpayment result
- Special assessment on property taxes
- Key exemption
- R-A zoned land and farmland
Summary
Maple Grove bars weeds and grass over eight inches tall on any property, publishes an annual mow notice each May, and bills owners who don't cut it themselves.
Any weeds or grass growing to a height greater than eight inches or which have gone or are about to go to seed. ... If any such nuisance is not eliminated as required, the city will eliminate the nuisance at the owner's expense, the cost of which work will be made a special assessment against the property if not paid.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 20-326 declares any weeds or noxious growth taller than eight inches, or gone to seed, a nuisance on developed property throughout Hennepin County's Maple Grove. Each year by May 15 the city publishes a newspaper notice giving owners ten days to cut; individual owners who remain in violation get mailed or posted notice with the same ten-day deadline. If the deadline passes, city crews cut the lot and bill the owner, adding the cost as a special assessment against the property if unpaid. R-A zoned lots, working farmland, natural preserves, and certain right-of-way parcels are exempt from the height limit.
Violations & Fines
Missing the ten-day cutting deadline in § 20-326 lets the city mow the lot itself and assess the cost, plus a certification processing fee, against the property as an unpaid special charge.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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