Chattanooga treats weeds like tall grass: grass, underbrush, or weeds must be kept under 10 inches. Overgrown lots are tagged as public nuisances by Code Enforcement. Unincorporated Hamilton County uses nuisance provisions instead of one countywide weed height.
Under Chattanooga's property maintenance code (Chapter 21, Exterior Requirements), all premises with grass, underbrush, or weeds must stay under 10 inches. This single standard covers noxious weeds and overgrowth on residential and vacant lots. Code Enforcement responds to complaints and runs district sweeps, tagging violations with an orange public-nuisance sticker. If the owner does not abate, the city may cut the lot and assess costs. In unincorporated Hamilton County, weedy or trash-strewn lots are handled under county nuisance authority rather than a fixed height, administered with the Regional Planning Agency. Cities like East Ridge and Red Bank set their own limits.
A public-nuisance tag requires the owner to clear the overgrowth; noncompliance brings a citation plus city abatement with mowing and cleanup costs billed to the owner.
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Chattanooga's curfew bars minors from public streets, parks, and other public places at night. Older teens (17) must be home by 11 p.m. weekdays and midnight...
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Chattanooga zoning limits lighting to one footcandle at any lot line and requires all outdoor luminaires to be shielded so no glare falls on adjacent lots or...
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Chattanooga's zoning code requires all outdoor luminaires to be full cutoff design, caps permitted lighting color temperature at 3200K, and bans searchlights...
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Garage-sale signs in Chattanooga are permit-exempt yard signs. They may be up to 32 square feet, displayed no more than 15 days before and 30 days after the ...
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Chattanooga treats political signs as exempt yard signs needing no permit. They may be up to 32 square feet and 10 feet tall, but all political yard signs mu...
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Chattanooga has no separate tiny-home ordinance; a backyard tiny house is regulated as an accessory dwelling unit. It must sit on a permanent foundation, sta...
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