Nampa, ID Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)
Key Facts
- Height limit
- 8 inches
- Applies to
- All property citywide
- Cure period
- 5 days after notice
- Enforcement
- Code enforcement official
- Nonpayment remedy
- City abates, bills owner
Summary
Nampa caps weeds and grass at 8 inches on any property in the city, with the city empowered to abate and bill the owner if not cut.
Every person residing, doing business, owning, renting or leasing property within the city shall be required to keep weeds over eight inches in height continuously cut down, weeded out, removed, sprayed or destroyed. This shall not only include all weeds on private property, but weeds situated on public property adjacent to or contiguous with private property including areas behind curbs, sidewalks, parking areas, and property to the center of alleys and ditches.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 16 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Nampa City Code § 3-4-8 requires everyone who resides, does business, owns, rents or leases property in the city to keep weeds cut, weeded out, removed, sprayed or destroyed once they pass 8 inches in height. The duty covers not just the private lot itself but adjacent public strips the owner fronts: behind curbs, sidewalks, parking areas, and out to the center of alleys and ditches. Nampa defines a nuisance broadly enough (§ 3-4-1) that overgrown weeds also trigger the general abatement process: a code enforcement official can serve 5 days' written notice, and if the growth isn't cut down by the deadline the city removes it and assesses the cost against the owner (§ 3-4-2, § 3-4-10).
Violations & Fines
Code enforcement issues written notice giving 5 days to cut; unresolved growth lets the city mow and assess the cost as a special assessment against the property, and the underlying nuisance is a misdemeanor.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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