Montgomery County sets no countywide weed ordinance. Noxious weeds and overgrown vegetation are a municipal property-maintenance nuisance handled by each borough and township. For example, Montgomery Township declares grass, weeds, or vegetation over 12 inches a nuisance and requires the owner to cut it within 10 days of notice.
Weed and overgrowth control in Pennsylvania is a municipal function, not a county one. Each borough or township adopts a nuisance ordinance identifying noxious weeds and overgrown vegetation and setting a cure process. Montgomery Township's Chapter 65 is a representative example: it declares any grass, weeds, or other vegetation growing above 12 inches (in violation of § 65-1) to be a nuisance, and authorizes the township to serve written notice requiring the owner or occupant to cut it within 10 days. If the owner does not comply, the township may cut the vegetation and charge the cost to the property. Statewide, Pennsylvania's Noxious Weed Control Law (3 Pa.C.S. § 255) targets agricultural noxious species, but everyday residential overgrowth is enforced
Municipal. In Montgomery Township, failure to cut within 10 days of notice lets the township abate and bill the owner. Chapter 65 penalties are a fine of not more than $600 per offense, and, in default of payment, imprisonment for
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