Palm Coast Code Compliance enforces a 10-inch maximum height for grass and weeds on all property (improved and vacant) citywide. The Wildfire Hazard Mitigation Ordinance (Chapter 25, Article IV) addresses fire-prone brush on vacant lots within 30 feet of an existing residential structure. The Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (FDACS) regulates state-listed noxious weeds separately.
Per the City's Top Code Violations publication, grass and weeds may not exceed 10 inches in height anywhere within the city, with the standard applying to improved residential lots, commercial parcels, and vacant/undeveloped lots. Chapter 25, Article IV (Wildfire Hazard Mitigation Ordinance) supplements the height rule for vacant lots: 'brush' includes saw palmetto, gallberry, fetterbush, and wax myrtle that 'by virtue of their arrangement, chemical composition, and growth pattern provide a ready path for uncontrolled fire to spread,' and violations are pursued where such brush is overgrown on a vacant lot within 30 feet of an existing residential structure. State noxious-weed control under FS Chapter 581 (Plant Industry) is administered by FDACS. Florida-Friendly Landscaping under FS 373.185 cannot be banned by the City or an HOA, but it does not exempt the owner from the 10-inch height standard or from FDACS noxious-weed obligations.
Code Compliance issues a Notice of Violation with a compliance window. If the owner fails to comply, the City contracts the abatement (mowing or brush clearing) and bills the parcel; unpaid charges may become a lien. Chapter 25, Article IV uses a sequenced 30-day owner notice plus 30-day posting before City-arranged removal. Persistent violations may be referred to the Special Magistrate.
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