Parma, OH Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)
Key Facts
- Max Height
- 8 inches
- Notice
- 7 days typical
- Abatement
- City cuts, bills owner
- Repeat
- No re-notice same season
Summary
Parma Codified Ordinances require residential property owners to keep grass and weeds cut below 8 inches. Exceeding this limit creates a public nuisance subject to city abatement. The Building Department and Division of Streets enforce through complaint-driven inspection.
Section 715.261 | Recovering total cost of correcting hazardous condition of building or abating nuisance. (A) As used in this section: (1) 'Total cost' means any costs incurred due to the use of employees, materials, or equipment of the municipal corporation or its agent pursuant to division (E) of this section, any costs arising out of contracts for labor, materials, or equipment, and costs of service of notice or publication required under this section. (2) 'Abatement activity' means each instance of any of the following: (a) Removing, repairing, or securing insecure, unsafe, structurally defective, abandoned, deserted, or open and vacant buildings or other structures; (b) Making emergency corrections of hazardous conditions; (c) Abatement of any nuisance by a municipal corporation or its agent pursuant to division (E) of this section. (B) A municipal corporation or its agent pursuant to division (E) of this section may collect the total cost of abatement activities by any of the methods prescribed in division (B)(1), (2), or (3) of this section. [...] (E) A municipal corporation may enter into an agreement with a county land reutilization corporation organized under Chapter 1724. of the Revised Code wherein the county land reutilization corporation agrees to act as the agent of the municipal corporation in connection with removing, repairing, or securing insecure, unsafe, structurally defective, abandoned, deserted, or open and vacant buildings or other structures, making emergency corrections of hazardous conditions, or abating any nuisance, including high weeds, overgrown brush, and trash and debris from vacant lots.
Full Breakdown
Under ORC 715.261 home-rule authority, Parma has adopted an 8-inch maximum grass and weed height. After a written notice and a typical 7-day compliance period, the city may enter the property, cut the grass, and assess the cost plus administrative fees as a lien against the property tax bill. Repeat offenders may be cited directly without repeated notices during the same growing season.
Violations & Fines
Cutting and administrative costs commonly range 150 to 400 dollars per abatement, billed to the property owner. Continued non-compliance can lead to misdemeanor charges under the property maintenance code.
Sources & Official References
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