Salt Lake City Code Chapter 9.20 requires property owners to remove noxious weeds and vegetation over 12 inches. Violations carry $150 first-offense fines and city abatement costs are billed back.
SLC Municipal Code §9.20.010 declares noxious weeds, deleterious objects, and vegetation exceeding 12 inches (aside from cultivated crops, trees, and landscape plants) a public nuisance. Property owners must remove or destroy noxious weeds listed on the Utah Noxious Weed List (Utah Code §4-17) including dyer's woad, Canada thistle, purple loosestrife, and myrtle spurge. After complaint or inspection, the city issues a written notice giving 10 days to abate. If not complied with, SLC Public Services crews remove the weeds and assess costs plus administrative fees against the property as a special assessment lien (§9.20.050). Vacant lots receive closer scrutiny during fire season.
First offense: $150 civil penalty. Second: $300. Third: $500. City abatement: actual costs + 25% administrative fee recorded as property lien.
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