Schaumburg, IL Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)
Key Facts
- Height limit
- 8 inches (§ 90.60(B))
- Distance trigger
- Within 200 ft of residential building
- Cure period
- 5 days after notice
- Non-compliance remedy
- Village mows, bills owner, files lien
- Right-of-way rule
- Same 8-in. cap within 5 ft
Summary
Schaumburg caps weeds and turf grass at eight inches tall within 200 feet of any residential building, and along adjoining public rights-of-way, under Village Code § 90.60. Property owners get five days to cut after the village notifies them; if they don't, the village mows and puts the cost on the property as a lien senior to every claim but taxes.
(B)To allow any weeds or turf grass to grow to a height greater than eight inches (8") within two hundred feet (200') of any building used for residential purposes. The property owner shall cut or cause the same to be cut within five (5) days after being notified to do so by the village. ... In all cases where the owner of any lot, tract or parcel of land shall neglect or refuse to abate the nuisances herein defined by cutting the weeds or turf grass within five (5) days after being notified to so do by the village, the village may cause such weeds or turf grass to be cut and to collect from the owner of the property the reasonable cost thereof. This cost is a lien upon the real estate affected, superior to all other liens, except tax liens, and shall be imposed in the manner provided by state statute.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 56 Update 1 | Policy Manual: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
60, in the Nuisance Abatement subchapter of Chapter 90, makes it a nuisance for anyone in Schaumburg to let noxious weeds and tall turf grass take over their property. Subsection (B) sets the specific numeric standard for improved residential areas: weeds or turf grass cannot exceed eight inches (8") in height within two hundred feet (200') of any building used for residential purposes. Subsection (C) extends the same eight-inch cap to public rights-of-way immediately next to, or within five feet of, private property, making the adjoining owner responsible for cutting it.
In both cases the property owner has five days from the village's notice to cut the growth before the standard is treated as violated. 61 authorizes the village to send its own crew to cut the weeds or grass and then bill the owner for the reasonable cost of the work. That cost becomes a lien on the real estate, ranking ahead of every other lien except a tax lien, and it is collected the way state statute provides. The ordinance traces back to Ordinance 105, passed July 5, 1960, and was last amended by Ordinance 22-072 on September 27, 2022.
Violations & Fines
Letting weeds or turf grass grow past eight inches within two hundred feet of a residential building, or on an adjoining right-of-way, violates § 90.60 once five days pass after the village's cutting notice. The village can then mow the lot itself and record the cost as a lien on the property, ahead of every lien except unpaid taxes, under § 90.61.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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