Sheboygan, WI Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

Sheboygan places weed and tall-grass control in Article II of Chapter 66, titled Weed Control. Section 66-42 assigns the work to the department of engineering and public works. The department carries out Wis. Stats. § 66.0517 on the destruction of noxious weeds and also cuts all weeds and grasses in excess of 12 inches in height. It is further allowed to cut weeds and grasses 12 inches high or higher wherever deemed necessary, or when a property owner fails to cut them within 48 hours of proper notice from the department.

The work is done under the supervision of the duly appointed weed commissioner. Cost recovery follows in two sections. Section 66-43 requires the department to keep an accurate account of the expenses of weed cutting in front of every lot, part of a lot or parcel of land fronting or abutting upon any street or sidewalk, to bill the property owner for immediate payment as soon as practicable after the work is done, and to report all unpaid accounts to the common council and the finance director/treasurer on or before the first Monday of November each year.

Section 66-44 provides that, unless the common council orders otherwise, the whole of the cost of weed cutting, plus 50 percent, plus applicable sales tax, with a minimum fee of $25.00, is assessed to the owner of the property fronting or abutting the street, and the cost is included in the next tax collection and collected as other taxes are collected. Section 66-41 widens the list of weeds beyond the state statutes it incorporates. Vacant buildings carry the same number in a second place: section 26-46(f) requires all grass and weeds on the premises, including abutting sidewalks, gutters and alleys, to be kept below 12 inches in height. The text is as printed in the Municode edition current to March 8, 2023.