Weeds on private lots are a city or township matter, not a Butler County one. In cities, ORC 731.51 requires owners to cut noxious weeds within five days of notice; in unincorporated townships, trustees abate weedy nuisances under ORC 505.87. State law also lists prohibited noxious-weed species.
Butler County does not run a countywide weed-cutting program for residential lots. Enforcement is local. In municipalities like Hamilton, Middletown and Fairfield, Ohio Revised Code 731.51 directs the city to notify a lot owner when noxious weeds are growing, and the owner must cut and destroy them within five days of service or the city cuts them and assesses the cost. Hamilton codifies this in Chapter 1933 (Weeds and Grass). In unincorporated townships, trustees use ORC 505.87 to abate weeds they deem a nuisance after seven days' notice. The Ohio Department of Agriculture designates prohibited noxious weeds statewide under ORC/OAC.
City: uncut weeds are cut by the municipality and the cost added to the property tax duplicate as a lien. Township: ORC 505.87 abatement plus a lien for the county's cost of cutting.
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