South Jordan, UT Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)
Key Facts
- Height limit
- 6 inches
- Poison plants
- Banned at any height
- Notice period
- At least 10 days to comply
- Penalty
- Class C misdemeanor
Summary
South Jordan property owners can't let weeds grow past six inches, and poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac are banned outright at any height.
No owner shall permit weeds on his or her property to exceed a height of six inches (6") at any time. No owner shall permit poison ivy (Rhus toxicodendron), poison oak (Rhus diversiloba), or poison sumac (Rhus vernix) to grow at any height on his or her property at any time. Weeds and noxious plants must be eradicated by chemicals, cutting or other acceptable method, and all cuttings or dead remnants shall be promptly cleared and removed from the property. When an inspector determines that the size, location, accessibility or other circumstances regarding certain property makes compliance with this section impractical, the inspector may, in his or her sole discretion, issue an order permitting the owner to create fire breaks as required and approved by the fire department, or otherwise exempt the property from the requirements set forth herein as deemed permissible and nonhazardous to the public health and safety. Any such exception or exemption permitted hereunder shall be in writing and issued to the owner of the property. When an inspector determines that the weeds in a particular area pose a serious fire hazard in view of their density, dryness, proximity to possible sources of ignition, and the effects of prevailing winds and weather, then the owner of the property on which said weeds are present shall be deemed in violation of this section, regardless of the height of such weeds. (Prior code § 7.16.030)
HISTORY Amended by Ord. 97-3 ARCHIVED on 3/4/1997
Full Breakdown
City Code § 8.20.030 sets a flat six-inch height cap on weeds for every owner in the city, and separately bars poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac from growing at any height at all. Weeds and noxious plants must be eradicated by chemicals, cutting or another acceptable method, with the cuttings promptly cleared away. An inspector, the fire chief, city manager, community development director or health department director, or their designee, can grant a written exception where compliance is impractical, or find a violation regardless of height if dense, dry weeds near ignition sources pose a fire hazard.
Violations & Fines
Failing to control weeds within the time set in a formal notice of violation is a class C misdemeanor under § 8.20.080, and the city may also seek an injunction or remove the weeds itself and bill the owner under §§ 8.20.090 and 8.20.100.
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