Southampton Village, NY Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

The only numeric height limit in Chapter 41 sits in § 41-5, and it covers the strip between the property line and the center of the street or road, not the whole lot. An owner of land fronting or abutting any street or road in the Village of Southampton cannot permit brush, grass or weeds to grow to a greater height than five inches there, or let rubbish accumulate, and must cut, trim or remove it as often as necessary. For the rest of the property, § 41-1 imposes a duty on all owners to maintain their land so as to properly control the growth of brush, grass, hedges and weeds and the accumulation of rubbish, without stating a height.

If an owner fails to comply with § 41-5, the Board of Trustees serves a written notice demanding compliance within 10 days from the date of the notice. A notice mailed to the owner's last known address is sufficient service. On default, the Village can do the cutting, trimming or removal. If the same owner of the same property again exceeds five inches within six months of the notice, the Village can act without another notice, provided the first notice said so. For the general duty under §§ 41-2 and 41-3, the Village can assess the expense against the real property as a lien and charge, collected in the same manner as delinquent taxes. Hedges on the road side are covered by the same chapter, which regulates boundary-line hedges separately in Article II.