St. Louis Ordinance Ch. 11.72 treats noxious weeds and overgrown vegetation as a public nuisance. The 7-inch grass rule extends to all rank weed growth, brambles, and invasive species.
Chapter 11.72 of the St. Louis City Code prohibits rank weeds, poison ivy, poison oak, ragweed, and any vegetation creating a public nuisance or harboring rodents. The 7-inch height standard applies. The City maintains an active vacant-lot abatement program given that St. Louis has thousands of vacant and LRA-owned parcels in north and south city neighborhoods. Property owners receive a notice, have 10 days to comply, and if they fail the City cuts and bills. Unpaid bills become a tax lien. Repeat offender properties can be placed on an annual cutting schedule with a flat fee billed each cycle. Native plant exemptions require registration with the Forestry Division and a defined cultivated landscape design, not simply untended growth.
$50-$150 admin fee per cut plus contractor cost. Repeat violators may be charged for a full-season recurring cut. Liens block property sales.
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