Taylorsville, UT Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

Chapter 9.28, adopted by Ordinance 04-11 on March 3, 2004, sets the citywide standard in section 9.28.020: "Weeds shall be maintained at a height of not more than six inches (6\") at any time, and shall be cleared from all real property in the city." The six-inch ceiling applies uniformly; there is no separate allowance for larger residential lots, open fields or side yards. Section 9.28.010 places the underlying duty on the owner or occupant: it is unlawful to let weed height grow beyond the maximum, or to fail to remove injurious or noxious weeds, garbage, refuse, or unsightly or deleterious objects and structures from the property, "after having been given notice pursuant to Utah Code Annotated section 10-11-2." That notice-and-cure structure means the city sends a written notice under section 10-11-2 before it cites or abates a property, rather than citing on sight for a first offense.

If the owner does not comply, section 9.28.030 lets the city itself abate the weeds, garbage, refuse and unsightly objects on the property, "pursuant to Utah Code Annotated sections 10-11-1 through 10-11-4," and recover the abatement cost from the owner. Community Development's code enforcement division handles inspections and notices citywide. Because chapter 9.28 carries no penalty section of its own, a resident who ignores both the notice and the city's abatement remedy still faces the citywide default misdemeanor penalty in section 1.08.020, up to six months in the county jail, a fine under $1,000, or both, with corporations facing up to $5,000.