Garfield prohibits weeds or plant growth taller than eight inches and bans noxious weeds, with city contractors authorized to cut overgrowth and bill the owner if a notice of violation is ignored.
Garfield's Property Maintenance Code requires all premises and exterior property to be kept free of weeds or plant growth in excess of eight inches, and noxious weeds are prohibited entirely. If an owner fails to comply with a notice of violation, the city or a contractor it hires may enter the property to cut and destroy the weeds, with all costs charged back to the owner. Property maintenance violations carry fines of not less than $100 and not more than $2,000 per offense, and each day a violation continues is treated as a separate offense. Enforcement is led by the Property Maintenance Code Enforcement Officer with support from the Construction Official and Police Department.
Allowing grass or weeds to grow taller than eight inches, harboring noxious weed species, ignoring a property maintenance notice of violation, or accumulating debris and overgrowth that constitutes blight.
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