Rosenberg requires all property to be kept free of weeds, grass, brush, or other vegetation taller than twelve inches in height.
Chapter 14, Article II, Section 14-29 prohibits vegetation greater than twelve inches in height on developed property. Exemptions apply to heavily wooded acreage and farming or pasture land classified as agricultural exempt on the tax rolls, which must still maintain a 100-foot vegetation clearance from any adjacent occupied building, school, athletic field, arena, park, or playground. Tall weeds and grass are the most frequently cited violation. Combined with the visible refuse rule in Section 14-27, the city actively enforces these standards to prevent neighborhood blight.
Allowing grass, weeds, or brush to exceed twelve inches can result in citations and city-contracted mowing with charges added to the property owner.
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Rosenberg requires every property to keep weeds, grass, and brush under twelve inches tall, with limited exemptions for agricultural acreage.
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