Owners of vacant lots must still control weeds and noxious plants. Minnesota's noxious-weed law obligates any landowner to eradicate weeds when ordered by a county-appointed inspector, and city grass ordinances apply to any platted lot or outlot.
There is no separate county vacant-lot code in incorporated Anoka County; obligations come from state weed law plus city nuisance ordinances. Under Minn. Stat. 18.78, a person owning or occupying land must manage all noxious weeds at a time and manner ordered by an inspector or county-designated employee, and Anoka County appoints weed inspectors. City grass rules reach unimproved parcels too: Blaine's ordinance (BCO 90-31) applies to weeds or grass over six inches on any platted lot or outlot. Owners of vacant lots remain responsible for mowing, debris, and boulevard upkeep abutting the parcel.
If a noxious-weed order is ignored, the inspector may have the weeds destroyed and the cost assessed against the property. City weed abatement is billed to the owner.
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