Under the Lee County Lot Mowing Ordinance, grasses and weeds over 12 inches on an unimproved lot covering more than 50% of the lot are a nuisance when within 150 feet of developed, adjacent property in a platted subdivision or future urban area. The county can mow and lien.
The Lee County Lot Mowing Ordinance (Ord. 14-08), applicable in all unincorporated Lee County, declares that grasses and weeds over 12 inches high covering more than 50% of an unimproved lot are a nuisance where any part is within 150 feet of developed, adjacent property in a future urban area or platted subdivision. Agriculturally classified land is exempt. After a mailed notice giving the owner 21 days to abate (and 15 days to request a hearing), the County Manager may cut the vegetation and assess the actual cost plus a $150 administrative fee. On acreage, only vegetation within 150 feet of developed adjacent property is cut.
County cuts the vegetation and assesses actual cost plus a $150 administrative fee; unpaid within 30 days becomes a recorded lien with interest at the maximum rate allowed by state law.
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