Lynnwood, WA Property Maintenance: Vacant Lot Maintenance (2026)

Vegetation left uncut and/or in an unkempt condition to the extent it creates safety or fire hazards, and/or pest harborages, or otherwise interferes with, annoys, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health or safety of others, or obstructs or tends to obstruct, or renders dangerous for passage, any sidewalk, street or highway; or in any way renders other persons insecure in life, or in the use and enjoyment of property, shall constitute a public nuisance. ... Trees, plants, bushes, shrubs, grasses, vines, other vegetation or parts thereof that are growing and/or grown and died and are now causing a fire hazard or menace to public health and safety, or are degrading or causing a decline of the character of the neighborhood are also declared to be a public nuisance; ... Grasses (lawn) within the yards of residential properties which are not maintained at a height of eight inches or less are also declared to be a public nuisance. The intent of this provision is to provide guidance and support for enforcement activities in cases where the city has determined there to be an egregious lack of yard maintenance;