Paulding County, GA Property Maintenance: Vacant Lot Maintenance (2026)

Premises and exterior property shall be maintained free from grass, weeds or uncultivated vegetation in excess of 18 inches in height. This provision shall apply to all properties and lots located within a platted subdivision on which a building or residence is constructed, regardless of lot size or zoning designation. Where a platted subdivision property or lot does not have a building or residence constructed thereon and the platted streets and other public spaces and utilities involving said property or lot have not been accepted by the county for perpetual maintenance, this provision shall only apply from the back of the road curb/edge of pavement to the edge of the right-of-way.(5)All exterior property located within 50 feet of the right-of-way of an arterial roadway (principal or minor arterial classification) shall be maintained free of grass, weeds, or uncultivated vegetation in excess of 18 inches in height. This requirement shall not apply to unimproved parcels. (Res. No. 03-23 §§ 2, 3, 8-26-2003; Res. No. 04-29, § 1, 9-28-2004; Res. No. 11-05, § 1, 3-22-2011; Ord. No. 20-13, § 1, 11-10-2020; Ord. No. 24-14, § 1(Exh. A), 12-10-2024)

Secs. 40-9, 40-10. - Reserved. Editor's note— Ord. No. 20-08, § 4(d), adopted July 28, 2020, repealed § 40-9, which pertained to penalties for violations and derived from Res. No. 09-17, § 2, 6-9-2009.