Plymouth, MN Property Maintenance: Vacant Lot Maintenance (2026)

Section 807 of the Plymouth City Code, Vegetation Management, applies to every lot or parcel in the City, including vacant and unimproved land, plus the boulevard and any abutting trail or sidewalk outlot the owner's property touches. 03 caps turf grass length at eight inches, except on land the Code allows to stay as native landscape under § 811 or land zoned FRD, future restricted development, a designation the City uses for land still awaiting development. 04 separately bans Noxious Weeds, defined by cross-reference to the plants the state Commissioner of Agriculture designates Prohibited Eradicate or Prohibited Control under Minn.

77, Subd. 8, and makes the property owner responsible for eradicating, removing, trimming, or otherwise maintaining both noxious weeds and tall turf grass. 05 requires the City to notify the owner by first-class letter or posted notice describing the violation, the fix, and a deadline. 06 lets the City issue a citation. 07 offers a narrow hardship exemption, reviewed by the Park and Recreation Director and appealable to the Council within ten days, limited to genuine safety problems such as slopes steeper than 3-to-1 or standing water, not simple neglect of an empty lot.