Titusville, FL Property Maintenance: Vacant Lot Maintenance (2026)

Sec. 13-26(a) of the Titusville Code of Ordinances declares it unlawful and a public nuisance to allow debris, rubbish, trash, tin cans, papers or stagnant water, or diseased, dead or damaged trees, to accumulate, or a dense growth of vines, underbrush, weeds, wild growth or grass in excess of twelve inches in height from the ground, on any lot, tract or parcel bordered by other improved property or a dedicated public street on at least two opposite sides, where those sides are less than two hundred fifty feet apart, or, on larger parcels, within a twenty-five-foot buffer strip along the improved or street side.

Subsection (b) separately bars placing debris, weeds or grass on a sidewalk on the owner's lot or in the planting strip between sidewalk and street. Under Sec. 13-29, if the city manager finds the condition exists, the city sends the owner of record a certified-mail notice describing the violation and demanding it be remedied; if the owner doesn't act, the city can do the work itself and bill an administrative charge starting at $25 for a first notice, $35 for a second, and $50 for a third and each notice after that within a year, which becomes a lien on the property if unpaid.

An owner has ten calendar days to correct the condition after notice, and can file a written appeal with the city clerk within ten days under Sec. 13-31 if they dispute the finding; city council decides the appeal, and its determination is final. Sec. 13-27 layers on a separate code enforcement board track, with fines up to $250 a day for a first violation and up to $500 a day for a repeat violation.