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

Sec. 9-3 (Nuisance declared) lists excessive growth of grass, weeds and low-growing vegetation on a vacant or undeveloped lot as a Village nuisance, and Table 9-3.1 sets the ceiling: an undeveloped or vacant lot of one-half acre or less must be kept to 6 inches across the entire lot, while a larger undeveloped or vacant lot must stay under 12 inches within the first 120 feet measured from the property or pod line on every side adjacent to a developed lot, rising to 18 inches within that same 120 feet outside Wellington's urban services area and within Little Ranches and Rustic Ranches.

The same section reaches accumulated waste, trash, junk, rubble or debris, noxious vegetation listed by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council, and untended vegetation that creates a fire hazard, harbors mosquitoes, rodents or snakes, blocks a motorist's or pedestrian's view, or hurts the property's appearance. Natural areas planted entirely in native vegetation are exempt (Sec. 9-2). Under Sec. 9-4, an accumulation of waste must be abated in its entirety, and overgrown vegetation must be cut back to the Table 9-3.1 limits; the Wellington Planning, Zoning and Building Department administers enforcement, and the definition of "dilapidated structure" and "untended vegetation" in Sec. 9-1 covers structures and lots visible from a public right-of-way, public property or an adjacent property.