Allen County sets no fixed grass-height number in county code; overgrown weeds and rank vegetation are addressed through the state weed-control statute (IC 36-7-10.1) and the county's property-maintenance requirement that premises be kept sanitary and free of blight. Fort Wayne and towns set their own grass-height limits.
Indiana authorizes counties and municipalities to adopt weed-control ordinances under IC 36-7-10.1, letting a local government define detrimental plants and rank vegetation and order cutting after notice, with the cost billed to the owner. Allen County's Property Maintenance Code does not publish a specific numeric grass-height limit for the unincorporated area; tall grass and weeds are handled through the general requirement that exterior property be kept clean and sanitary (6-8-6-3) and that vacant land not become a blight (6-8-5-4). Residents inside Fort Wayne, New Haven, and the towns are subject to those jurisdictions' grass-and-weed ordinances, which typically impose a set height limit (often 6-9 inches).
Under IC 36-7-10.1 a local unit may order weeds cut after notice and charge the cost to the owner; county property-maintenance violations carry a $1-$500 daily fine under 6-8-19-1.
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