There is no countywide grass or weed height limit in Burlington County. Each municipality sets its own maximum. Evesham Township, for example, treats grass or weeds six inches or taller as a violation. State law (N.J.S.A. 40:65-12) lets towns cut and bill the owner.
Burlington County does not set lawn-height rules; New Jersey delegates this to municipalities under N.J.S.A. 40:48-2. Local limits vary but commonly fall between 6 and 12 inches. Evesham Township's brush, grass, and weeds ordinance, for instance, makes grass or weeds of six inches or greater a violation on developed and near-residential parcels. If an owner ignores a cutting notice, N.J.S.A. 40:65-12 authorizes the municipality to remove the grass, weeds, or brush and assess the cost against the property. The county's only vegetation-adjacent role is public health: the Health Department and county Mosquito Commission address overgrowth that harbors vermin or standing water. Confirm the exact height threshold in your township's property-maintenance code.
Enforced by municipal code enforcement, not the county. After written notice, unabated overgrowth leads to municipal-court fines; under N.J.S.A. 40:65-12 the town may cut the lot and add the cost to the owner's tax bill as a lien.
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