Lehigh County sets no grass-height ordinance. Overgrown vegetation is enforced by each municipality under its property-maintenance code. Allentown applies the adopted International Property Maintenance Code, which limits grass and weeds around a building.
Weed and grass-height rules in Pennsylvania are municipal, adopted under the property-maintenance code each city, borough or township enforces — the county has no such ordinance. Allentown adopted the International Property Maintenance Code, 2018 edition (Chapter 455). Under the code's exterior-property standard, grass, weeds and vegetation around a building must not be allowed to grow beyond the permitted height and must be pruned back from walls; yards front, side and rear must be cleared and maintained. Check your own borough or township code for the exact height figure it enforces.
Allentown code enforcement issues a notice to abate overgrowth; unresolved violations can lead to City mowing, citations, and a lien for the cost.
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