Delaware County has no countywide grass-height limit. Each borough and township sets its own. Upper Darby Township, for example, bars grass, weeds and similar vegetation from exceeding 10 inches in height and enforces it through code enforcement.
Pennsylvania counties do not regulate lawn or weed height; it is a municipal matter under each town's property-maintenance or nuisance ordinance. Limits vary across Delaware County's 49 municipalities but commonly fall between 6 and 12 inches. Upper Darby Township requires that grass, weeds and similar vegetation not exceed 10 inches, noting overgrowth harbors rodents, creates fire hazards and harms the neighborhood. Enforcement is complaint-driven: code enforcement inspects, issues a notice with a compliance deadline, and can abate and bill the owner if the grass is not cut. To confirm the exact height where you live, check your borough or township code online.
A written notice sets a deadline to cut; if ignored, the municipality can mow the property and charge the cost back to the owner, plus fines under the local property-maintenance or nuisance code.
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