Reminder of City Weed and Wild Growth Policies

 What is a weed or wild growth?

1.       Brush and woody vines

2.       Indigenous grasses that attain large growth and may become a fire hazard

3.       Growth that may bear downy or winged seeds

4.       Growth that harbors pests or vermin

5.       Non-ornamental grasses or plants that are 12 inches in height

What is my responsibility?

It is the owner's responsibility to maintain the entirety of their yard (and any other properties they may own). This includes all yard and areas between property lines and centerlines of streets, alleys, easements, and rights-of-ways, public or private.

What happens if I don't maintain my property?

If an owner fails to maintain their property, a Weed Notice will be issued. This Notice will remain in effect until December 31 of the same year. Separate Notices will not be sent for recurring violations within the same year.

If an owner does not maintain their property within 12 days after Notice is given, the City will mow the property at the owner's expense. Mowing costs are calculated by square footage of the property, and will be a minimum of $75.00. Recurring violations will be mowed without additional notice.

What happens if I sell my property?

City code now requires two actions if a property is sold that has an active notice issued. First, the seller must provide the new owner copies of any existing notice. Second, the seller must provide a code compliance officer a letter from the new owner acknowledging the existing notice(s) and accepting full responsibility, signed and notarized by the new owner. Failure to perform either of these two actions may result in prosecution.

*The above is a summary of City Code, and does not supersede City Code. For more information, speak to a code compliance officer.

317 S. Washington/620-326-3871/codecompliance@cityofwellington.net