GPD Warns Against Weedy Lots

The Glasgow Police Department is warning residents that they will begin enforcing City Ordinance No. 936 this week. The ordinance is intended to prevent nuisance weeds and unkept lots inside the city limits. The ordinance requires residents prevent unkept vegetation from reaching a height in excess of eight inches. This applies to grass, weeds and unkept vegetation.

“Nuisance Weeds defined: are all weeds, grass, and uncared for vegetation growing to a height in excess of eight (8) inches on premises located within the city [sic],” reads the GPD notice letter provided to the Courier.

If a lawn or lot reaches the eight inch limit, GPD officers will post a notice on the door addressed to the owner of the property. If the lot is vacant the notice will be mailed to the owner. Following the notice residents have seven days to address the lot before the city cuts the property’s vegetation themselves and bills the owner.

According to the city’s notice, “The charge will include the cost of cutting and removal, a 25 percent administrative fee, and a penalty fee of $25 for a first violation, $50 for a second violation and $75 for a third and subsequent violation.”