April 27, 2025 3:20 a.m.

As the growing season kicks into high gear, the City of Roseburg reminds property owners to maintain grass and weeds below 12 inches all year to keep the city and its neighborhoods beautiful.

A city release said under Roseburg Municipal Code, public and private property owners are not allowed to create a public nuisance through excess or obnoxious vegetation on any property. Failure to maintain grass or weeds at the appropriate height could lead to city fines or penalties. The code applies to all property owners, developed properties and cleared lots, but not natural areas of undeveloped parcels in their natural state. Keeping vegetation trimmed also reduces wildfire risk to property.

Under Municipal Code, “obnoxious” vegetation includes weeds, grass or legumes taller than twelve inches; poison oak or poison ivy, vegetation that obstructs vision, vegetation including blackberry vines that extend into the public way, are used for habitation by trespassers, or pose a fire hazard because they are near other combustibles. That doesn’t include agricultural crops that aren’t a fire hazard or vision obstruction, or natural vegetation in areas designated to remain in a natural vegetative state and that don’t pose a fire hazard as determined by the Roseburg fire chief.

Complete information on maintaining grass and weeds and related details on the topic is linked: https://www.cityofroseburg.org/news/default/dont-be-nuisance-keep-grass-and-weeds-trimmed/