Beavercreek council adopts revised weeds-and-grass rule, adds grandfathering and invasive-species ban

Beavercreek — The Beavercreek City Council on second reading voted to adopt Ordinance 25-05, revising Section 97.1 of the Beavercreek codified ordinances to update rules on yard maintenance and landscaping.

The ordinance, as amended, retains a 50% limit on front-yard landscaping areas but adds a grandfather clause that preserves existing landscaped areas above that threshold provided they are maintained and otherwise lawful. It also authorizes a waiver of the three-foot setback requirement where steep slopes create erosion risks, and it prohibits planting invasive species “as defined by the Ohio Administrative Code 901:5-30-01” in both public and private spaces — language the council added by amendment before final approval.

City staff described the changes as clarifications and technical fixes to carry out the council’s intent after public comment and a first reading. A staff memo presented at the meeting said the revised text replaces the existing Exhibit A, subsection F6, and should read: “the planting of invasive species as defined by the Ohio Administrative Code 901:5-30-01 shall be prohibited in both public and…