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Council unanimously rejects proposed property-maintenance amendment on grass and weeds
Summary
Rochester City Council rejected a proposed amendment to Chapter 40 (International Property Maintenance Code) after widespread council concern that the measure would be difficult to enforce and could pit neighbors against one another.
Rochester City Council voted unanimously against a first-reading amendment to Chapter 40 of the city’s general ordinances, which would have incorporated provisions from the International Property Maintenance Code to regulate grass height and weeds.
The proposal, presented as a first reading and consideration for adoption, was intended to reduce rodent and overgrown-vegetation problems by setting clearer limits on grass and weed height and by giving code enforcement additional authority to act proactively.
Councilors across multiple wards voiced objections, saying the measure risked…
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