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City ordinances require it. My local ordinances specify that it is to minimize health hazards adjacent to public property. Tall grass allows insect and rodent p
by deckar01 7y ago
City ordinances require it. My local ordinances specify that it is to minimize health hazards adjacent to public property. Tall grass allows insect and rodent populations to grow, but they are carriers of diseases that can spread to humans.
- Accujack 7y ago> they are carriers of diseases that can spread to humans. However, this has nothing to do with why the city's ordinances require a properly maintained lawn.
- deckar01 7y agoTitle 24 Chapter 1 Section 101: Nuisances affecting health. Subsection B6 states that "The following are hereby declared to be health nuisances affecting public health ... rank growths of vegetation upon private property [which] ... harbors rodents or vermin". This is one of the first 3 reasons listed. https://library.municode.com/ok/tulsa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TUCOOR_TIT24NU_CH1NUCL_S101NUAFHE https://library.municode.com/ok/tulsa/codes/code_of_ordinanc...