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HB 875 Grass; local ordinance on cutting.

Introduced by: Ronnie R. Campbell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Local ordinance on grass cutting. Authorizes a locality located in Planning District 6 to enforce on residential land of one acre or less in an area zoned for agricultural use an ordinance requiring owners of property to cut the grass, weeds, and other foreign growth on such property. Current law prohibits such an ordinance from applying to land zoned for or in active farming operation.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Local ordinance on grass cutting. Authorizes a locality to enforce on residential land of one acre or less in an area zoned for agricultural use an ordinance requiring owners of property to cut the grass, weeds, and other foreign growth on such property. Current law prohibits such an ordinance from applying to land zoned for or in active farming operation.