(a) Any property upon which weeds or grass exceed 12 inches in height, is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person owns, occupies or controls any real property upon which weeds or grass exceed 12 inches in height.
(c) A person commits an offense if the person owns, occupies or controls any real property and fails to maintain the parkway adjacent to the property free of weeds and grass that exceed 12 inches in height.
(d) In a prosecution or other enforcement action of subsections (a) or (b) above, it is an exception that the real property was a lot, tract or parcel of land of two or more acres under common ownership and the high grass or weeds was no closer than 100 feet to:
(1) Any adjacent street; or
(2) Any structure or other improvement on any adjacent property owned by another person.
(e) The provisions of this section apply to real property located within the City of Fort Worth.
(Ord. 12931, § 1, passed 3-25-1997; Ord. 20277-07-2012, § 1, passed 7-10-2012)