(a) Measurement of lawn height shall be made perpendicular to the ground surface.
(b) Measurement of lawn height shall be made to the top of grass canopy as it stands in situ. The overall length of individual plants or plant parts is not measured. Grass and forbs shall not be straightened for measurement.
(c) All measurements shall be made using a ruler, yardstick, or other inflexible measuring device. Measurements shall not be made using a tape, string, chain or other flexible device.
(d) A bubble level or other device shall be used to ensure that height measurements are made perpendicular to the ground surface.
(e) The base of the measuring device shall be in firm contact with the soil surface but shall not be pressed or driven below the soil surface.
(f) All measurements shall be documented photographically, and in a permanent log maintained by the Zoning Enforcement Officer. The log shall contain the results of all measurements.
(g) Determination of height shall be made on a basis of the average results of multiple measurements. The number of measurements required is ten (10) per acre, pro-rated to the actual parcel size. In any case, a minimum of three (3) measurements shall be used to make the determination.
(h) The height of scattered flowering and fruiting structures of forbs, such as the flower stalks of dandelions and plantains, shall not be considered in the measurements, so long as these structures do not form a continuous canopy.
(i) Should the average height as determined by this method exceed ten (10.0) inches the parcel shall be deemed to be in violation of the Village Code.
(Ord. 2021-20. Passed 2-14-22.)