Computed from 8,789 published municipal codes

Lawn and yard ordinances, town by town

Every town writes its own rules about lawns — grass height limits, weeds, lawn maintenance rules. The fastest way to know what YOUR town allows is to ask its code directly. Below: the towns that regulate lawns most, straight from the law itself.

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Most municipal code about lawns

	Municipality	mentions
1	Detroit, MI — ask its code →	279
2	Norfolk, VA — ask its code →	249
3	Kenosha, WI — ask its code →	155
4	Argyle, WI — ask its code →	85
5	Combined Locks, WI — ask its code →	84
6	Kimberly, WI — ask its code →	84
7	Grantsburg, WI — ask its code →	83
8	Little Chute, WI — ask its code →	82
9	East Troy, WI — ask its code →	82
10	Athens, WI — ask its code →	81

Detroit, MI leads the country with 279 mentions — see the full ranking.

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