Updated Feb 8, 2010 - 10:23 am
Lynnwood council considers rules for grass length
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The Lynnwood City Council will consider ordinances Monday night to tidy up neighborhoods.
The Daily Herald of Everett reports the ordinances would regulate how tall grass could grow on lawns, whether semi- trucks can park on neighborhood streets, and if mother-in- law apartments can be built separate from homes.
The community development director, Paul Krauss, says the purpose of the grass ordinance is to go after homes where there has been little maintenance for years. Overgrown yards become breeding grounds for pests and could catch fire in the summer.
The city says officers won't be out with rulers checking the laws, rather the idea is to make homeowners who never do maintenance clean up the neighborhood eyesore.
"You should be able to tell your neighbor. They don't need to spend money on the lawn police," said one neighbor.
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