City of North Port Ordinance on Lot Clearing Fees

Original title: An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Providing for the Imposition and Collection of Non-Ad Valorem Special Assessments to Fund Costs Incurred by the City in Abating Nuisance Conditions of Excessive Growth of Grass and Nuisance Weeds on Developed Lots, and Hazardous Trees and Accumulation of Debris on Any Lot; Amending the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, Chapter 42 – Nuisances, Article II – Lot Clearing, to Create Section 42-27; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.

Record date · February 24, 2026

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What This Bill Does

The City of North Port has passed an ordinance allowing the city to charge property owners for the costs of clearing overgrown grass, weeds, hazardous trees, or debris from their lots. These costs will be collected as s, which are fees added to property tax bills.

Why it matters

Property owners who fail to maintain their lots may now have the city's cleanup costs added to their annual property tax bill as a special assessment, potentially increasing their total tax liability.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Property owners in North Port

Property owners are subject to potential special assessments if the city performs nuisance abatement on their land.

Directly affected

City of North Port government

The city is authorized to recover costs incurred during the abatement of nuisance conditions on private lots.

Key Facts

The ordinance establishes a mechanism to recover city costs for abating nuisance conditions on private property.
Nuisance conditions include excessive growth of grass, nuisance weeds on developed lots, hazardous trees, and accumulation of debris on any lot.
Costs incurred by the city for these cleanups will be collected as non-ad valorem special assessments.
The ordinance amends Chapter 42 (Nuisances), Article II (Lot Clearing) of the City of North Port Code.

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A new section, 42-27, is created within the City Code to govern these assessments.
The ordinance includes standard legal provisions for findings, conflicts, severability, codification, and an effective date.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a non-ad valorem special assessment?

It is a fee or charge imposed by a local government to pay for a specific service or improvement, which is collected alongside property taxes but is not based on the value of the property.

What conditions on my property could lead to these charges?

The city may charge you if they have to clear excessive grass, weeds on developed lots, hazardous trees, or accumulated debris from your property.

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