It can't actually be illegal for you to not cut your grass at your property right?
Good article / podcast on it
It's classism. The entire point of requiring large setbacks with front lawns is to discriminate for homeowners who can afford to maintain a large completely useless surface.
If you've ever lived somewhere with 'that one guy' who completely flouts the norms in all regards, it's easy to see how people decide to enact regulations. I lived in such a place, and the whole neighborhood had to live with his stinky, half-burned shade-tree mechanic operation with junked cars and chemicals everywhere for years before he could be forced out. He didn't even live there, he had a house somewhere else. What finally pushed the city into acting was when we were able to document rats.
After serious cleaning (including hauling away truckloads of contaminated dirt) there's a nice little house on the old lot that matches the rest of the neighborhood, and we can forget what a jackass Verl was.
But I have a lawn that takes me an hour of hard work to mow. It is not visible to the public. I adore it. The dogs adore it. The children are too little to appreciate the effort, but they like it too.
There are other reasons to have lawns.
Also maintains an area around the house that does not burn
the only reason for a law requiring other people to have a manicured lawn is to ensure that a neighbourhood is only populated by the class of people who both value and can afford that luxury.
Another fun read of you are not familiar
https://www.yellowstonelandscape.com/blog/most-common-hoa-la...
I’ve lived in this house for 5 years now, and the first time it happened I couldn’t believe it myself.
You are right in that I incorrectly referred to it as a “blue law”. But it is an ordinance.
Mayhaps the mis-reference was due to most cool-season lawns being buegrasses?