Tall grass and overgrowth in Columbus, Ohio
This page maps every tall grass and overgrowth report filed with the City of Columbus, Ohio: yards and lots left to grow, plus broken sidewalks and unshoveled snow.
About 2,100 of these reports also mention rats or mice. The rat is often the reason a neighbor finally called about the yard. Rats and mice in Columbus →
Want it fixed?
Report the address to 311. Columbus enforces grass and weeds at 12 inches. The city posts notice, and if the owner does not mow, the city can cut it and bill the property.
The same lots come back every season, and repeat reports are what keep a chronic lot in the abatement cycle.
What counts?
Grass and weeds over 12 inches qualify. A wild garden bed does not.
Property owners also own their sidewalk repairs and their winter shoveling. Broken walkways and unshoveled ice are reportable at the same address.
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Want to see all 34,772 tall grass and overgrowth reports on a map?
34,772 tall grass and overgrowth reports across Columbus, plus about 81,000 complaints of every kind, plotted block by block. The map filters by category, so the first button opens exterior issues, which includes these reports.
Where it's most reported
When it gets reported
Reports peak in May at about twice the volume of a typical month. The quietest month is December. A quiet autumn does not mean the problem went away. Reporting drops citywide in cold months.
Common questions
How do I report tall grass and overgrowth in Columbus?
Call 311 or file through the app with the address of the lot. Grass over 12 inches is enforceable. The city notifies the owner, then can mow and bill the property if nothing happens. The step-by-step reporting guide →
Are tall grass and overgrowth reports in Columbus going up?
They are steady. So far this year Columbus has logged about the same number of tall grass and overgrowth reports as the same months last year.
Looking at a specific address?
Get the full Block Report, covering what's been reported at that exact address, the same building, and chronic neighbors within a third of a mile.
Search an address →What counts here. Reports of tall grass and weeds, plus the smaller exterior duties that ride along with them, broken sidewalks and steps, and unshoveled snow and ice. Graffiti has its own page.
Data comes from official City of Columbus code enforcement records (Accela portal + ArcGIS REST API). Reports are categorized by keyword matching on complaint narratives and city record types, so counts are reports filed, not verified conditions, and automated matching can misfile individual records. The data window covers JAN 2025 – SEP 2026, so month-of-year patterns will sharpen as full years accrue.