Property maintenance and fireplaces

Yard care and vegetation

Keep the yard so that it does not cause significant inconvenience to neighbours or traffic and so that risks of accidents are limited. This follows the Planning and Building Act and the Land Code.

Mowing and upkeep

• In residential areas where yards and verges meet, mow the grass at least once per month during the growing season.
• As a property owner, trim bushes and trees that extend into the neighbour’s yard.

Plant at a suitable distance

• Plant larger bushes and trees at least two meters inside the boundary.
• Plant hedges and smaller bushes at least sixty centimeters inside the boundary.

Sight lines and free height by a street

• At a driveway, vegetation within the sight triangle must be lower than eighty centimeters. Keep a clear view at least two point five meters from the street or footway.
• On a corner lot, vegetation must be lower than eighty centimeters within a sight triangle that extends at least ten meters in each direction.
• Hedges and bushes must grow within your own property.
• Keep free height above a footway of at least two point five meters, above a cycle path at least three point two meters, and above a carriageway at least four point six meters.