Owner Will Maintain

Property owners in Franklin County must contact Franklin County Public Works by December 31st, 2022 if they do not want to participate in the Roadside Vegetation Management program and are willing to maintain the areas adjacent to landowner's parcels. Beginning September 1st, 2022 Owner Will Maintain Agreements, and site plans will be accepted to the Franklin County Public Works Department or emailed to our permits department. Permits must be submitted no later than December 31st, 2022 as we intend to begin our spray program immediately after that date. This annual maintenance is performed in conjunction with the Franklin County Noxious Weed Board for more information pertaining to the Noxious Weed Board please visit the Franklin County Noxious Weed Control Board.

View the Owner Will Maintain Agreement (PDF).

It is the policy of the Franklin County Public Works Department to control roadside vegetation through the application of herbicide and by mechanical mowing and clearing.  Herbicide is applied to shoulders of all paved roads and to shoulders of gravel roads as needed, budget permitting.  Herbicide application does not generally occur in the urban areas of Franklin County.

Property owners adjacent to roadways may request that the shoulders along their property not receive an application of herbicide by completing a “Owner Will Maintain Agreement”.  By making such a request the property owner acknowledges that the County will not provide any vegetation control, including mechanical means, and that the property owner will be solely responsible to control vegetation in a manner acceptable to the County.

Property owners who only need the "Owner Will Maintain Agreement" for a season may mark that box on the form and the agreement will automatically expire on December 31 of the current year.

Vegetation Spraying and “Owner Will Maintain Agreements” are managed in accordance with the Franklin County Public Works Policy on Roadside Vegetation Management.

View the Road Maintenance Policy and Procedure Statement R.P.P. 3 (PDF).

For information concerning the Owner Will Maintain Agreement, please contact our office.