A potential fire danger in south Reno is now gone thanks to the City of Reno's Code Enforcement.

News 4-Fox 11 reported in Septemberthat residents who lived next door to a lot in south Reno were concerned about an overgrown lot full of weeds and yard debris. It was so thick you couldn't see the buildings on the land. Residents said it was a fire hazard. During the Davis Fire that burned in Washoe Valley, residents say embers the size of quarters landed on that lot. The neighbors were concerned the land would catch fire.

The property is located on Old Virginia Road near Damonte Ranch Parkway.

The City of Reno Code Enforcement issued the property owners a warning that the weeds and growth have to be cut by October 17. The city extended that deadline once to November 4. which the owners complied with. Residents are happy.

"I think they're doing a good job on this field. What they've got done is very, very good but this right here, along the fence and there's a couple piles that need to be picked up and then I'd say we'd be done," said neighbor Gary Melancon.

The owners previously said they are in their 70's and were having a hard time financially and physically removing the weeds and didn't believe it was a fire hazard.

In addition to getting the owners to remove their overgrown brush, the City of Reno Public Works team also removed the overgrowth of weeds in the adjacent right-of-way.