Invasive Plant Rules in Royal Oak Township, MI (2026)
2 verified invasive plant rules for Royal Oak Township, Michigan, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Prohibited Species
In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, no owner, occupant, agent or person in control of any public or private land may allow poisonous or injurious weeds to be present. The Township's list names Canada thistle, dodders, mustards, wild carrot, bindweed, perennial sowthistle, hoary alyssum, ragweed, poison ivy and poison sumac.
Poisonous and Injurious Weeds in Royal Oak Township
Some RestrictionsRoyal Oak Charter Township Code § 8-50 and § 8-51(1)
POISONOUS OR INJURIOUS WEEDS Includes those species and varieties of Canada thistle, dodders, mustards, wild carrot, bindweed, perennial sowthistle, hoary alyssum, ragweed, poison ivy, and poison sumac as so designated by the State Noxious Weed Act, being Public Act No. 359 of 1941 (MCL 247.61 et seq.). ... It shall be unlawful for any owner, occupant, agent or person having control or manageme...
Front Yard Gardens
In residentially zoned parts of the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, all visible front and side yards must be landscaped and properly maintained. The Code names grass, ground covers, bushes, shrubs, hedges, similar plantings and decorative rock or bark as landscaping, and excludes weeds, gravel, broken concrete, asphalt and plastic sheeting. Weeds and brush over eight inches are also banned.
Royal Oak Township Front Yard Landscaping and Weeds
Some RestrictionsRoyal Oak Charter Township Code § 8-196
(a) Cause of blight or blighting factors. It is hereby determined that the following uses, structures and activities are causes of blight or blighting factors which, if allowed to exist, will tend to result in blighted and undesirable neighborhoods. No person shall maintain or permit to be maintained any of the following causes of blight or blighting factors upon any property zoned for resident...
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