Landscaping Rules in Grant County, WI (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Grant County, Wisconsin.
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Tree Removal & Heritage Trees
In unincorporated Grant County, Wisconsin, the land from the ordinary high-water mark to a minimum of 35 feet inland is a vegetative buffer zone where vegetation removal is prohibited, except for routine maintenance, access and viewing corridors, forestry, hazard removal with replanting, or a permit. Section 316-29 of the Grant County Code sets the rule.
Grant County WI Shoreland Tree and Vegetation Removal Rules
Significant RestrictionsGrant County Code § 316-29
§ 316-29. Activities allowed within vegetative buffer zones. ... To protect water quality, fish and wildlife habitat and natural scenic beauty, and to promote preservation and restoration of native vegetation, the County ordinance shall designate land that extends from the ordinary high-water mark to a minimum of 35 feet inland as a vegetative buffer zone and prohibit removal of vegetation in t...
Weed Ordinances
In unincorporated Grant County, Wisconsin, grass or weeds more than 10 inches high on a parcel within 1,000 feet of a residence count as a public health nuisance under Grant County Code § 191-5J. The Grant County Health Department enforces it, and the code exempts cultivated crops, ornamental plantings, wooded areas, wetlands and meadows.
Grant County WI Weed and Grass Height Limit
Some RestrictionsGrant County Code § 191-5
J. Food and breeding places for vermin, insects, etc.: accumulations of decayed animal or vegetable matter, trash, rubbish, garbage, rotting timber, bedding, packing materials, scrap metal, abandoned structures, animal or human fecal matter, grass or weeds which are more than 10 inches high above the ground on any parcel or real estate which is within 1,000 feet of a residence, or any other sub...
Native Plants
Grant County exempts vegetation intentionally cultivated or maintained to reproduce ecosystems naturally existing in Wisconsin from the 10-inch grass and weed limit in § 191-5J. Four other exemptions cover crops, landscaped areas, woods, wetlands, meadows and approved rights-of-way. The rest of the nuisance ordinance still applies.
Grant County, Wisconsin Native Vegetation Exemption From Weed Rule
Light RestrictionsGrant County Code § 191-5
The above prohibition against having grass or weeds on property taller than 10 inches from the ground does not apply to the following properties: (1) Any intentionally cultivated agricultural vegetation; (2) Any vegetation intentionally cultivated or maintained in an effort to reproduce ecosystems or environmental conditions naturally existing in the State of Wisconsin; (3) Any vegetation inten...
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