5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
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Ann Arbor requires solid-waste carts and dumpsters to be stored so litter can't blow and vermin can't access them. In new developments, containers must be stored inside a building or screened from the public right-of-way.
Ann Arbor Solid Waste Regs R2:4(1) (City Code Ch. 26)
Solid Waste stored around buildings and in alleys must be contained to prevent the blowing of litter and deny access to Solid Waste by vermin.
Washtenaw County doesn't zone, so blight is a city/township matter. Ann Arbor enforces exterior-maintenance and blight standards under its Nuisances (Ch. 106) and Housing (Ch. 105) codes; unmaintained property is abated by the city and billed to the owner.
Ann Arbor City Code Ch. 40, Sec. 3:17(1)
If private property or city right-of-way is not maintained as required by this chapter, the city administrator may have the work done to bring the property lawn extension or city right-of-way into compliance.
Ann Arbor has no separate vacant-lot registration, but the owner of every parcel must keep it mowed and maintained. Overgrown or debris-strewn vacant lots are enforced like any property, and the city can mow and bill the owner.
Ann Arbor City Code Ch. 40, Sec. 3:15
The owner of every parcel of land is responsible for grading, planting, mowing and raking the lawn extension in the city right-of-way so that it is covered at least with grass with a height not in excess of 12 inches.
Ann Arbor does not require a permit for occasional residential garage or yard sales. Keep sales on private property, don't block the sidewalk or right-of-way, and follow the city's temporary-sign rules for garage-sale signs.
Ann Arbor caps grass at 12 inches. Every parcel owner must mow the lawn extension so grass stays under 12 inches (cultivated herbaceous plants under 36 inches). Deliberate native or cultivated beds are exempt.
Ann Arbor City Code Ch. 40, Sec. 3:15
...covered at least with grass with a height not in excess of 12 inches or with other cultivated herbaceous plants with a foliage height not in excess of 36 inches above the adjacent sidewalk or ground surface...
1 cities in Washtenaw County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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