Macomb County has no defensible-space or wildfire brush-clearance mandate — it is not a wildfire-hazard region. Vegetation and brush are handled through local noxious-weed, blight, and nuisance ordinances set by each township or city. Disposal of cleared brush by open burning is separately governed by local open-burning rules.
Unlike fire-prone western states, Michigan does not designate Macomb County as a wildfire hazard zone and imposes no defensible-space clearance requirement around homes. Brush, tall grass, and weeds are instead regulated as a nuisance or blight matter under local ordinances and Michigan's noxious-weed law (MCL 247.61 et seq.), which lets municipalities order removal of noxious weeds and rank vegetation. Townships and cities typically require property owners to keep grass and weeds below a set height and to clear accumulated brush that creates a fire or health nuisance. If you clear brush and want to burn it, that disposal is controlled by your municipality's open-burning ordinance and Michigan EGLE rules — not by any clearance mandate. There is no countywide Macomb
Overgrown-vegetation and nuisance violations are enforced by local code enforcement, which may issue a notice to abate, remove the growth and lien the cost to the property, and impose civil-infraction fines. Improper burning of cleared brush is separately citable.
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