Wyoming is not in a designated wildfire zone, so it has no California-style defensible-space rule. Vegetation overgrowth is handled as a property-maintenance issue under the Wyoming City Code and the Michigan-adopted International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), which requires premises be kept free of weeds or grass over the locally adopted height (commonly 8 inches in Michigan urban code).
Wyoming sits in the urbanized southwest of Kent County in Michigan's Lower Peninsula and is not designated as a wildfire-prone area by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The city does not impose California-style defensible-space brush-clearance distances. Instead, vegetation overgrowth is regulated through the Wyoming Code of Ordinances property-maintenance chapter, which references the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) as adopted by Michigan under PA 230 of 1972 (the Stille-DeRossett-Hale Single State Construction Code Act). The IPMC requires that all premises and exterior property be maintained free from weeds or plant growth in excess of the locally adopted threshold, with Wyoming mirroring the common Michigan urban standard of 8 inches. Owners of vacant lots are subject to the same vegetation limits. Wyoming Code Enforcement and the Department of Public Works investigate on complaint and on routine sweeps. If an owner fails to mow, the city may abate the nuisance, mow the lot, and assess the cost as a special assessment or lien against the property.
Allowing weeds, grass, or plant growth taller than the locally adopted limit violates the Wyoming property-maintenance code and the adopted IPMC. The city issues a notice to abate; failure to comply allows Wyoming to mow the property, charge the cost to the owner, and place a lien for non-payment. Repeat violations escalate the fine.
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