West Bloomfield, MI Invasive Plant Rules: Prohibited Species (2026)

Sec. 23-15(e) acknowledges that invasive, non-native plants are regulated by the state under the Michigan Invasive Species Act, MCL 324.41301 et seq., and specifically provides that an invasive species may not be designated as a noxious weed under the township's own Sec. 23-14 list. That keeps West Bloomfield from writing its own prohibited-species list; the local rule instead requires that removal and disposal of an invasive species comply with State of Michigan regulations, and flags that removing invasive plants or other vegetation may require additional township permits, such as soil erosion and sediment control, grading, or environmental use permits.

Subsection (d), immediately before it, adds a locally enforceable piece: it is unlawful to dump, place, pile, or otherwise deposit any noxious weeds, invasive plants, or other vegetation, grass clippings, tree branches, leaves, or dead or cut plants of any nature onto public property, a public or private roadway, an adjacent property, or land owned by another. Both subsections were adopted together on February 10, 2025, by Ord. No. C-91-F, Sec. 1, replacing a 1975-2024 line of noxious-weed ordinances. A violation of the dumping ban is enforced under Sec. 23-16(ii)(3) as a civil infraction of at least $100 plus costs, with each day of the deposit continuing treated as a separate offense.