Farmington Hills, MI Landscaping Rules: Grass Height Limits (2026)

Farmington Hills' grass and weed standard sits in Chapter 17 (Nuisances), Article II — the City's noxious-vegetation provisions — applied through Sections 17-26 through 17-31. The substantive duty: property owners whose land is within 100 feet or less of a platted subdivision, single-family residential condominium, or within 100 feet of any major road must keep noxious vegetation or long grass growth to a maximum height of no more than eight (8) inches above ground level, or to a level that prohibits a flower-bearing state, whichever is less. The June 1 trigger is hard-coded: noxious vegetation and lawn grass not appropriately cut by June 1 — and thereafter for the remainder of the year — may be cut by the City, with the owner charged the expense and costs of each cut under Section 17-29. The City issues an annual public Notice to Cut Grass and Weeds at the start of the growing season. Code Enforcement (Department of Planning & Community Development) handles complaints and abatement. Farmington Hills is in Oakland County, Michigan, and abatement costs may be placed on the property tax roll under Michigan municipal lien procedures when unpaid. The 100-foot-from-platted-subdivision threshold means undeveloped parcels deep within larger rural-zoned tracts are not necessarily captured by the 8-inch standard, though they remain subject to general nuisance authority. Native-meadow or naturalized landscapes that would otherwise exceed 8 inches typically require coordination with Code Enforcement to avoid abatement, particularly in the front-yard area visible from the right-of-way.