Wyoming, MI Landscaping Rules: Tree Removal & Heritage Trees (2026)

Tree-removal authority in the City of Wyoming, Michigan rests in Chapter 82 (Trees and Weeds), Article II (Trees) of the Wyoming Code of Ordinances (https://library.municode.com/mi/wyoming/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH82TRWE_ARTIITR), starting at Sec. 82-31 which addresses trees in the right-of-way. The Wyoming Public Works Department (https://www.wyomingmi.gov/About-Wyoming/City-Departments/Public-Works/Trees), located at 2660 Burlingame Avenue SW and reachable at 616-530-7260 or pw_info@wyomingmi.gov, maintains all trees in the public right-of-way (the area between the street and the sidewalk) and is the point of contact for removal of City trees. The City's published guidance confirms that trees on private property are the property owner's responsibility to maintain, so routine removal of a single dead, diseased, or hazardous private tree generally does not require a separate City tree-removal permit. The City requires permits to plant trees in the right-of-way and to remove right-of-way trees. Where tree branches are entangled in power lines, residents must contact Consumers Energy Forestry Division at 1-800-582-4238; the City does not trim or remove trees where power lines are involved. Larger site-development projects disturbing one acre or more must comply with the Michigan Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control rules under Part 91 of NREPA (MCL 324.9101 et seq.), administered locally through the Kent County Drain Commissioner and EGLE. Subdivision and site-plan review under Chapter 90 (Zoning) of the Wyoming Code may also impose tree-preservation conditions during development approvals.