Kent County sets no tree-pruning rule for private yards. Trimming a tree in a Grand Rapids street or right-of-way needs a free City Forester permit for any shade or ornamental tree with a mature height over three feet.
There is no countywide tree-trimming ordinance. On your own private property in an unzoned setting you may generally prune your trees, but pruning a tree in the public street or right-of-way is regulated by your city. In Grand Rapids, trees on city rights-of-way fall under the Tree Ordinance (Chapter 42), administered by the City Forester. A permit (no fee) is required to prune a shade or ornamental tree, plant, or shrub with a mature height greater than three feet in any street. Neighboring communities such as East Grand Rapids have similar street-tree permit rules. Overhanging limbs blocking sidewalks or sight lines may also be ordered trimmed.
Grand Rapids: performing street-tree work without a permit, or failing to meet the permit conditions, renders the permit null and void and may bring city enforcement under Chapter 42.
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