Livonia, MI Landscaping Rules: Tree Trimming (2026)

130 of Livonia's tree and shrub ordinance bars maintaining, on private property, any tree or shrub that may cause a traffic hazard or obstruction, or otherwise be a menace to public health, safety, and welfare, and directs the department to adopt regulations controlling such trees and shrubbery. Enforcement runs through certification: once the police department and the department of public works certify that trees or shrubbery on private property constitute a traffic hazard, the inspection department sends the owner a written request to remove them within 10 days.

If the owner fails to comply within that window, the inspection department may prosecute the owner for violating the section, and the department of public works may separately cut or remove the trees or shrubbery itself, collecting the cost either through district court proceedings or as a special assessment against the property. 080, the corner clearance rule, bars any obstruction to vision, including fences, walls, and landscaping, above 30 inches from the top of curb within the sight triangle formed by lines drawn 25 feet along each right-of-way line from a street intersection, but it makes an exception for shade trees whose branches are kept at least six feet above the street grade. 080.