Macomb County government does not regulate trimming of trees on private residential property. Pruning rules, if any, are set by your city, village, or township. County-managed street trees, park trees, and drain rights-of-way are the only trees the County maintains directly.
No Macomb County ordinance governs how a homeowner prunes trees on private land. In Michigan, tree-maintenance and street-tree rules are local: cities, villages, and townships adopt shade-tree or right-of-way ordinances covering public right-of-way trees and, occasionally, significant private trees. Trimming your own back-yard tree is generally unregulated at the county level. The County's direct tree interests are narrow: trees within a county park under the Department of Parks & Recreation, and trees or brush inside a county-drain easement, where the Public Works Office may clear vegetation obstructing a drain under the Michigan Drain Code. The county Soil Erosion Ordinance also treats 'tree stumps and shrub removal, grubbing or grading' as an earth change that can require a soil-erosion permit when
Because the County does not regulate private tree trimming, there is no county fine for pruning your own tree. Violations tied to street trees or right-of-way trees are enforced by the municipality. Clearing vegetation inside a county-drain easement without coordination
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