Wyoming, MI Landscaping Rules: Tree Trimming (2026)

Section 82-36 of the Wyoming Code of Ordinances places the maintenance duty for overhanging limbs squarely on the private property owner whose tree trunk stands on their own lot, even though the branches extend into public space. The rule reaches any part of a right-of-way, the parkway strip, or other public property in the city, in Kent County, Michigan. The city does not have to wait for a hazard to escalate: the moment limbs or branches threaten pedestrians or motorists, or begin showing disease or die, the city can notify the owner under Section 1-26 and require corrective action, up to and including cutting down the entire tree if it is dead.

A related duty appears in Section 82-37: if a tree or part of a tree next to a street becomes diseased or dies, the owner must remove it, and if the owner does not, the city may step in using the same abatement procedure the code applies to overgrown weeds. Neither section carries its own dollar fine, so enforcement runs through the city's general penalty and municipal civil infraction provisions rather than a chapter-specific schedule. Because this duty sits in Chapter 82 Article II (Trees) rather than Article III (Lawns, Gardens and Water Efficient Landscaping), the higher, escalating civil-fine schedule written into Section 82-66 for Article III violations does not apply here; the citywide default in Section 1-27 controls instead.