Wyoming, MI Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

The height limit sits in Chapter 82, Article III, "Lawns, Gardens and Water Efficient Landscaping" (Secs. 82-61 to 82-66), adopted by Ord. No. 10-22 on May 16, 2022. Sec. 82-63(4) sets the ten-inch cap for developed properties, distinct from the acreage-based exemption for vacant land in Sec. 82-64. Sec. 82-63(3) separately bans planting, propagating, or allowing any Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development-listed noxious weed to remain on any parcel, and Sec. 82-62(e) prints the full list, including Canada thistle, poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac, quack grass, and Johnson grass.

Sec. 82-63(5) further bars turf grass, weeds, or rank vegetation from paved drive or parking areas on commercial and industrial properties outside designated landscape beds, islands, or planters. Enforcement runs through a notice-and-hearing process: city personnel authorized to issue civil infraction citations give the owner a written notice with at least five days to correct the violation, and the owner may request an informal hearing before the director of community services, deputy city manager, city manager, or a designee under Sec. 82-66(6). If the property remains out of compliance after that window, the city may cut and remove the offending vegetation and bill the owner at cost under the fee schedule, adding unpaid amounts to the next property tax bill or recording a lien against the parcel.