Kent County does not regulate parking on private driveways or front lawns; cities and townships do. A common rule bars parking on the 'lawn extension' between the curb and the property line — East Grand Rapids prohibits driving, parking, or standing any vehicle in that strip.
Where and how you may park on your own driveway, front yard, or the terrace strip is set by municipal ordinance in Kent County, not by the county. Many communities prohibit parking on unpaved yard areas and on the 'lawn extension' — the strip between the curb (or curb line) and the property line. As a representative example, East Grand Rapids Code Section 10.14 states that no person shall drive upon, park, or stand any vehicle between the curb or curb line and the lot line nearest the street, whether or not a sidewalk or curb is actually in place. Grand Rapids and Kentwood likewise restrict front-yard vehicle storage and require parking on an approved driveway surface. Rules on how
Municipal civil infraction. East Grand Rapids and similar cities ticket vehicles parked on the lawn extension or unapproved yard areas; fines and any tow follow the local ordinance.
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Kent County, MI
Kent County has no ordinance using the word 'hoarding,' but its adequate-care, sanitary-condition, and cruelty provisions let Animal Control seize animals ke...
Kent County, MI
Kent County's Animal Control Ordinance does not address feeding wild animals. Deer and elk baiting and feeding are regulated statewide by the Michigan DNR, w...
Kent County, MI
Kent County requires licensing and leashing only for dogs, not cats. Cats are still covered by the ordinance's adequate-care and cruelty provisions, and by M...
Kent County, MI
Kent County sets no general household pet cap, but any establishment keeping three or more dogs for sale, boarding, breeding, or training for pay is a 'kenne...
Kent County, MI
Backyard composting is allowed and encouraged in Kent County. Michigan law bans yard clippings from landfills, and the Kent County Department of Public Works...
Kent County, MI
Kent County has no artificial-turf ordinance. Whether synthetic grass is allowed in a front yard is a city or township zoning and property-maintenance questi...
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