Wyoming, MI Property Maintenance: Vacant Lot Maintenance (2026)

Wyoming's landscape rules live in Code of Ordinances 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. The baseline duties in Sec. 82-63 require ground cover on developed portions, bar noxious weeds citywide, and cap turf grass and rank vegetation at ten inches. Sec. 82-64(1) carves out a specific exemption for vacant, unoccupied land: a contiguous tract of one acre or more does not have to meet the full chapter, but the front 50 feet, measured from the street pavement edge, must still be maintained under subsections 82-63(2) through (6), meaning it must stay free of noxious weeds and obstructive growth even while the rest of the parcel is exempt.

A smaller vacant lot, under one acre, gets no such break and must comply with the full article. The city enforces this through a written notice giving the owner at least five days to correct the condition, with a right to 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 still isn't compliant, city personnel or a contractor may enter and cut the vegetation, then bill the owner at cost under the city's fee schedule, with unpaid charges added to the property tax roll or recorded as a lien with the Kent County Register of Deeds.