Weed Ordinance
2025-05-15 - 2025-09-01
VILLAGE OF LENNON NOXIOUS WEEDS PUBLIC NOTICE

TO ALL OWNERS, AGENTS, AND/OR OCCUPANTS OF UNDEVELOPED PLATS, RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS, SITE CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENTS OR PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS, OR COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL PARCELS IN THE VILLAGE OF LENNON:
PURSUANT TO VILLAGE OF LENNON ORDINANCE 2022-0421-01, NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN that all noxious weeds and growth, as defined in the Village of Lennon Noxious Weeds and Growth Ordinance, and all grass and/or vegetation and all dead grass and brush for a depth often (10) rods (165 feet) or the depth of the Jot, whichever is greater, within the Village of Lennon, Shiawassee/Genesee Counties, State of Michigan, must be cut down, destroyed, and removed on or before June 1, 2025, and, again, between the period from July 30 to September 1, 2025, to prevent the weeds from going to seed or to blossom, and to prevent the dead grass and brush from becoming a fire hazard; and

Owners, agents, and/or occupants of undeveloped plats, residential subdivisions, site condominium developments or planned unit developments, or commercial or industrial parcels, whether occupied or not, provided that such parcels have a building intended for the shelter, housing, or enclosure of persons, animals, or property, shall cut the grass and/or vegetation growing on the same and to prevent such grass and/or vegetation from reaching a height in excess of eight (8) inches, as measured from the grade level of the ground on any portion of the involved parcel, by continued cutting in a fashion that is aesthetically appropriate for the area where such parcel is located.
FAILURE TO COMPLY with this notice and the provisions of the Village of Lennon Noxious Weeds and Growth Ordinance on or before the above stated dates shall deem the owners, agents, and/or occupants of undeveloped plats, residential subdivisions, site condominium developments or planned unit developments, or commercial or industrial parcels responsible for the costs of lawn mowing and cutting, destroying, and removing the noxious weeds, dead grass, or brush by the Village of Lennon and the cost shall be levied and collected against the property in the same manner as other taxes are levied and collected and subject the property owner to a civil fine of
$100.00 in addition to the cost of prosecution.
