Code Enforcement

• Grass and/or weeds over 8″ tall
• Trash put to the curb earlier than 6:00 PM on Monday
• Trash put to the curb that does not meet the requirements of pick up
• Grass or yard clippings put to the curb during non-pickup periods
• Blight ( property that is likely to have a negative financial impact on the value of surrounding property)
• Attractive Nusiances (Items that may prove detrimental to children or others such as abandoned wells, cisterns, abandoned refrigerators, freezers or other applicances, abandoned and/or inoperative motor vehicles, and structurally unsound structures or fences)
• Unregistered and/or inoperable motor vehicles
• Illegal signs (put in city right of way or on poles or in violation of the sign ordinance)
• Outdoor storage (the storage of indoor items stored outside, or items such as old bikes and lawn mowers etc)
• Municipal Ordinance violations (basketball hoops in city right of way etc)

• Grass and/or weed violations will be mowed at the owners expense. Charge is $160
• Trash or grass/yard clipping to the curb violations will be picked up at the owners expense. Charges vary
• Illegal signs on poles or in the city right of way will be removed and discarded. Repeat violations will be issued a civil infraction ticket.
• For most other code violations the owner will be notified either in person or in writing to correct the violation within a given time period. There will be a $30 reinspection fee.
• Failure to comply with any notice of violation will result in the issuance of civil infraction tickets.

You can either call 517-264-4814, submit a public service request, or send us an email.