After an inspection of the property was performed, the following were found:

1. Ladders have been put away. One still remains out of sight along the garage. I have already spoken to the owner about putting them away after performing work on the home, and since then, I have seen consistent compliance.
2. The back yard is in compliance with the City of Allegan Code of Ordinances. There isn't an ordinance that prohibits this type of landscaping from existing. If any of the landscaping does hang over onto your property, however, you are allowed to maintain (remove) the portion of that landscaping that crosses over onto your property.
3. I have asked our Public Works Director to inspect the tree that you had mentioned. He will determine if it needs to be removed or not.
4. The City will be looking further into which bushes and plants need to be removed in the front yard. His front yard is technically in compliance with our Code. However, if we find that the bushes and plants are creating a public safety concern (as in blocking your vision when pulling out of your drive way), we will ask the owner of record to have them removed. I have met with the owner of record, and he has agreed to work on this with us.

Thank you for bringing these concerns to our attention. We will continue to post updates on the status of this request as more decisions are made.

Owner of record will be moving tree nearest to 234 Bond within the next week.

10-16-17 Owner of record has not done anything. Why doesn't he communicate via "seeclickfix"?

The City of Allegan has addressed this issue with the resident and/or property owner and believe the issue is now resolved.

If you have further concerns or the issue wasn't resolved to your satisfaction, please feel free to respond to this message.

Thank you again for making Allegan a better place to live.