City of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Brush Chipping Service Request
Updated December 2025
Please read and follow all of the instructions carefully
Fee Information
Base Fee: $45.00 for the first 30 minutes
Additional Time: $1.65 per minute after the first 30 minutes
Overhead: A 10.5% overhead fee applies to additional time
Guidelines
Branches only - Twigs, thorns/thorn bushes, grass clippings, leaves, stumps, roots, weeds, vines, flowers, wire, landscape timber, fencing or other wood items are not accepted
Size limits - Branches up to 9" around are acceptable, and must be at least 2' long (can be longer) - Anything shorter than 2' cannot be chipped
Placement - Place at curb (not in the street) or alongside alley no earlier than the week before and no later than the Sunday evening prior to the scheduled chipping week
Stacking - Branches must be piled as neatly as possible - Place cut ends facing the street or alley if there is room. If not, lay parallel with street/alley - do not obstruct the sidewalk or street/alley, or cause a sight obstruction for traffic
No appointments - Brush will be chipped sometime during the scheduled week,
weather permitting
. There is no set chipping day for your neighborhood.
Deadline - Application and payment must be received no later than 12:00 noon on Friday prior to the chipping week. If received after, you will be placed on the next scheduled chipping week.
Customer Information
NAME
*
First Name
Last Name
YOUR ADDRESS
*
Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
PHONE NUMBER
*
-
Area Code
Phone Number
EMAIL
example@example.com
Brush Pile Location
BRUSH PILE ADDRESS (if different from above)
Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
IS THIS A CORNER LOT?
*
Please Select
YES
NO
FOR CORNER LOTS, INDICATE STREET LOCATION FOR BRUSH PILE (ex. on Broadway)
STREET NAME
PILE LOCATION
*
Please Select
CURB
ALLEY
Chipping Schedule
CHIPPING MONTH
*
Please Select
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
CHIPPING WEEK
*
Please Select
FOURTH WEEK
NEXT AVAILABLE CHIPPING WEEK IS MAY 25-29
Wood Chips
WOULD YOU LIKE US TO LEAVE THE WOOD CHIPS ONSITE?
*
Please Select
YES
NO
IF YOU WANT CHIPS LEFT, WHERE SHOULD WE PLACE THEM?
Please Select
ON THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
AT EDGE OF DRIVEWAY
CITY CREWS CANNOT ENTER PRIVATE PROPERTY
Acknowledgement
By completing this form and paying the fee, I agree to follow the guidelines and understand that all fees paid are non-refundable.
PLEASE FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS EXACTLY!
Click on the "Pay Now" button below. A new tab (page) will open, but DO NOT close this application page
On the payment screen, select
"
M
ake a One-Time Payment"
Select a Bill Type - Choose "
Other Payments
" from the drop down menu
Reference Number/Description - Please type the words "Brush Chip" and your address (
Example: Brushchip320WBroadway)
Fill out the the payment information
After payment has been submitted you will receive a confirmation number,
come back to this application page (tab) and add the confirmation number in the box below, then click the "SUBMIT" button.
If these steps are not followed, we will not receive your application and will have no way of knowing where the brush is located or when you want it chipped.
CONFIRMATION NUMBER
*
Submit
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