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CODE INDEX
Section Section
A ACCESS (Cont'd.)
Standards
ABANDONMENT Certain access roads to be
Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11 dustfree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-198(g)
Law enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-151 et seq. Sewers and sewage disposal
See: LAW ENFORCEMENT Monitoring and sampling
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions Failure to permit access or removal
Public safety, offenses involving of samples and other data . . . . . 94-264
Abandoned refrigerators and similar Utilities
containers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-63 Cross connections with public water
supply system
ABATEMENT Right to enter for purpose of inspec-
Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-101 et seq. tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-609
See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING
REGULATIONS ACCESSORY BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES
Fire prevention and protection OR USES
Inspections for the abatement or removal Buildings and building regulations
of fire hazards at public or private Property maintenance code
docks and marinas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-2 Structural maintenance standards . . 10-401(3)
Licenses ACCIDENTS
Public nuisances near business Sewers and sewage disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-283 et seq.
establishments See: SEWERS AND SEWAGE
Abatement of nuisance and costs; DISPOSAL
posting; recording and listing of Stormwater management
public nuisances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-174 Accidental discharges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-548
Noise
Presumption established; playing of ADMINISTRATION
radios, musical instruments and Boards and commissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-281 et seq.
other sound-producing or amplify- See: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
ing devices in city parks; vehicles Department of administration . . . . . . . . . . . 2-106 et seq.
providing power to or containing See: DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRA-
sound devices; public nuisances TION
and abatement by impoundment . 26-38 Departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-91 et seq.
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions See: DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER
Public morals, offenses involving AGENCIES OF CITY
Controlled substances and prostitu- Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-231 et seq.
tion nuisances See: FINANCE
Abatement of nuisance and costs;
ADVERTISING
posting; recording and list-
Licenses
ing of public nuisances . . . . . 54-151 Registration
Solid waste General conditions for issuance and
Nuisances continuing in effect
Removal or abatement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-6(a) Advertising sales as executors,
receivers, close-out, dam-
ABUSE OR NEGLECT
aged goods, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-39(d)
Historical preservation
Noise
Historic district
Playing of radios, musical instruments,
Demolition by neglect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-117
etc.
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions Where sound cast outside building
Minors, offenses involving for advertising purposes . . . . . . 26-35
Parental responsibility Streets, sidewalks and other public property
Parental neglect Posting advertising matter on utility
Presumptions and required poles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-3
proof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-286
Prohibited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-285 AGE
Dances and dance halls
ACCESS General restriction as to admission of
Environment persons under 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-77
Soil stripping and dumping Special provisions relative to teenage
Excavations dances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-78
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AGE (Cont'd.) ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR (Cont'd.)
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions Procedure following objection to issu-
Minors, offenses involving ance, renewal, transfer to new
Alcoholic liquors licensee or new location, and
Purchase or consumption of request for revocation . . . . . . . . . 50-148
alcoholic liquors by persons Procedure following objection to issu-
under 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-263 ance, renewal, transfer to new
licensee or new location, and
Curfew for underage persons . . . . . . . 54-241
request for revocation . . . . . . . . . . . 50-148
AGENCIES. See: DEPARTMENTS AND Offenses and miscellaneous provisions . . . 56-91 et seq.
OTHER AGENCIES OF CITY See: OFFENSES AND MISCEL-
LANEOUS PROVISIONS
AGENT OR OPERATOR Parks and recreation
Buildings and building regulations Consumption or possession of alcoholic
liquors in parks or playgrounds . . 58-1
Dangerous buildings
Abatement ALLEYS
Annual registration of vacant Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11
buildings and registration Streets, sidewalks and other public property 74-51 et seq.
fees See: STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND
Definitions and applicability; OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY
registration statement and
AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENTS
fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-107(b)
Dances and dance halls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-71 et seq.
Telecommunications See: DANCES AND DANCE HALLS
Metropolitan extension telecommunica- Noise
tions rights-of-way oversight Noise to attract attention to
Cable television operators . . . . . . . . . . 90-25 performance, show or sale . . . . . . . 26-49
AGREEMENTS. See: CONTRACTS AND ANCHORS, TIEDOWNS AND SUPPORTS
AGREEMENTS Waterways
Muskegon Lake
AIRPORTS AND AIRCRAFT Special anchorage area . . . . . . . . . . . . 106-31
Noise
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER
Sound amplification from aircraft . . . . . 26-45
Animals
Interference; authority of police and
ALARM SYSTEMS
animal control officers . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Emergency services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-31 et seq.
See: EMERGENCY SERVICES ANIMALS
Abandonment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR Animals running loose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Fireworks Beekeeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
Use of alcohol or controlled substances Buildings and building regulations
and fireworks prohibited . . . . . . . . 30-305 Property maintenance code
License approval and revocation recom- Health and sanitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-405(4)
mendations Confine or restrain
Applications for issuance or renewal, Confinement of animals; number of dogs
transfer of ownership or location, and cats which may be kept . . . . . 6-14
or revocation of license to sell Dangerous dogs; confinement and
beer, wine or spirits handling; number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Standards to be applied by the city Other dangerous animals; confinement 6-16
commission in approving or Confinement of animals; number of dogs
denying applications . . . . . . . . . . 50-147 and cats which may be kept . . . . . . . . 6-14
Submission; contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-146 Dangerous dogs; confinement and handling;
Assign or transfer number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Applications for issuance or renewal, Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
transfer of ownership or loca- General prohibitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
tion, or revocation of license to Impoundment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
sell beer, wine or spirits. See Interference; authority of police and animal
within this subheading that control officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
subject Licensing; rabies vaccination . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
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ANIMALS (Cont'd.) ASSESSMENTS (Cont'd.)
Livestock and poultry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17 Finance
Other dangerous animals; confinement . . 6-16 Charges for collection of debts, civil
Owner responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 fines, expenses and costs of the
Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 city in connection with property
Removal of animal excrement . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13 and ordinance violations involv-
Responsibilities; authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 ing property
Service charge not applicable to
ANNEX, DEANNEX special assessment districts or
Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11 special assessments for public
improvements by consent . . . . . 2-232(3)
APPEALS
Streets, sidewalks and other public property
Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-104 et seq.
Sidewalk improvements
See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING
REGULATIONS Assess costs against owner of abut-
Construction board of appeals . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32 et seq. ting property, authority to . . . . . 74-84
See: CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF Taxation
APPEALS Ad valorem property taxation
Historical preservation Residential housing projects and pay-
Historic district ments in lieu of taxes
Appeal of a historic district commis- Service fees and special assess-
sion decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-115 ments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-56
Housing board of appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-371 et seq.
See: HOUSING BOARD OF APPEALS ASSIGN OR TRANSFER
Licenses Alcoholic liquor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-146 et seq.
Public nuisances near business See: ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR
establishments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-175 Department of public works
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions Report of resignations; assignments for
Public morals, offenses involving personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-128
Controlled substances and prostitu- Licenses
tion nuisances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-154 Registration
Sewers and sewage disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-451 et seq. Transferability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-38
See: SEWERS AND SEWAGE Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
DISPOSAL Public morals, offenses involving
Model glue
AREA Sale or transfer of possession to
Buildings and building regulations minors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-185
Property maintenance code
Space and area occupancy require-
ments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-410 B
ARREST BASEMENTS AND CELLARS
Chief of police Buildings and building regulations
Power to make rules pertaining to Property maintenance code
release on bond of persons arrested Use of basement or cellar as habit-
without warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-81 able room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-411
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions Streets, sidewalks and other public property
Minors, offenses involving Uncovered cellars or excavations . . . . . . 74-12
Parental responsibility
Notice to parent when minor BEES
arrested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-284 Animals
Beekeeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
ASSEMBLIES
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions BINS, CONTAINERS AND OTHER
Public peace and order, offenses involv- RECEPTACLES
ing Fire prevention and protection
Disturbing lawful assemblies . . . . . . . 54-92 Fire prevention code
Rules for flammable and combustible
ASSESSMENTS liquids and underground stor-
Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11 age tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-192
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BINS, CONTAINERS AND OTHER BOATS AND OTHER VESSELS
RECEPTACLES (Cont'd.) Parks and recreation
Noise Marina parking restrictions; violation
Loading or unloading vehicles or open- as a municipal civil infraction;
ing or destroying bales, boxes, etc., public boat launch permit . . . . . . . 58-3.5
noise from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-41 Public boat launch permit; violation as
a municipal civil infraction . . . . . . 58-3
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
Traffic and vehicles
Public safety, offenses involving
Local parking restrictions
Abandoned refrigerators and similar Marina parking restrictions; viola-
containers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-63 tion as a municipal civil infrac-
Solid waste tion; public boat launch permit
Collection and disposal violation fines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-74
Receptacles generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-33 Waterways
Utilities Muskegon Lake
Cross connections with public water No wake speed zone for Muskegon
supply system Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106-32
Private water storage tanks . . . . . . . . 94-607 Special anchorage area . . . . . . . . . . . . 106-31
BONDS, SURETY OR PERFORMANCE
BLOCKS, LOTS AND PARCELS Buildings and building regulations
Cemeteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-34 et seq. Moving of buildings
See: CEMETERIES Moving permit; application; traffic
Subdivisions and other land divisions escort; bond; etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-222
Design layout standards Chief of police
Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-119 Power to make rules pertaining to
Lots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-120 release on bond of persons arrested
without warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-81
BOARD OF REVIEW Environment
Finance Soil stripping and dumping
Purchasing and sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-256 Permit
Applicant's bond and insurance . . 26-185
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Streets, sidewalks and other public property
Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-84 et seq. Construction, repairs, improvements and
See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING alterations
REGULATIONS Permit
Construction board of appeals . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32 et seq. Permits and bonds; right of review
and inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-52
See: CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF
Telecommunications
APPEALS
Metropolitan extension telecommunica-
Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
tions rights-of-way oversight
Downtown development authority
Issuance of permit
Governing board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-35 Bond requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-15(d)
Finance
Purchasing and sales BOUNDARIES
Board of review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-256 Historical preservation
Historical preservation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-106 et seq. Historic district
See: HISTORICAL PRESERVATION Historic district boundary . . . . . . . . . . 38-123
Housing board of appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-371 et seq. BROKERS OR DEALERS
See: HOUSING BOARD OF APPEALS Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-201 et seq.
Housing commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-79 et seq. See: LICENSES
See: HOUSING COMMISSION
Local officer's compensation commission . 2-296 et seq. BRUSH, GRASS AND WEEDS
Streets, sidewalks and other public property
See: LOCAL OFFICER'S COMPENSA-
Leaves, grass, etc., in public ways
TION COMMISSION
prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-10
Planning commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-34 et seq.
Vegetation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-31 et seq.
See: PLANNING COMMISSION
See: VEGETATION
Sewers and sewage disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-371 et seq.
See: SEWERS AND SEWAGE BUDGET
DISPOSAL Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11
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BUDGET (Cont'd.) BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULA-
Department of leisure services TIONS (Cont'd.)
Budget; receipt of gifts or bequests; Duty to amend registration state-
deposit of funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-35 ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-107(c)
Downtown development authority Exceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-107(d)
Fiscal year; adoption of budget . . . . . . . . 18-37 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-107(a)
Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-260 et seq. Violations; penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-107(e)
See: FINANCE Appeals
Planning commission Annual registration of vacant
Compensation; expenses; preparation of buildings and registration
budget; acceptance of gifts . . . . . . . 66-41 fees
BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULA- Definitions and applicability;
TIONS registration statement and
Boards and commissions fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-107(b)
Dangerous buildings. See herein that Hearings
subject Housing board of appeals hear-
Property maintenance code ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-104(a)
Appeals Provisions re. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-106
Decision by the appeals board . . . 10-378 Dangerous buildings, abatement of . 10-101
Standard for appeals board deci- Emergency proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-105
sions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-379 General procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-103
Certificates, certification Commencement of proceedings . . . 10-103(a)
Demolition of buildings Noncompliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-103(c)
Inspection and certification . . . . . . . . 10-139 Notice and order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-103(b)
Property maintenance code Notice; hearings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-103(d)
Administration and enforcement Hearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-104
Inspection prior to sales and City commission hearing . . . . . . . . 10-104(b)
certificate of compliance for Housing board of appeals hearing 10-104(a)
properties with neighbor- Violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-102
hood enterprise zone Administration and enforcement
certificates issued . . . . . . . . . . 10-303 Abatement. See within this subhead-
Rental property ing that subject
Certificate of compliance for rental Building board of appeals . . . . . . . . . . 10-84
dwellings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-352 Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-81
Charges, fees and rates Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-81(a)
Dangerous buildings Inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-81(b)
Abatement Inspection of unoccupied building;
Annual registration of vacant initiation of proceedings . . . . . . 10-82
buildings and registration Inspections
fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-107 Generally
Property maintenance code. See herein Inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-81(b)
that subject
Inspection of unoccupied building;
Codes
initiation of proceedings . . . . 10-82
Construction codes
Work, inspection of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-83
Agency designated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
Work, inspection of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-83
Demolition of buildings
Appeals
Existing codes, demolition to comply
Abatement. See within this subhead-
with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-132
ing that subject
Property maintenance code. See herein
Administration and enforcement
that subject
Building board of appeals. . . . . . . . 10-84
Construction codes
Agency designated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31 Boards and commissions
Construction board of appeals . . . . . . . . 10-32 et seq. Abatement
Dangerous buildings Hearings
Abatement City commission hearing . . . . . . 10-104(b)
Annual registration of vacant build- Housing board of appeals hear-
ings and registration fees . . . . . 10-107 ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-104(a)
Definitions and applicability; Administration and enforcement
registration statement and Building board of appeals. . . . . . . . 10-84
fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-107(b) Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-61
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BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULA- BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULA-
TIONS (Cont'd.) TIONS (Cont'd.)
Purpose and scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-62 Property maintenance code
Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-62(a) Appeals
Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-62(b) Hearing procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-377
Rights of action; penalties for violation 10-63 Housing board of appeals
Demolition of buildings Dangerous buildings
Burning prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-143 Abatement
Cleanup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-142 Hearings
Disposal of debris and materials . . . . . . 10-137 Housing board of appeals hear-
Dust control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-134 ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-104(a)
Existing codes, demolition to comply Property maintenance code
with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-132 Appeals
Explosives prohibited; exception . . . . . . 10-136 Decision by the appeals board . . . 10-378
Fill of below grade spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-138 Standard for appeals board deci-
Inspection and certification . . . . . . . . . . . 10-139 sions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-379
Obstruction of traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-141 Inspections
Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-144 Dangerous buildings. See herein that
Protection of property and free passage 10-133 subject
Removal of materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-135 Demolition of buildings
Sidewalk openings, removal of . . . . . . . . 10-140 Inspection and certification . . . . . . . . 10-139
Violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-131 Property maintenance code. See herein
Department and director of inspections . . 10-2 that subject
Emergencies Moving of buildings
Dangerous buildings Compliance with applicable regulations 10-223
Abatement Mover's license. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-221
Emergency proceedings . . . . . . . . . . 10-105 Moving permit; application; traffic escort;
Property maintenance code bond; etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-222
Administration and enforcement Penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-224
Violations Noise
Abatement of emergency . . . . . . 10-332 Playing of radios, musical instruments,
Emergency orders . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-331 etc.
Fines, forfeitures and other penalties Where sound cast outside building
Dangerous buildings for advertising purposes . . . . . . 26-35
Abatement Notice, notification
Annual registration of vacant Dangerous buildings
buildings and registration Abatement
fees General procedure
Violations; penalties . . . . . . . . . . 10-107(e) Notice and order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-103(b)
Rights of action; penalties for viola- Notice; hearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-103(d)
tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-63 Property maintenance code. See herein
Moving of buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-224 that subject
Property maintenance code Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
Violations and penalties . . . . . . . . . . . 10-282 Property rights, offenses involving
Hazards, hazardous Buildings, damaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-33
Dangerous buildings. See herein that Obscenities on buildings, walls, fences,
subject etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-34
Property maintenance code Powers, duties and responsibilities
Prohibited uses Dangerous buildings
Dangerous building . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-414(d) Abatement
Health and sanitation Annual registration of vacant
Water supplies buildings and registration
Penalty; permit denial; remedies fees
Building or improvement permit . 34-64(b) Duty to amend registration
Hearings statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-107(c)
Dangerous buildings Property maintenance code
Abatement Maintenance requirements
General procedure Owners of dwellings as to
Notice; hearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-103(d) maintenance, responsibili-
Provisions re. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-104 ties of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-415(d)
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Section Section
BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULA- BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULA-
TIONS (Cont'd.) TIONS (Cont'd.)
Responsibilities of occupants of Inspection entry authorized . . . . . . 10-333
dwellings as to maintenance 10-415(e) Notice, notification
Property Final notice to repair . . . . . . . . . 10-330
Demolition of buildings Notice of complaint . . . . . . . . . . . 10-327
Protection of property and free pas- Repair, notice to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-328
sage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-133 Notice of complaint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-327
Property maintenance code. See herein Recurrent violation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-335
that subject Repair, notice to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-328
Property maintenance code Time to correct violation . . . . . . . . . 10-329
Abatement Appeals
Administration and enforcement Abatement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-380
Violations Appeal authorized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-372
Abatement of emergency . . . . . . 10-332 Compliance with decisions . . . . . . . . . 10-381
Graffiti removal; nuisance abate- Decision by the appeals board . . . . . . 10-378
ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-336 Effect of appeal on correction time
Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-380 limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-374
Administration and enforcement Fee, appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-376
Appeals. See within this subheading Hearing procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-377
that subject Housing board of appeals . . . . . . . . . . 10-371 et seq.
Enforcement; inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-302 Permanent waiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-382
Failure to use procedures . . . . . . . . . . 10-306 Procedure for filing an appeal . . . . . . 10-375
Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-301 Rental property
Inspection prior to sales and Certificate of compliance for rental
certificate of compliance for dwellings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-352(i)
properties with neighborhood Standard for appeals board decisions 10-379
enterprise zone certificates Time period for filing an appeal . . . . 10-373
issued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-303 Ceilings and roofs
Certificate of compliance required Space and area occupancy require-
for sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-303(c) ments
Copy of the report given to buyer 10-303(b) Ceiling heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-410(d)
Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-303(d) Structural maintenance standards
Requirement for inspections . . . . . 10-303(a) Exterior standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-401(1)g
Inspections Interior structural standards
Enforcement; inspection . . . . . . . . . 10-302 Walls and ceilings . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-401(2)a
Inspection prior to sales and Charges, fees and rates
certificate of compliance for Administration and enforcement
properties with neighbor- Inspection prior to sales and
hood enterprise zone certificate of compliance for
certificates issued . . . . . . . . . . 10-303 properties with neighbor-
Violations hood enterprise zone
Inspection entry authorized . . . 10-333 certificates issued . . . . . . . . . . 10-303(d)
Notice, notification Provisions re. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-301
Removal of posted sign or notices 10-305 Appeals
Service of notices or orders . . . . . . 10-304 Fee, appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-376
Violations. See within this Rental property
subheading that subject Certificate of compliance for rental
Removal of posted sign or notices . . . 10-305 dwellings
Rental property. See within this Certification fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-352(k)
subheading that subject Civil remedies for violation . . . . . . . . . . . 10-283
Service of notices or orders . . . . . . . . . 10-304 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-281
Violations Doors and windows
Abatement of emergency . . . . . . . . 10-332 Health and sanitation
Change in ownership . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-334 Insect screens
Emergency orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-331 Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-405(3)b
Enforcement process . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-326 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-405(3)a
Final notice to repair . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-330 Structural maintenance standards
Graffiti removal; nuisance abate- Interior structural standards
ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-336 Interior doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-401(2)b
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BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULA- BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULA-
TIONS (Cont'd.) TIONS (Cont'd.)
Electrical standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-403 Connection to drain system . . . . . . . . 10-402(9)
Extension cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-403(6) Fixtures required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-402(4)
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-403(3) Hose bibb or sprinkler system . . . . . . 10-402(11)
Lighting and power requirements . . 10-403(4) Hot and cold water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-402(2)
Overcurrent protection devices Hot water heaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-402(12)
required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-403(2) Laundry facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-402(10)
Required, electrical service . . . . . . . . . 10-403(1) Leaks prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-402(6)
Unsafe electrical systems . . . . . . . . . . 10-403(5) Stop value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-402(5)
Exits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-408 Waste line leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-402(8)
Fire protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-412 Water supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-402(7)
Floors and foundations Water supply and distribution
Space and area occupancy require- Hose bibb or sprinkler system . . . 10-402(11)
ments Hot and cold water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-402(2)
Floor area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-410(a) Hot water heaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-402(12)
Structural maintenance standards Water supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-402(7)
Exterior standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-401(1)a Water system required . . . . . . . . . . 10-402(1)
Interior structural standards . . . . 10-401(2)c Water system required . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-402(1)
Goods or services Prohibited uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-414
Administration and enforcement Dangerous building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-414(d)
Service of notices or orders . . . . . . 10-304 Partially completed structures . . . . . . 10-414(c)
Electrical standards Securing buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-414(b)
Required, electrical service . . . . . . 10-403(1) Uninhabitable or useless structures 10-414(a)
Utility services and equipment to be Prosecution not delayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-284
maintained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-407 Purpose; application of article. . . . . . . . . 10-285
Health and sanitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-405 Rental property
Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-405(4) Certificate of compliance for rental
Infestation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-405(2) dwellings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-352
Insect screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-405(3) Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-352(i)
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-405(3)b Certification fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-352(k)
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-405(3)a Expiration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-352(e)
Sanitation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-405(1) Issuance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-352(b)
Kitchen facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-406 Length of time certificate of compli-
Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-406(2) ance is valid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-352(f)
Required, kitchen appliances . . . . . . . 10-406(1) Notifying tenants of suspended
Maintenance requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 10-415 certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-352(j)
Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-415(a) Reinstatement of suspended
Owners of dwellings as to certificate of compliance . . . . 10-352(h)
maintenance, responsibilities of 10-415(d) Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-352(a)
Recreation equipment and furniture 10-415(b) Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-352(g)
Responsibilities of occupants of dwell- Temporary certificates . . . . . . . . . . . 10-352(c)
ings as to maintenance . . . . . . . 10-415(e) Validity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-352(d)
Storage of rubbish, garbage, and other Registration of rental dwellings . . . . 10-351
materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-415(c) Application; contents . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-351(e)
Mechanical, heating and ventilation . . . 10-404 Change in register information . . 10-351(d)
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-404(1) Deadline for registration; failure
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-404(2) to comply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-351(b)
Notice, notification Dwelling fire insurance . . . . . . . . . . 10-351(f)
Administration and enforcement. See Exemption from registration
within this subheading that requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-351(h)
subject Inaccurate or incomplete register
Rental property information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-351(g)
Certificate of compliance for rental Registry of new rental dwellings . 10-351(c)
dwellings Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-351(a)
Notifying tenants of suspended Short-term vacation rentals . . . . . . . . 10-353
certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-352(j) Additional conditions for issuance 10-353(j)
Plumbing standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-402 Compliance with applicable
Backflow prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-402(3) codes and regulations . . . . 10-353(j)(1)
Capping of unused pipes . . . . . . . . . . . 10-402(13) Special conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-353(j)(2)
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Section Section
BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULA- BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULA-
TIONS (Cont'd.) TIONS (Cont'd.)
Application procedure . . . . . . . . . . . 10-353(d) Tenant, occupant
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-353(b) Maintenance requirements
Denial, revocation, suspension and Responsibilities of occupants of
procedure for revocation or dwellings as to maintenance 10-415(e)
suspension. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-353(l) Rental property
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-353(h) Certificate of compliance for rental
Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-353(g) dwellings
Notifying tenants of suspended
General conditions for issuance
certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-352(j)
and continuing in effect . . . . 10-353(i)
Space and area occupancy require-
Compliance with all other laws 10-353(i)(2)
ments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-410
Compliance with other
Unblocked, exits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-409
governmental require-
Use of basement or cellar as habitable
ments; preemption . . . . . . . 10-353(i)(1) room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-411
Conditions and activities on the Utility services and equipment to be
premises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-353(i)(3) maintained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-407
Payment of amounts owed city 10-353(i)(4) Violations and penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-282
Standards in chapter . . . . . . . . . 10-353(i)(5) Register, registration
Inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-353(k) Dangerous buildings
Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-353(a) Abatement
Renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-353(f) Annual registration of vacant
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-353(c) buildings and registration
Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-353(e) fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-107
Security Property maintenance code
Prohibited uses Rental property
Securing buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-414(b) Registration of rental dwellings . . 10-351
Provisions re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-413 Registration of contractors . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Registration of contractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Structural maintenance standards
Sewers and sewage disposal
Interior structural standards
Construction, repair and related mat-
Structure security . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-401(2)d
ters
Space and area occupancy require-
Building sewers and connections . . . 94-158
ments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-410
Streets, sidewalks and other public property 74-6 et seq.
Ceiling heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-410(d)
See: STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND
Exception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-410(b)
OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY
Floor area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-410(a)
Tenant, occupant
Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-410(c)
Dangerous buildings
Standards and requirements. See within
Administration and enforcement
this subheading specific subjects
Inspection of unoccupied building;
Structural maintenance standards . . . . 10-401
initiation of proceedings . . . . 10-82
Accessory structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-401(3)
Property maintenance code. See herein
Exterior standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-401(1)
that subject
Attachments, exterior . . . . . . . . . . . 10-401(1)c
Writs, warrants and other legal processes
Exterior openings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-401(1)d
Dangerous buildings
Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-401(1)a
Abatement
Grounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-401(1)h
General procedure
House numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-401(1)e Notice and order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-103(b)
Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-401(1)g Property maintenance code
Stairways and porches, exterior . . 10-401(1)f Administration and enforcement
Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-401(1)b Service of notices or orders . . . . . . 10-304
Interior structural standards . . . . . . . 10-401(2) Violations
Floors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-401(2)c
Emergency orders . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-331
Handrails and stairways . . . . . . . . 10-401(2)f
Interior doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-401(2)b BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION
Structure security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-401(2)d Fire department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-132
Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-401(2)e
Walls and ceilings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-401(2)a BURNING. See: OPEN BURNING
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BUSINESSES AND BUSINESS REGULA- CEMETERIES (Cont'd.)
TIONS Reversion of lots to city for delinquency
Alcoholic liquor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-131 et seq. in payment of charges . . . . . . . . . . . 14-40
See: ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR Trusts for care of specific lots . . . . . . . . . 14-39
Buildings and building regulations
Registration of contractors . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1 CERTIFICATES, CERTIFICATION
Community development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-61 et seq. Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-139 et seq.
See: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING
Construction board of appeals REGULATIONS
Rules for procedure and operation, meet- Finance
ings and business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32(d) Charges for collection of debts, civil
Dances and dance halls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-71 et seq. fines, expenses and costs of the
See: DANCES AND DANCE HALLS city in connection with property
Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-42 et seq. and ordinance violations involv-
See: LICENSES ing property
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions . . . 54-1 et seq. Certificates of compliance or
See: OFFENSES AND MISCEL- occupancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-232(4)
LANEOUS PROVISIONS Licenses
Police department Transient business activities
Departmental policies and rules Display of business registration
Outside business activities of certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-108
members and employees . . . . . . 46-53 Registration certificate duration . . . . 50-104
Sewers and sewage disposal Sewers and sewage disposal
Rates and charges Procedure for conduct of hearing
Customer classification General procedures
Class II—Commercial . . . . . . . . . . . 94-566(2) Oaths; certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-473(e)
Taxation
Industrial, commercial and residential CHARGES, FEES AND RATES
facilities tax exemptions . . . . . . . . . 82-1 Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-107 et seq.
See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING
C REGULATIONS
Cemeteries
CEILINGS AND ROOFS City cemeteries
Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-401 et seq. Reversion of lots to city for
See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING delinquency in payment of
REGULATIONS charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-40
CEMETERIES Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11
City cemeteries Encroachments
Blocks, lots and parcels Fees, permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-206
Drawing and execution of deeds to Removal of encroachment upon failure
lots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-35 to apply for permit, pay permit
Purchase of lots generally . . . . . . . . . . 14-34 fee, or maintain liability insur-
Restrictions on rights of lot owners . 14-36 ance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-211
Reversion of lots to city for Environment
delinquency in payment of Soil stripping and dumping
charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-40 Permit
Trusts for care of specific lots . . . . . . 14-39 Fee; inspection of work under
Damage or removal of property . . . . . . . 14-41 permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-189
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-31 Filing fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-184
Department of cemeteries . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-61 et seq. Finance
Drawing and execution of deeds to lots 14-35 Charges for collection of debts, civil
Interments outside cemeteries fines, expenses and costs of the
prohibited; interment of other than city in connection with property
humans prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-33 and ordinance violations involv-
Maintenance of trees or shrubbery . . . . 14-42 ing property
Penalty for violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-32 Amount and levy of service charge;
Perpetual care fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-38 lien on property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-232(1)
Prerequisites to interment . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-37 Housing commission
Purchase of lots generally . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-34 Payment of annual service fee in lieu of
Restrictions on rights of lot owners. . . . 14-36 taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-83
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CHARGES, FEES AND RATES (Cont'd.) CHIEF OF POLICE (Cont'd.)
Licenses Members, membership
Registration Appointment and punishment of
Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-36 members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-75
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions Detail members, power to . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-80
Property rights, offenses involving Government of department; instruction
Theft of cable television services; of members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-72
defrauding persons of charges; Incompetency or resignation of depart-
damaging, tampering with or ment member, duty to report . . . . 46-79
removing cable television equip- Rules and regulations generally; role
ment or willfully interrupting with respect to grievances and
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-31 conduct of members . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-73
Police department Power to make rules pertaining to release
Schedule of fees for services of on bond of persons arrested without
noncriminal nature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-34 warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-81
Sewers and sewage disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-498 et seq. Powers, duties and responsibilities
See: SEWERS AND SEWAGE Detail members, power to . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-80
DISPOSAL Duty to enforce laws, procure evidence,
Solid waste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-57 et seq. keep prosecutors informed . . . . . . . 46-74
See: SOLID WASTE Incompetency or resignation of depart-
Streets, sidewalks and other public property ment member, duty to report . . . . 46-79
Vacation or renaming, street or alley Power to make rules pertaining to
release on bond of persons arrested
Petition for changes; fee . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-272
without warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-81
Subdivisions and other land divisions
Records and make reports, duty to keep 46-76
Procedures
Records and make reports, duty to keep. . 46-76
Final plat
Rules and regulations generally; role with
Filing; plan check fee . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-98
respect to grievances and conduct of
Taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-53 et seq.
members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-73
See: TAXATION
Written orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-78
Telecommunications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-14 et seq.
See: TELECOMMUNICATIONS CHURCHES
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-63 et seq. Licenses
See: UTILITIES Transient business activities
Charitable and religious solicitors . . 50-106
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS Noise
Licenses Schools, courts, churches, hospitals, noise
Transient business activities near . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-48
Charitable and religious solicitors . . 50-106 Sound trucks
Operation near hospital, school,
CHARTER
church, court or voting place . . 26-71
Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
CITY
CHIEF OF POLICE
Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
Appointment and punishment of members 46-75
Custody of all department property . . . . . . 46-77 CITY COMMISSION
Departments and other agencies of city Alcoholic liquor
Custody of all department property . . . 46-77 License approval and revocation recom-
Director of department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-71 mendations
Government of department; instruction Applications for issuance or renewal,
of members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-72 transfer of ownership or loca-
Incompetency or resignation of depart- tion, or revocation of license to
ment member, duty to report . . . . 46-79 sell beer, wine or spirits
Detail members, power to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-80 Standards to be applied by the
Director of department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-71 city commission in approv-
Duty to enforce laws, procure evidence, ing or denying applications . 50-147
keep prosecutors informed . . . . . . . . . 46-74 Buildings and building regulations
Government of department; instruction of Dangerous buildings
members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-72 Abatement
Incompetency or resignation of depart- Hearings
ment member, duty to report . . . . . . . 46-79 City commission hearing . . . . . . 10-104(b)
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CITY COMMISSION (Cont'd.) CLOTHING AND UNIFORMS
Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2 Police department
Local officer's compensation commission Departmental policies and rules
When salary determinations effective; School crossing guards
rejection of determinations by city Duties; identifying clothing; signs 46-121
commission; payments to officials
in addition to salaries . . . . . . . . . . . 2-303 CODE OF ORDINANCES*
Sewers and sewage disposal Amendments to Code; effect of new
Construction, repair and related mat- ordinances; amendatory language . . 1-5
ters Catchlines of sections; history notes; refer-
Construction, alteration or repair ences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
prior to paving Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11
Order by city commission . . . . . . . . 94-154 Code does not affect prior offenses or
Streets, sidewalks and other public property rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Sidewalk improvements Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
Authority of city commission to order Effect of repeal of ordinances . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
work done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-82 General penalty; continuing violations . . . 1-7
Subdivisions and other land divisions How Code designated and cited. . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Procedures
Provisions deemed continuation of exist-
Final plat
ing ordinances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Action by the city commission;
Severability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
subsequent approvals;
Supplementation of Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
distribution of prints and
copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-100
CODES
Preliminary plat
Amendments to Code; effect of new
Action by city commission . . . . . . . 78-78
ordinances; amendatory language . . 1-5
Utilities
Water system Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-31 et seq.
Rules and regulations of city commis- See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING
sion and city manager . . . . . . . . 94-62 REGULATIONS
Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11
CITY ENGINEER Code does not affect prior offenses or
Streets, sidewalks and other public property rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Street numbers for buildings Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
City engineer to furnish numbers, Fire prevention and protection . . . . . . . . . . 30-191 et seq.
duty of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-113 See: FIRE PREVENTION AND
Subdivisions and other land divisions PROTECTION
Procedures How Code designated and cited. . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Final plat Licenses
Review and recommendations by Registration
city engineer and planning Additional conditions for issuance
director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-99 Compliance with applicable codes
Preliminary plat and regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-40(a)
Filing; review and recommenda- Sewers and sewage disposal
tions by planning director and Construction, repair and related mat-
city engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-76 ters
CITY MANAGER. See: MANAGER Compliance with state construction
code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-152
CIVIL INFRACTION. See: MUNICIPAL Supplementation of Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
CIVIL INFRACTION Traffic and vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-14 et seq.
See: TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
CLASSES, CLASSIFICATION
Encroachments COMMISSION. See: CITY COMMISSION
Classifications, encroachment permit . . 74-203
Historical preservation *Note—The adoption, amendment, repeal, omissions, effec-
Historic district tive date, explanation of numbering system and other mat-
Delegation of minor classes of work . 38-108 ters pertaining to the use, construction and interpretation of
Sewers and sewage disposal this Code are contained in the adopting ordinance and
Rates and charges preface which are to be found in the preliminary pages of this
Customer classification . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-566 volume.
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COMMISSIONER OF NOXIOUS WEEDS CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY
AND VEGETATION Sewers and sewage disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-521 et seq.
Vegetation See: SEWERS AND SEWAGE
Noxious weeds and vegetation DISPOSAL
Designation and general duties of Telecommunications
commissioner of noxious weeds Metropolitan extension telecommunica-
and vegetation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-34 tions rights-of-way oversight
Permit required
COMMISSIONS. See: BOARDS AND COM- Confidential information . . . . . . . . 90-14(c)
MISSIONS
CONFINE OR RESTRAIN
COMMITTEES
Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14 et seq.
Historical preservation
See: ANIMALS
Historic district
Historic district study committee and CONFLICTS
the study committee report. . . . 38-104 Housing board of appeals
Interest conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-371(e)
COMMUNICATIONS
Telecommunications
Telecommunications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-1 et seq.
Metropolitan extension telecommunica-
See: TELECOMMUNICATION
tions rights-of-way oversight . . . . . 90-12
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CONJUNCTIONS
Department of community development . . 2-146 et seq.
Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
See: DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION
Downtown development authority . . . . . . . 18-31 et seq. Historical preservation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-1 et seq.
See: DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT See: HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
AUTHORITY
Enterprise zone CONSTRUCTION
Citizens' council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-63 Buildings and building regulations
Duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-63(b) Construction codes
Established; number; qualifications . 18-63(a) Agency designated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
Determination that zone meets state Construction board of appeals . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32 et seq.
requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-62 See: CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF
Establishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-61 APPEALS
Housing commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-79 et seq. Health and sanitation
See: HOUSING COMMISSION Water supplies
Prohibition of use of secondary water
COMPENSATION, SALARIES, ETC. supplies for human consump-
Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11 tion or irrigation; exceptions
Department of leisure services Exceptions
Appointment, compensation and duties Public emergencies and
of director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-32 construction dewatering. . 34-65(b)(3)
Local officer's compensation commission . 2-296 et seq. Noise
See: LOCAL OFFICER'S COMPENSA- Limitation on hours for construction or
TION COMMISSION demolition work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-46
Planning commission Sewers and sewage disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-151 et seq.
Compensation; expenses; preparation of See: SEWERS AND SEWAGE
budget; acceptance of gifts . . . . . . . 66-41 DISPOSAL
COMPLAINTS Streets, sidewalks and other public property 74-31 et seq.
Buildings and building regulations See: STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND
Property maintenance code OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY
Administration and enforcement Telecommunications
Violations Metropolitan extension telecommunica-
Notice of complaint . . . . . . . . . . . 10-327 tions rights-of-way oversight
Chief of police Construction/engineering permit . . . 90-16
Rules and regulations generally; role
with respect to grievances and CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF APPEALS
conduct of members . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-73 Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32(e)
Appointment and terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32(c)
COMPUTATION OF TIME Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32(b)
Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2 Establishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32(a)
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CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF APPEALS COUNTY
(Cont'd.) Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
Rules for procedure and operation, meet-
ings and business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32(d) COURTS
Noise
CONSUME, HARBOR OR POSSESS Schools, courts, churches, hospitals, noise
Health and sanitation near . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-48
Water supplies Sound trucks
Prohibition of use of secondary water Operation near hospital, school,
supplies for human consump- church, court or voting place . . 26-71
tion or irrigation; exceptions . . 34-65 Sewers and sewage disposal
Sources of water supplied for human Procedure for conduct of hearing
consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-66 Judicial review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-477
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions . . . 54-184 et seq.
See: OFFENSES AND MISCEL- CREDITS, REBATES AND REFUNDS
LANEOUS PROVISIONS Utilities
Parks and recreation Water system
Consumption or possession of alcoholic Charges, water use
liquors in parks or playgrounds . . 58-1 Lien, charges as; credit not
extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-99
CONTRACTORS
Buildings and building regulations CRIME
Registration of contractors . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1 Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
Solid waste CURBS AND GUTTERS
Collection and disposal Subdivisions and other land divisions
City refuse collection Required improvements
City contractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-31(c) Roadway surfacing and curbs . . . . . . 78-167
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS CURFEW
Buildings and building regulations Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
Registration of contractors . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1 Minors, offenses involving
Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11 Curfew for underage persons . . . . . . . 54-241
Planning commission
Employees; service contracts . . . . . . . . . . 66-40
Solid waste D
Collection and disposal DAMAGE, DEFACEMENT, DESTRUCTION
City refuse collection OR INJURY
City contractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-31(c) Cemeteries
Subdivisions and other land divisions City cemeteries
Subdivision open space plan (planned Damage or removal of property . . . . . 14-41
unit development) Licenses
Contract between city and proprietor 78-197 Registration
Taxation General conditions for issuance and
Ad valorem property taxation continuing in effect
Residential housing projects and pay- Advertising sales as executors,
ments in lieu of taxes receivers, close-out, dam-
Contract requirement . . . . . . . . . . . 82-57 aged goods, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-39(d)
CONTRIBUTIONS OR DONATIONS Offenses and miscellaneous provisions . . . 54-31 et seq.
Department of leisure services See: OFFENSES AND MISCEL-
Budget; receipt of gifts or bequests; LANEOUS PROVISIONS
deposit of funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-35 Stormwater management
Cost recovery for damage to stormwa-
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ter drainage system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-560
Fireworks Subdivisions and other land divisions
Use of alcohol or controlled substances Required improvements
and fireworks prohibited . . . . . . . . 30-305 Protection of utilities from flood
Medical marihuana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-101 et seq. damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-173
See: MEDICAL MARIHUANA Telecommunications
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions . . . 54-147 et seq. Metropolitan extension telecommunica-
See: OFFENSES AND MISCEL- tions rights-of-way oversight
LANEOUS PROVISIONS Repair of damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-19
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Section Section
DAMAGE, DEFACEMENT, DESTRUCTION DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
OR INJURY (Cont'd.) DEVELOPMENT
Vegetation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-2 et seq. Appointment and responsibilities of direc-
See: VEGETATION tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-147
Construction of division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-149
DANCES AND DANCE HALLS Created; function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-146
Application of article. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-73 Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-148
Closing hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-76
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-71 DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS
Floor manager; prohibited conduct . . . . . . . 50-75 Buildings and building regulations
General restriction as to admission of Department and director of inspections 10-2
persons under 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-77
Licenses and permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-74 DEPARTMENT OF LEISURE SERVICES
Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-72 Appointment, compensation and duties of
Special provisions relative to teenage director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-32
dances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-78 Budget; receipt of gifts or bequests; deposit
of funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-35
DANGEROUS OR VICIOUS ANIMALS Department created . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-31
Animals Licenses and permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-33
Dangerous dogs; confinement and Violations; penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-34
handling; number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Other dangerous animals; confinement 6-16 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. See:
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
DEBRIS
Buildings and building regulations DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
Demolition of buildings Additional employees, appointment of. . . . 94-39
Disposal of debris and materials . . . . 10-137 Appointment and general responsibilities
Streets, sidewalks and other public property of director and assistant director . . . 94-32
Leaving building materials on sidewalks Divisions, establishment and supervision
74-6
of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-33
DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY Established . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-31
Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2 Limitation on expenditures; requisitions . 94-40
Moonlighting by members and employees 94-38
DEMOLITION Officers and employees
Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-131 et seq. Additional employees, appointment of . 94-39
See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING Appointment and general responsibili-
REGULATIONS ties of director and assistant direc-
Historical preservation tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-32
Historic district Moonlighting by members and
Demolition by neglect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-117 employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-38
Noise Powers and duties of division
Limitation on hours for construction or superintendents. See herein that
demolition work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-46 subject
Powers and duties of division
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION superintendents
Assistant city manager; appointment, Division of sewage treatment . . . . . . . . . 94-35
responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-107 Division of water and sewer billing . . . . 94-37
Construction of division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-108 Division of water and sewer maintenance 94-36
Established . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-106
Division of water supply and purifica-
DEPARTMENT OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-34
Director of affirmative action; appoint- Sewers and sewage disposal
ment, responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-167 Division of sewage treatment . . . . . . . 94-35
Established; functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-166 Division of water and sewer billing . 94-37
Division of water and sewer
DEPARTMENT OF CEMETERIES maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-36
Appointment of superintendent as depart- Water supply and distribution
ment head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-63 Division of water and sewer billing . 94-37
Departmental records and accounts . . . . . . 14-62 Division of water and sewer
Duties of superintendent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-64 maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-36
Establishment and functions; supervision Division of water supply and purifica-
by city manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-61 tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-34
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER AGENCIES
Appointment of assistants and other OF CITY (Cont'd.)
employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-127 Sewers and sewage disposal
City manager to be executive officer; Administrative organization
appointment of director . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-126 Enforcement agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-306
Departmental orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-129
Moonlighting by employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-131 DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Officers and employees FOR FIRE SERVICES
Appointment of assistants and other Duties with respect to fires outside city . . 30-157
employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-127 General powers and duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-156
City manager to be executive officer; Records; generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-158
appointment of director. . . . . . . . . . 2-126
DIRECTOR OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
Moonlighting by employees . . . . . . . . . . . 2-131
Department of affirmative action
Supervision of division superintendents 2-130
Director of affirmative action; appoint-
Report of resignations; assignments for
ment, responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-167
personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-128
Supervision of division superintendents . . 2-130 DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOP-
MENT
DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER AGENCIES
OF CITY Department of community development
Buildings and building regulations Appointment and responsibilities of
Construction codes director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-147
Agency designated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
DIRECTOR OF COUNTY HEALTH DEPART-
Department and director of inspections 10-2
MENT. See: HEALTH OFFICER
Chief of police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-71 et seq.
See: CHIEF OF POLICE DIRECTOR OF INSPECTIONS
Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2 Buildings and building regulations
Department of administration . . . . . . . . . . . 2-106 et seq. Department and director of inspections 10-2
See: DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRA-
TION DIRECTOR OF LEISURE SERVICES
Department of affirmative action . . . . . . . . 2-166 et seq. Department of leisure services
See: DEPARTMENT OF AFFIRMA- Appointment, compensation and duties
TIVE ACTION of director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-32
Department of cemeteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-61 et seq.
See: DEPARTMENT OF CEMETER- DISCRIMINATION
IES Fair housing
Department of community development . . 2-146 et seq. Adoption of state law by reference . . . . 42-31
See: DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-32
DEVELOPMENT
Department of leisure services . . . . . . . . . . 58-31 et seq. DISTRICTS
See: DEPARTMENT OF LEISURE Downtown development authority
SERVICES Description of downtown district . . . . . . 18-34
Department of public utilities . . . . . . . . . . . 94-31 et seq. Finance
See: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC Charges for collection of debts, civil
UTILITIES fines, expenses and costs of the
Department of public works . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-126 et seq. city in connection with property
See: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC and ordinance violations involv-
WORKS ing property
Downtown development authority . . . . . . . 18-31 et seq. Service charge not applicable to
See: DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT special assessment districts or
AUTHORITY special assessments for public
Fire department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-131 et seq. improvements by consent . . . . . 2-232(3)
See: FIRE DEPARTMENT Historical preservation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-101 et seq.
Floodplain management See: HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
Agency designated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-401 Utilities
Municipal civil infractions Water system
Municipal ordinance violations bureau 46-203 Charges, water use
Police department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-31 et seq. Division of city into districts for
See: POLICE DEPARTMENT billing purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-93
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DOCKS, MARINAS AND PIERS DRUGS. See: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Fire prevention and protection
Inspections for the abatement or removal DUST, ODORS, SMOKE AND OTHER
of fire hazards at public or private AIRBORNE PARTICLES
Buildings and building regulations
docks and marinas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-2
Demolition of buildings
Parks and recreation
Dust control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-134
Marina parking restrictions; violation
Environment
as a municipal civil infraction;
Soil stripping and dumping
public boat launch permit . . . . . . . 58-3.5
Excavations
Public boat launch permit; violation as
Standards
a municipal civil infraction . . . . . . 58-3
Certain access roads to be
Traffic and vehicles
dustfree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-198(g)
Local parking restrictions
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
Marina parking restrictions; viola- Public morals, offenses involving
tion as a municipal civil infrac- Model glue
tion; public boat launch permit Inhalation of fumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-183
violation fines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-74 Smoking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-31 et seq.
See: SMOKING
DOORS AND WINDOWS
Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-401 et seq.
See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING E
REGULATIONS
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Police department
Public peace and order, offenses involv-
Departmental policies and rules
ing
School crossing guards
Window peeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-93
Selection; training; supervision . . 46-122
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHOR-
ELECTIONS
ITY
Local officer's compensation commission
Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-32
Determination of salaries of elected
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-31
officials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-302
Description of downtown district . . . . . . . . 18-34
Election of chairperson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-300
Determination of necessity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-33 Noise
Fiscal year; adoption of budget . . . . . . . . . . 18-37 Sound trucks
Governing board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-35 Operation near hospital, school,
Powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-36 church, court or voting place . . 26-71
Planning commission
DRAINAGE, DRAINS
Election and term of officers . . . . . . . . . . 66-37
Buildings and building regulations
Property maintenance code ELECTRIC, ELECTRICITY
Plumbing standards Buildings and building regulations
Connection to drain system . . . . . . 10-402(9) Property maintenance code
Sewers and sewage disposal Electrical standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-403
Connection of surface drainage pipes to Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-201 et seq.
sewers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-205 See: LICENSES
Streets, sidewalks and other public property
Deposit of wastewater or flammable EMERGENCIES
liquids on streets or sidewalks . . . 74-9 Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-105 et seq.
Subdivisions and other land divisions See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING
Required improvements REGULATIONS
Storm drainage system . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-172 Emergency services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-1 et seq.
See: EMERGENCY SERVICES
DRIVEWAYS Health and sanitation
Streets, sidewalks and other public property Water supplies
Construction, repairs, improvements and Prohibition of use of secondary water
alterations supplies for human consump-
Permit tion or irrigation; exceptions
Construction, repairs, improve- Exceptions
ments and alterations Public emergencies and
Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-51(1) construction dewatering. . 34-65(b)(3)
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EMERGENCIES (Cont'd.) ENVIRONMENT (Cont'd.)
Historical preservation Health and sanitation
Historic district Water supplies
Emergency moratorium . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-119 Prohibition of use of secondary water
Sewers and sewage disposal supplies for human consump-
Reporting tion or irrigation; exceptions
Emergency or accidental discharges 94-283 Exceptions
Stormwater management Environmental investigation/
Emergency measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-559 remediation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-65(b)(4)
Streets, sidewalks and other public property Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-31 et seq.
Construction, repairs, improvements and See: NOISE
alterations Point-source groundwater discharges
Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-53 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-211
Municipal civil infraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-213
EMERGENCY SERVICES Permit for discharge from purge well
Burglar alarm systems Application for permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-232
Defective alarm systems; unlawful use Capacity of system; proposed changes 26-237
of alarm systems; penalty . . . . . . . 22-35 Existing purge wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-236
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-31 Other laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-238
Design of systems; dial alarms . . . . . . . . 22-33 Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-234
False alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-34 Prohibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-231
Statement of purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-32 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-233
Term of permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-235
ENCROACHMENTS
Policy and purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-212
Application for permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-202
Soil stripping and dumping
Approval of encroachments by city . . . . . . . 74-205
Dumping on spillways or floodplains or
Classifications, encroachment permit . . . . 74-203
between upper and lower banks of
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-200
streams or watercourses . . . . . . . . . 26-161
Delegation of authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-214
Excavations
Existing encroachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-204
Application of division; compliance. . 26-196
Fees, permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-206
Location with respect to streets and
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-209
property lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-197
Insurance requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-208
Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-198
Late payment penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-207
Additional standards . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-198(k)
Permits
Bank slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-198(c)
Application for permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-202
Certain access roads to be dustfree 26-198(g)
Classifications, encroachment permit . . 74-203
Fencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-198(d)
Fees, permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-206 Floor level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-198(b)
Removal of encroachment upon failure Landscaping of site . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-198(h)
to apply for permit, pay permit Maximum size and period of opera-
fee, or maintain liability insur- tion of gravel or sand pit . . . 26-198(a)
ance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-211 Removal of spillage from streets . 26-198(j)
Required, permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-201 Stagnant water; spraying of pools
Revocable at any time, permit . . . . . . . . 74-210 or ponds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-198(f)
Removal of encroachment upon failure to Use of prescribed route to move
apply for permit, pay permit fee, or soil from site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-198(i)
maintain liability insurance . . . . . . . . 74-211 Warning signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-198(e)
Required, permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-201
Streets, sidewalks and other public
Revocable at any time, permit . . . . . . . . . . . 74-210 property
Temporary encroachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-213 Location with respect to streets
Unsafe encroachments, removal of . . . . . . . 74-212 and property lines . . . . . . . . . 26-197
ENGINEERING Standards
Telecommunications Certain access roads to be
Metropolitan extension telecommunica- dustfree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-198(g)
tions rights-of-way oversight Removal of spillage from streets 26-198(j)
Construction/engineering permit . . . 90-16 Grading required after dumping . . . . . . 26-160
Permit
ENVIRONMENT Applicant's bond and insurance. . . . . 26-185
Floodplain management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-401 et seq. Application; filing; contents . . . . . . . . 26-182
See: FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT Expiration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-190
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ENVIRONMENT (Cont'd.) EXCAVATIONS
Fee; inspection of work under permit 26-189 Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-196 et seq.
Filing fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-184 See: ENVIRONMENT
Grant or denial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-188 Streets, sidewalks and other public property 74-12 et seq.
Hearing on application . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-187 See: STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND
Investigation of application . . . . . . . . 26-186 OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY
Map to be filed by applicant . . . . . . . . 26-183
EXPLOSIVES
Required; exceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-181
Buildings and building regulations
Revocation or suspension . . . . . . . . . . 26-191
Demolition of buildings
Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-157
Explosives prohibited; exception . . . . 10-136
Requirements for stripping operations . 26-159 Fireworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-301 et seq.
Soil defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-156 See: FIREWORKS
Waiver of article provisions . . . . . . . . . . . 26-158
Stormwater management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-500 et seq.
See: STORMWATER MANAGEMENT F
FAIR HOUSING
EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY
Adoption of state law by reference . . . . . . . 42-31
Buildings and building regulations
Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-32
Property maintenance code
Maintenance requirements FENCES, HEDGES, WALLS AND OTHER
Recreation equipment and ENCLOSURES
furniture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-415(b) Buildings and building regulations
Utility services and equipment to be Property maintenance code
maintained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-407 Structural maintenance standards
Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-44 et seq. Exterior standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-401(1)b
See: NOISE Interior structural standards
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions Walls and ceilings . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-401(2)a
Property rights, offenses involving Environment
Theft of cable television services; Soil stripping and dumping
defrauding persons of charges; Excavations
damaging, tampering with or Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-198(d)
removing cable television equip- Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
ment or willfully interrupting Property rights, offenses involving
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-31 Obscenities on buildings, walls, fences,
etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-34
EVIDENCE, TESTIMONY AND WIT-
NESSES FINANCE
Chief of police Budget procedure
Duty to enforce laws, procure evidence, Adoption of budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-263
keep prosecutors informed . . . . . . . 46-74 Fiscal year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-260
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions Hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-262
Minors, offenses involving Provisions re. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-261
Parental responsibility Cemeteries
Parental neglect City cemeteries
Presumptions and required Perpetual care fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-38
proof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-286 Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11
Sewers and sewage disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-475 et seq. Charges for collection of debts, civil fines,
See: SEWERS AND SEWAGE expenses and costs of the city in
DISPOSAL connection with property and
ordinance violations involving
EXAMINATIONS AND TESTS property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-232
Sewers and sewage disposal Amount and levy of service charge; lien
Monitoring and sampling on property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-232(1)
New installation or pretreatment Avoidance of service charge by prompt
facilities payment, no duplication of service
Tests by users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-265(b) charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-232(2)
Utilities Certificates of compliance or occupancy 2-232(4)
Water system Goods or services
Charges, water use Amount and levy of service charge;
Testing of meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-88 lien on property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-232(1)
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Avoidance of service charge by prompt Sewers and sewage disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-176 et seq.
payment, no duplication of See: SEWERS AND SEWAGE
service charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-232(2) DISPOSAL
Service charge not applicable to Solid waste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-3 et seq.
special assessment districts or See: SOLID WASTE
special assessments for public Stormwater management
improvements by consent . . . . . 2-232(3) Collection of costs; lien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-561
Service charge not applicable to special Cost recovery for damage to stormwa-
assessment districts or special ter drainage system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-560
assessments for public improve- Streets, sidewalks and other public property
ments by consent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-232(3) Sidewalk improvements
Department of cemeteries Assess costs against owner of abut-
Departmental records and accounts . . . 14-62 ting property, authority to . . . . . 74-84
Department of leisure services Taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-1 et seq.
Budget; receipt of gifts or bequests; See: TAXATION
deposit of funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-35 Telecommunications
Department of public utilities Metropolitan extension telecommunica-
Limitation on expenditures; requisi- tions rights-of-way oversight
tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-40 Use of funds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-23
Powers and duties of division FINES, FORFEITURES AND OTHER
superintendents PENALTIES
Division of water and sewer billing . 94-37 Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Downtown development authority Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-63 et seq.
Fiscal year; adoption of budget . . . . . . . . 18-37 See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING
Licenses REGULATIONS
Public nuisances near business Cemeteries
establishments City cemeteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-32
Abatement of nuisance and costs; Dances and dance halls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-72
posting; recording and listing of Department of leisure services
public nuisances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-174 Violations; penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-34
Registration Emergency services
General conditions for issuance and Burglar alarm systems
continuing in effect Defective alarm systems; unlawful
Payment of amounts owed city . . . 50-39(f) use of alarm systems; penalty . 22-35
Money received for city by officers and Encroachments
employees; payment made to treasury 2-231 Late payment penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-207
Municipal civil infractions Fair housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-32
Municipal ordinance violations bureau Finance
Appearance; payment of fines and Charges for collection of debts, civil
costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-203(f) fines, expenses and costs of the
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions city in connection with property
Public morals, offenses involving and ordinance violations involv-
Controlled substances and prostitu- ing property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-232
tion nuisances Fireworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-308
Abatement of nuisance and costs; General penalty; continuing violations . . . 1-7
posting; recording and list- Health and sanitation
ing of public nuisances . . . . . 54-151 Water supplies
Planning commission Penalty; permit denial; remedies. . . . 34-64
Compensation; expenses; preparation of Historical preservation
budget; acceptance of gifts . . . . . . . 66-41 Historic district . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-120
Purchasing and sales Licenses
Appointment and general duties of Electronic reporting: pawn shops,
purchasing agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-251 secondhand dealers and precious
Board of review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-256 metal/gem dealers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-203
Payment and accounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-253 Penalties and remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-2
Purchasing procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-254 Medical marihuana
Recovery of overhead and indirect costs 2-255 Effect of license; suspension; penalties;
Requisition and purchase orders . . . . . . 2-252 daily violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-112
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FINES, FORFEITURES AND OTHER FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
PENALTIES (Cont'd.) (Cont'd.)
Municipal civil infractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-204 et seq. Inspections for the abatement or removal
See: MUNICIPAL CIVIL INFRAC- of fire hazards at public or private
TIONS docks and marinas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-2
Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-32 Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions . . . 54-1 et seq. False reporting of fires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-5
See: OFFENSES AND MISCEL- Recreational fires
LANEOUS PROVISIONS Extinguishment order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-221
Sewers and sewage disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-496 et seq. Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-220
See: SEWERS AND SEWAGE Refusal to comply with extinguishment
DISPOSAL order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-222
Smoking Storage and disposition of waste oil, flam-
Violations and penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-35 mable liquids and grease . . . . . . . . . . . 30-1
Solid waste Streets, sidewalks and other public property
Penalty; complicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-3 Deposit of wastewater or flammable
Streets, sidewalks and other public property liquids on streets or sidewalks . . . 74-9
Penalty for violation of this chapter . . . 74-1 Utilities
Street numbers for buildings Water system
Penalty for violation of article . . . . . . 74-116 Turning water on or off at fire
Subdivisions and other land divisions . . . . 78-34 hydrants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-65
Traffic and vehicles
FIREARMS AND WEAPONS
Junk vehicles
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
Notice of violation; removal; impound-
Public safety, offenses involving
ing; penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-56
Use of weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-61
Michigan Vehicle Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-17
Utilities FIREWORKS
Penalty for violations of chapter . . . . . . 94-1 Consumer fireworks, use of prohibited . . . 30-303
Vegetation Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-302
Noxious weeds and vegetation Penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-308
Penalty for failure to destroy and Permissible locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-306
remove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-38 Purpose of article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-301
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-304
FIRE DEPARTMENT Sale to minors prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-307
Bureau of fire prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-132 Use of alcohol or controlled substances
Composition; filling of vacancies . . . . . . . . . 30-131 and fireworks prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . 30-305
Deputy director of public safety for fire
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-156 et seq. FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
See: DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC Agency designated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-401
SAFETY FOR FIRE SERVICES Code appendix enforced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-402
Designation of regulated floodprone hazard
FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-403
Buildings and building regulations Publication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-405
Property maintenance code . . . . . . . . . . . 10-412 Repeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-404
Deputy director of public safety for fire
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-156 et seq. FLOODS, FLOODING
See: DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC Environment
SAFETY FOR FIRE SERVICES Soil stripping and dumping
Fire department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-131 et seq. Dumping on spillways or floodplains
See: FIRE DEPARTMENT or between upper and lower
Fire prevention code banks of streams or
Adoption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-191 watercourses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-161
Amendments and exclusions . . . . . . . . . . 30-194 Floodplain management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-401 et seq.
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-193 See: FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-195 Subdivisions and other land divisions
Rules for flammable and combustible Design layout standards
liquids and underground storage Floodplains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-122
tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-192 Required improvements
Fireworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-301 et seq. Protection of utilities from flood
See: FIREWORKS damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-173
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FLOORS AND FOUNDATIONS GOODS OR SERVICES
Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-401 et seq. Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-304 et seq.
See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING
REGULATIONS REGULATIONS
Dances and dance halls Department of leisure services . . . . . . . . . . 58-31 et seq.
Floor manager; prohibited conduct . . . . 50-75 See: DEPARTMENT OF LEISURE
Environment SERVICES
Soil stripping and dumping Deputy director of public safety for fire
Excavations services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-156 et seq.
Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-198(b) See: DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
SAFETY FOR FIRE SERVICES
FOOD AND FOOD SERVICES Emergency services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-1 et seq.
Buildings and building regulations See: EMERGENCY SERVICES
Property maintenance code Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-232 et seq.
Kitchen facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-406 See: FINANCE
Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-301 et seq. Health and sanitation
See: LICENSES Water supplies
Prohibition of use of secondary water
FRANCHISES supplies for human consump-
Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11 tion or irrigation; exceptions
Streets, sidewalks and other public property 74-141 et seq. Exceptions
See: STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND Water service unavailable;
OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY human consumption . . . . . 34-65(b)(1)
Licenses
Registration
G General conditions for issuance and
continuing in effect
GAMBLING
Advertising sales as executors,
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions . . . 54-161 et seq.
receivers, close-out, dam-
See: OFFENSES AND MISCEL-
aged goods, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-39(d)
LANEOUS PROVISIONS
Municipal civil infractions
GARBAGE AND TRASH Issuance or service of citations . . . . . . . . 46-202
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
Buildings and building regulations
Property rights, offenses involving
Property maintenance code
Theft of cable television services;
Maintenance requirements
defrauding persons of charges;
Storage of rubbish, garbage, and
damaging, tampering with or
other materials . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-415(c)
removing cable television equip-
Solid waste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-1 et seq.
ment or willfully interrupting
See: SOLID WASTE
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-31
GATES Planning commission
Streets, sidewalks and other public property Employees; service contracts . . . . . . . . . . 66-40
Gates projecting onto public ways . . . . . 74-13 Police department
Schedule of fees for services of
GENDER noncriminal nature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-34
Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2 Sewers and sewage disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-180 et seq.
See: SEWERS AND SEWAGE
GENERALLY DISPOSAL
Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2 Solid waste
Collection and disposal
GIFTS OR GRATUITIES Rates and charges
Department of leisure services Termination of service for failure
Budget; receipt of gifts or bequests; to pay fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-64
deposit of funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-35 Streets, sidewalks and other public property
Historical preservation Placing goods, wares, etc., on or over
Historic district sidewalks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-5
Acceptance of gifts or grants . . . . . . . 38-121 Taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-53 et seq.
Planning commission See: TAXATION
Compensation; expenses; preparation of Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-64 et seq.
budget; acceptance of gifts . . . . . . . 66-41 See: UTILITIES
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Section Section
GRADING, GRADES HEALTH AND SANITATION (Cont'd.)
Buildings and building regulations Water supplies
Demolition of buildings Affected premises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-71
Fill of below grade spaces . . . . . . . . . . 10-138 City inspections; enforcement . . . . . . . . . 34-70
Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-61
Environment Findings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-62
Soil stripping and dumping Irrigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-67
Grading required after dumping . . . . 26-160 Modification or repeal of article; notice
Streets, sidewalks and other public property to the state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-63
Sidewalk improvements Notice, notification
Establishing grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-83 Modification or repeal of article; notice
Subdivisions and other land divisions to the state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-63
Design layout standards Notification to county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-68
Streets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-145 Register of deeds, notification to . . . . 34-72
Notification to county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-68
GRAFFITI
Buildings and building regulations Penalty; permit denial; remedies . . . . . . 34-64
Property maintenance code Building or improvement permit. . . . 34-64(b)
Administration and enforcement Injunctive relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-64(c)
Violations Municipal civil infraction . . . . . . . . . . 34-64(a)
Graffiti removal; nuisance abate- Prohibition of use of secondary water
ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-336 supplies for human consumption
or irrigation; exceptions . . . . . . . . . 34-65
Exceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-65(b)
H Environmental investigation/reme-
diation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-65(b)(4)
HAZARDS, HAZARDOUS
Noncontact cooling or process water
Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-101 et seq.
using contaminated
See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING
groundwater if approved. . . . 34-65(b)(2)
REGULATIONS
Fire prevention and protection Public emergencies and construc-
Inspections for the abatement or removal tion dewatering . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-65(b)(3)
of fire hazards at public or private Water service unavailable; human
docks and marinas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-2 consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-65(b)(1)
Floodplain management Prohibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-65(a)
Designation of regulated floodprone Register of deeds, notification to . . . . . . 34-72
hazard areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-403 Sources of water supplied for human
Stormwater management consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-66
Storage of hazardous or toxic materials Wells or secondary water supply affect-
in drainageway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-539 ing contaminated groundwater . . . 34-69
HEALTH AND SANITATION HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Animals Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
Removal of animal excrement . . . . . . . . . 6-13
Buildings and building regulations HEALTH OFFICER
Demolition of buildings Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
Cleanup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-142
Property maintenance code . . . . . . . . . . . 10-405 HEARINGS
Medical marihuana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-101 et seq. Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-103 et seq.
See: MEDICAL MARIHUANA See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions REGULATIONS
Spitting in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-4 Environment
Recreational marihuana establishments . 34-301 et seq. Soil stripping and dumping
See: MARIJUANA Permit
Smoking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-31 et seq. Hearing on application . . . . . . . . . . 26-187
See: SMOKING Finance
Stormwater management Budget procedure
Public health, safety and welfare. . . . . . 26-528 Hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-262
Subdivisions and other land divisions Sewers and sewage disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-155 et seq.
Required improvements See: SEWERS AND SEWAGE
Sanitary sewer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-171 DISPOSAL
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HEARINGS (Cont'd.) HISTORICAL PRESERVATION (Cont'd.)
Streets, sidewalks and other public property Review by the historic district com-
Vacation or renaming, street or alley mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-110
Public hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-273 The historic district commission . . . . 38-106
Subdivisions and other land divisions Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-103
Procedures Delegation of minor classes of work . . . 38-108
Preliminary plat Demolition by neglect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-117
Hearing and recommendation by Denials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-113
planning commission . . . . . . . 78-77 Design review standards and guidelines 38-111
Emergency moratorium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-119
HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR Establishing additional, modifying, or
CONDITIONING eliminating historic districts . . . . . 38-105
Buildings and building regulations Historic district boundary . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-123
Property maintenance code Campus Historic District . . . . . . . . . . . 38-123(b)
Mechanical, heating and ventilation 10-404 Clay-Western Historic District. . . . . . 38-123(f)
Plumbing standards Clinton-Peck Historic District . . . . . . 38-123(d)
Hot water heaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-402(12)
Houston Historic District . . . . . . . . . . 38-123(a)
Health and sanitation
Jefferson Historic District . . . . . . . . . . 38-123(e)
Water supplies
McLaughlin Historic District . . . . . . . 38-123(c)
Prohibition of use of secondary water
National Register Historic District. . 38-123(g)
supplies for human consump-
Other areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-123(h)
tion or irrigation; exceptions
Historic district commission
Exceptions
Appeal of a historic district commis-
Noncontact cooling or process
sion decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-115
water using contaminated
Meetings, recordkeeping and rules of
groundwater if approved . 34-65(b)(2)
procedure, historic district com-
Utilities
Water system mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-107
Restriction on use of water for lawn Review by the historic district com-
sprinkling, cooling and mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-110
industrial purposes . . . . . . . . . . . 94-67 The historic district commission . . . . 38-106
Historic district study committee and
HEIGHT the study committee report . . . . . . 38-104
Buildings and building regulations Meetings, recordkeeping and rules of
Property maintenance code procedure, historic district commis-
Space and area occupancy require- sion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-107
ments Notice to proceed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-114
Ceiling heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-410(d) Ordinary maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-109
Penalties for violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-120
HIGHWAYS
Permit applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-112
Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
Proposed districts, review of work in . . 38-118
HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION Review by the historic district commis-
Historical preservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-106 et seq. sion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-110
See: HISTORICAL PRESERVATION Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-101
Statement of purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-102
HISTORIC, HISTORICAL The historic district commission . . . . . . 38-106
Historical preservation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-1 et seq. Work without a permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-116
See: HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
HOLIDAYS AND SUNDAYS
HISTORICAL PRESERVATION Noise
Historic district Sound trucks
Acceptance of gifts or grants . . . . . . . . . . 38-121 Hours or operation; operation on
Acquisition of historic resources. . . . . . . 38-122 Sundays and holidays prohibited 26-69
Appeal of a historic district commission
decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-115 HOSPITALS
Boards and commissions Noise
Appeal of a historic district commis- Schools, courts, churches, hospitals, noise
sion decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-115 near . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-48
Meetings, recordkeeping and rules of Sound trucks
procedure, historic district com- Operation near hospital, school,
mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-107 church, court or voting place . . 26-71
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Section Section
HOURS HOUSING COMMISSION (Cont'd.)
Dances and dance halls Authority to act as borrower . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-81
Closing hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-76 Created . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-79
Licenses Ownership of property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-82
Transient business activities Payment of annual service fee in lieu of
Hours of operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-109 taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-83
Noise
Limitation on hours for construction or HUMAN RELATIONS
demolition work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-46 Fair housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-31 et seq.
Sound trucks See: FAIR HOUSING
Hours or operation; operation on
Sundays and holidays prohibited 26-69 I
HOUSING IDENTIFICATION
Buildings and building regulations Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
Dangerous buildings Public authority, offenses involving. . . . 54-212
Abatement Police department
Hearings Departmental policies and rules
Housing board of appeals hear- School crossing guards
ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-104(a) Duties; identifying clothing; signs 46-121
Property maintenance code Utilities
Structural maintenance standards Cross connections with public water
Exterior standards supply system
House numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-401(1)e Piping identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-606
Fair housing
IMPOUNDMENT
Adoption of state law by reference . . . . 42-31
Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-32
Noise
Housing board of appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-371 et seq.
Presumption established; playing of
See: HOUSING BOARD OF APPEALS
radios, musical instruments and
Housing commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-79 et seq.
other sound-producing or amplify-
See: HOUSING COMMISSION
ing devices in city parks; vehicles
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
providing power to or containing
Public morals, offenses involving
sound devices; public nuisances
Prostitution and related offenses
and abatement by impoundment . 26-38
Keeping house of prostitution . . . . 54-144
Police department
Public peace and order, offenses involv-
Sale of impounded vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . 46-33
ing
Traffic and vehicles
Disorderly houses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-98
Junk vehicles
Taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-46 et seq.
Notice of violation; removal; impound-
See: TAXATION
ing; penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-56
Utilities
Water system INCLUDES AND INCLUDING
Charges, water use Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
Separate meter and service pipe
for each house . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-87 INDUSTRY, INDUSTRIAL
Sewers and sewage disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-281 et seq.
HOUSING BOARD OF APPEALS See: SEWERS AND SEWAGE
Board officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-371(c) DISPOSAL
Board rules of procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-371(f) Taxation
Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-104 et seq. Industrial, commercial and residential
See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING facilities tax exemptions . . . . . . . . . 82-1
REGULATIONS Utilities
Creation and purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-371(a) Water system
Interest conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-371(e) Restriction on use of water for lawn
Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-371(d) sprinkling, cooling and
Membership, appointments and terms of industrial purposes . . . . . . . . . . . 94-67
members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-371(b)
Summary of rulings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-371(g) INGRESS, EGRESS
Buildings and building regulations
HOUSING COMMISSION Property maintenance code
Appointment of members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-80 Exits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-408
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INGRESS, EGRESS (Cont'd.) INVESTIGATIONS
Unblocked, exits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-409 Environment
Streets, sidewalks and other public property Soil stripping and dumping
Entrances or stairs projecting on Permit
sidewalks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-11 Investigation of application . . . . . . 26-186
Health and sanitation
INSPECTIONS
Water supplies
Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-81 et seq.
Prohibition of use of secondary water
See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING
supplies for human consump-
REGULATIONS
tion or irrigation; exceptions
Encroachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-209
Exceptions
Environment
Environmental investigation/
Soil stripping and dumping
remediation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-65(b)(4)
Permit
Fee; inspection of work under ISSUANCE OF BONDS
permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-189 Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11
Fire prevention and protection
Inspections for the abatement or removal
of fire hazards at public or private J
docks and marinas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-2
Health and sanitation JOINT AUTHORITY
Water supplies Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
City inspections; enforcement . . . . . . 34-70 JUNK, SALVAGE OR SCRAP
Licenses
Law enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-151 et seq.
Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-41
See: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Sewers and sewage disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-180 et seq.
Traffic and vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-51 et seq.
See: SEWERS AND SEWAGE
See: TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
DISPOSAL
Stormwater management
Inspection and sampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-546 L
Streets, sidewalks and other public property
Construction, repairs, improvements and LANDS, LAND USE
alterations Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
Permit Medical marihuana
Permits and bonds; right of review Use of land in accordance with approved
and inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-52 application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-110
Street numbers for buildings Subdivisions and other land divisions . . . . 78-1 et seq.
Plan on file; inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-112 See: SUBDIVISIONS AND OTHER
Utilities LAND DIVISIONS
Cross connections with public water Vegetation
supply system Noxious weeds and vegetation
Provisions re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-608 City exempt from action of trespass
Right to enter for purpose of inspec- for entering private land to
tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-609 destroy and remove . . . . . . . . . . . 98-37
INSURANCE LANDSCAPING
Encroachments Environment
Insurance requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-208 Soil stripping and dumping
Removal of encroachment upon failure Excavations
to apply for permit, pay permit Standards
fee, or maintain liability insur- Landscaping of site . . . . . . . . . . . 26-198(h)
ance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-211 Streets, sidewalks and other public property
Environment Construction, repairs, improvements and
Soil stripping and dumping alterations
Permit Definitions concerning landscaping . 74-31
Applicant's bond and insurance . . 26-185
LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING
INTERFERENCE Buildings and building regulations
Animals Property maintenance code
Interference; authority of police and Plumbing standards
animal control officers . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 Laundry facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-402(10)
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Section Section
LAW ENFORCEMENT LICENSES (Cont'd.)
Chief of police Buildings and building regulations
Duty to enforce laws, procure evidence, Moving of buildings
keep prosecutors informed . . . . . . . 46-74 Mover's license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-221
Enforcement personnel; appearance tickets Businesses. See also herein specific subjects
for misdemeanors and civil infrac- Registration
tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-1 Use of streets for business purposes 50-42
Authority to issue appearance tickets Dances and dance halls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-71 et seq.
or citations for misdemeanors . . . . 46-1(c) See: DANCES AND DANCE HALLS
Civil infraction notices and citations, Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-1
authority to issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-1(b) Department of leisure services
Police and peace officer authority . . . . . 46-1(a) Licenses and permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-33
Junk or abandoned property Electronic reporting: pawn shops,
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-151 secondhand dealers and precious
Disposition of stolen, lost and abandoned metal/gem dealers
property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-152 Penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-203
Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-154 Purpose of article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-201
Unclaimed property, disposition of . . . . 46-153 Required, electronic filing . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-202
Municipal civil infractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-201 et seq. Medical marihuana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-101 et seq.
See: MUNICIPAL CIVIL INFRAC-
See: MEDICAL MARIHUANA
TIONS
Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing
Police department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-31 et seq.
Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-201 et seq.
See: POLICE DEPARTMENT
See: MEDICAL MARIHUANA
LEASE OR RENT Mobile food vending ordinance
Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-351 et seq. Complaints, revocation, and appeals . . 50-305
See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-301
REGULATIONS License required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-303
Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-304
LEVY, LEVYING Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-302
Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11 Moral character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-4
Finance Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
Charges for collection of debts, civil Public morals, offenses involving
fines, expenses and costs of the Loitering in places where liquor is
city in connection with property sold without license . . . . . . . . . . . 54-122
and ordinance violations involv- Penalties and remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-2
ing property Provisions complementary and
Amount and levy of service charge; supplemental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-3
lien on property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-232(1) Public nuisances near business establish-
Taxation ments
Income tax Abatement of nuisance and costs; post-
Adopted; tax levied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-81 ing; recording and listing of public
nuisances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-174
LIABILITY
Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-175
Encroachments
Declaration of public nuisance . . . . . . . . 50-173
Removal of encroachment upon failure
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-171
to apply for permit, pay permit
fee, or maintain liability insur- Findings with respect to disorderly
ance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-211 and/or dangerous conduct. . . . . . . . 50-172
Sewers and sewage disposal Records and reports
Upsets and net/gross Electronic reporting: pawn shops,
Liability, upset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-541 secondhand dealers and precious
Streets, sidewalks and other public property metal/gem dealers. See herein that
Construction, repairs, improvements and subject
alterations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-34 Public nuisances near business
establishments
LICENSES Abatement of nuisance and costs;
Alcoholic liquor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-131 et seq. posting; recording and listing of
See: ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR public nuisances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-174
Animals Recreational marihuana establishments . 34-304 et seq.
Licensing; rabies vaccination . . . . . . . . . 6-8 See: MARIJUANA
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LICENSES (Cont'd.) LIENS (Cont'd.)
Register, registration Finance
Registration. See herein that subject Charges for collection of debts, civil
Transient business activities fines, expenses and costs of the
Display of business registration city in connection with property
certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-108 and ordinance violations involv-
Registration certificate duration . . . . 50-104 ing property
Registration Amount and levy of service charge;
Additional conditions for issuance . . . . . 50-40 lien on property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-232(1)
Compliance with applicable codes and Sewers and sewage disposal
regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-40(a) Rates and charges
Special conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-40(b) Lien, charges constitute . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-577
Application procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-33 Solid waste
Denial, revocation and suspension . . . . 50-43 Collection and disposal
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-37 Rates and charges
Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-36 Lien for charges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-62
General conditions for issuance and Stormwater management
continuing in effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-39
Collection of costs; lien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-561
Advertising sales as executors, receiv-
Taxation
ers, close-out, damaged goods,
Ad valorem property taxation
etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-39(d)
Residential housing projects and pay-
All other laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-39(b)
ments in lieu of taxes
Compliance with other governmental
Service charge constitutes a lien
requirements; preemption . . . . . 50-39(a)
Conditions and activities on the on property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-53
premises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-39(c) Utilities
Engaging in fraudulent conduct . . . . 50-39(e) Water system
Licenses, standards for . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-39(g) Charges, water use
Payment of amounts owed city . . . . . 50-39(f) Lien, charges as; credit not
Standards in chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-39(h) extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-99
Inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-41
Procedure for revocation or suspension 50-44 LIGHTING, LIGHTS
Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-31 Buildings and building regulations
Renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-35 Property maintenance code
Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-32 Electrical standards
Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-34 Lighting and power requirements 10-403(4)
Transferability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-38
LITTER
Use of streets for business purposes . . . 50-42
Solid waste
Transient business activities
Unauthorized dumping; littering . . . . . . 70-5
Activities not covered; application . . . . . 50-102
Application and definitions . . . . . . . . . . . 50-101 LIVESTOCK
Auctioneers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-107 Animals
Charitable and religious solicitors . . . . . 50-106 Livestock and poultry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
Display of business registration
certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-108 LOADING, UNLOADING
Hours of operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-109 Noise
Location restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-103 Loading or unloading vehicles or open-
Registration certificate duration . . . . . . 50-104 ing or destroying bales, boxes, etc.,
Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-110 noise from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-41
Solicitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-105
Special event parking downtown . . . . . . 50-111 LOCAL OFFICER'S COMPENSATION COM-
LIENS MISSION
Buildings and building regulations Certain persons not eligible for member-
Dangerous buildings ship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-298
Abatement Compensation of members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-299
Annual registration of vacant Created; composition; appointment and
buildings and registration terms of members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-297
fees Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-296
Definitions and applicability; Determination of salaries of elected officials 2-302
registration statement and Election of chairperson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-300
fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-107(b) Meetings; public notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-304
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LOCAL OFFICER'S COMPENSATION COM- MANAGER (Cont'd.)
MISSION (Cont'd.) Department of public works
Members, membership City manager to be executive officer;
Certain persons not eligible for member- appointment of director. . . . . . . . . . 2-126
ship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-298 Utilities
Compensation of members . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-299 Water system
Created; composition; appointment and Rules and regulations of city commis-
terms of members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-297 sion and city manager . . . . . . . . 94-62
Public availability of records . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-305
Quorum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-301 MARIJUANA
When salary determinations effective; rejec- Recreational marihuana establishments
tion of determinations by city com- Application procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-306
mission; payments to officials in Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-302
addition to salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-303 Permit required for recreational
marihuana activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-304
LOITERING Permit revocation and review . . . . . . . . . 34-307
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions . . . 54-2 et seq. Purpose and intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-301
See: OFFENSES AND MISCEL- Recreational marihuana location
LANEOUS PROVISIONS requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-305
Recreational marihuana opt-in provi-
M sion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-303
MAINTENANCE MAY, MAY NOT
Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-281 et seq. Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING
REGULATIONS MCL
Cemeteries Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
City cemeteries
MEDICAL MARIHUANA
Maintenance of trees or shrubbery . . 14-42
Appeals process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-114
Department of public utilities
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-102
Powers and duties of division
Effect of license; suspension; penalties;
superintendents
daily violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-112
Division of water and sewer
Home cultivation operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-109
maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-36
Licenses
Historical preservation
Application for license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-104
Historic district
Effect of license; suspension; penalties;
Ordinary maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-109
daily violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-112
Sewers and sewage disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-178 et seq.
Licensure requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-103
See: SEWERS AND SEWAGE
Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-106
DISPOSAL
Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing
Streets, sidewalks and other public property
Act
Sidewalk improvements
Application procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-206
Maintenance, sidewalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-81
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-202
Telecommunications
MMFLA location requirements . . . . . . . . 34-205
Metropolitan extension telecommunica-
MMFLA opt-in provision . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-203
tions rights-of-way oversight
Permit required for MMFLA activity . . 34-204
Establishment and payment of
Permit revocation and review . . . . . . . . . 34-207
maintenance fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-20
Purpose and intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-201
Utilities
No signs or advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-107
Water system
No vested rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-111
Maintenance of service lines, stub
Nonrenewal revocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-113
lines and fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-66
Number of marihuana plants . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-105
MANAGER Primary caregiver operations . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-108
Department of administration Prohibition against provisioning centers
Assistant city manager; appointment, and safety compliance facilities . . . . . 34-116
responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-107 Purpose and intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-101
Department of cemeteries Severability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-115
Establishment and functions; supervi- Use of land in accordance with approved
sion by city manager . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-61 application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-110
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MEETINGS MUNICIPAL CIVIL INFRACTIONS (Cont'd.)
Construction board of appeals Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
Rules for procedure and operation, meet- Environment
ings and business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32(d) Point-source groundwater discharges
Historical preservation Municipal civil infraction . . . . . . . . . . 26-213
Historic district Fines, forfeitures and other penalties
Meetings, recordkeeping and rules of Municipal ordinance violations bureau
procedure, historic district com- Appearance; payment of fines and
mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-107 costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-203(f)
Housing board of appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-371(d) Procedure where admission of
Local officer's compensation commission responsibility not made or fine
Meetings; public notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-304 not paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-203(g)
Planning commission Schedule of civil fines established . . . . . 46-204
Meetings; rules; records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-39 Health and sanitation
Water supplies
MEMBERS, MEMBERSHIP Penalty; permit denial; remedies
Chief of police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-72 et seq. Municipal civil infraction . . . . . . . . 34-64(a)
See: CHIEF OF POLICE Issuance or service of citations . . . . . . . . . . 46-202
Department of public utilities Law enforcement
Moonlighting by members and Enforcement personnel; appearance
employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-38 tickets for misdemeanors and civil
Housing board of appeals infractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-1
Membership, appointments and terms Municipal ordinance violations bureau . . . 46-203
of members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-371(b) Appearance; payment of fines and costs 46-203(f)
Housing commission Bureau limited to accepting admissions
Appointment of members . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-80 of responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-203(d)
Local officer's compensation commission . 2-297 et seq. Disposition of violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-203(c)
See: LOCAL OFFICER'S COMPENSA- Established, bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-203(a)
TION COMMISSION Location; supervision; employees; rules
Planning commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-34 et seq. and regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-203(b)
See: PLANNING COMMISSION Municipal civil infraction violation
Police department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-31 et seq. notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-203(e)
See: POLICE DEPARTMENT Procedure where admission of
MERCHANTS OR VENDORS responsibility not made or fine not
Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-301 et seq. paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-203(g)
See: LICENSES Parks and recreation
Public boat launch permit; violation as
MICHIGAN, STATE OF. See: STATE a municipal civil infraction . . . . . . 58-3
Schedule of civil fines established . . . . . . . 46-204
MINORS
Telecommunications
Dances and dance halls
Metropolitan extension telecommunica-
General restriction as to admission of
tions rights-of-way oversight . . . . . 90-30
persons under 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-77
Special provisions relative to teenage MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS
dances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-78 BUREAU
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions . . . 54-184 et seq. Municipal civil infractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-203
See: OFFENSES AND MISCEL-
LANEOUS PROVISIONS MUSKEGON, CITY OF. See: CITY
MISREPRESENTATION MUSKEGON, COUNTY OF. See: COUNTY
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
Public authority, offenses involving MUST
False impersonation of police officer 54-214 Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
MONTH
Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2 N
MOTOR VEHICLES. See: TRAFFIC AND NOISE
VEHICLES Blowing of steam whistles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-43
Discharge of engine or motor exhaust . . . . 26-42
MUNICIPAL CIVIL INFRACTIONS Equipment and machinery
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-201 Operation of blowers or power fans . . . . 26-44
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NOISE (Cont'd.) NOISE (Cont'd.)
Pile drivers, steam shovels, etc., opera- Weights and measures
tion of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-47 Control of sound volume generally . . 26-73
Sound trucks Maximum amplification power . . . . . 26-74
Minimum speed; operation of sound Minimum speed; operation of sound
equipment when truck stopped 26-72 equipment when truck stopped 26-72
Finding and declaration of fact; purpose of Traffic and vehicles
article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-31 Discharge of engine or motor exhaust . 26-42
Limitation on hours for construction or Loading or unloading vehicles or open-
demolition work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-46 ing or destroying bales, boxes, etc.,
Loading or unloading vehicles or opening noise from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-41
or destroying bales, boxes, etc., noise Presumption established; playing of
from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-41 radios, musical instruments and
Loud, disturbing, etc., noise generally . . . . 26-33 other sound-producing or amplify-
Noise to attract attention to performance, ing devices in city parks; vehicles
show or sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-49 providing power to or containing
Operation of blowers or power fans . . . . . . 26-44 sound devices; public nuisances
Penalty for violation of article . . . . . . . . . . . 26-32 and abatement by impoundment . 26-38
Pile drivers, steam shovels, etc., operation Sound trucks. See herein that subject
of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-47 Transportation of rails, pillars or columns 26-40
Playing of radios, musical instruments, Yelling, shouting, etc., generally . . . . . . . . . 26-36
etc. Zone of quiet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-39
Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-34
NONCONFORMITIES
Where sound cast outside building for
Solid waste
advertising purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-35
Collection and disposal
Presumption established; playing of radios,
Receptacles generally
musical instruments and other sound-
Nonconforming receptacles . . . . . . 70-33(b)
producing or amplifying devices in
city parks; vehicles providing power NOTICE, NOTIFICATION
to or containing sound devices; public Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-103 et seq.
nuisances and abatement by See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING
impoundment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-38 REGULATIONS
Schools, courts, churches, hospitals, noise Health and sanitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-63 et seq.
near . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-48 See: HEALTH AND SANITATION
Shouting by peddlers and hawkers . . . . . . 26-37 Historical preservation
Sound amplification from aircraft. . . . . . . . 26-45 Historic district
Sound amplifying devices Notice to proceed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-114
Presumption established; playing of Law enforcement
radios, musical instruments and Enforcement personnel; appearance
other sound-producing or amplify- tickets for misdemeanors and civil
ing devices in city parks; vehicles infractions
providing power to or containing Civil infraction notices and citations,
sound devices; public nuisances authority to issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-1(b)
and abatement by impoundment . 26-38 Local officer's compensation commission
Sound amplification from aircraft . . . . . 26-45 Meetings; public notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-304
Sound trucks. See herein that subject Municipal civil infractions
Sound trucks Municipal ordinance violations bureau
Certain streets, operation on prohibited 26-70 Municipal civil infraction violation
Control of sound volume generally . . . . 26-73 notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-203(e)
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-66 Offenses and miscellaneous provisions . . . 54-155 et seq.
Hours or operation; operation on See: OFFENSES AND MISCEL-
Sundays and holidays prohibited . 26-69 LANEOUS PROVISIONS
Maximum amplification power . . . . . . . . 26-74 Sewers and sewage disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-155 et seq.
Minimum speed; operation of sound See: SEWERS AND SEWAGE
equipment when truck stopped . . 26-72 DISPOSAL
Operation near hospital, school, church, Solid waste
court or voting place . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-71 Collection and disposal
Permitted sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-68 Rates and charges
Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-67 Notification of vacancy . . . . . . . . . . 70-60
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NOTICE, NOTIFICATION (Cont'd.) OATH, AFFIRMATION, SWEAR OR SWORN
Streets, sidewalks and other public property (Cont'd.)
Sidewalk improvements Sewers and sewage disposal
Notice to owners or occupants of Procedure for conduct of hearing
property contiguous to defec- General procedures
tive sidewalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-85 Oaths; certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-473(e)
Traffic and vehicles
Junk vehicles OBSTRUCTIONS
Notice of violation; removal; impound- Buildings and building regulations
ing; penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-56 Demolition of buildings
Michigan Vehicle Code
Obstruction of traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-141
Notice to be published . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-16
Property maintenance code
Utilities
Unblocked, exits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-409
Water system
Charges, water use Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
Notice of and discontinuance of Public authority, offenses involving
service for delinquency . . . . . 94-98 Obstruction of police officer . . . . . . . . 54-211
Vegetation
Noxious weeds and vegetation OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS
Notice to destroy and remove; publica- PROVISIONS
tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-35 Alcoholic liquors
Minors, offenses involving. See herein
NUISANCES that subject
Buildings and building regulations Public morals, offenses involving
Property maintenance code Loitering in places where liquor is
Administration and enforcement sold without license . . . . . . . . . . . 54-122
Violations Public peace and order, offenses involv-
Graffiti removal; nuisance abate- ing
ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-336 Public intoxication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-91
Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-171 et seq. Businesses and business regulations
See: LICENSES Illegal occupation or business
Noise Loitering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-2
Presumption established; playing of Prohibited; penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-1
radios, musical instruments and Minors, offenses involving
other sound-producing or amplify- Alcoholic liquors
ing devices in city parks; vehicles Children in places where liquor is
providing power to or containing
sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-261
sound devices; public nuisances
Code does not affect prior offenses or
and abatement by impoundment . 26-38
rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions . . . 54-147 et seq.
Collecting on streets for unlawful purpose 54-3
See: OFFENSES AND MISCEL-
LANEOUS PROVISIONS Consume, harbor or possess
Sewers and sewage disposal Minors, offenses involving
Penalties and remedies Alcoholic liquors
Violation constitutes a public nuisance 94-500 Purchase or consumption of
Solid waste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-6 alcoholic liquors by persons
Vegetation under 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-263
Noxious weeds and vegetation Purchase, consumption or possession
Declared nuisance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-33 of tobacco products by minors;
furnishing tobacco products to
NUMBER, NUMBERING minors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-242
Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2 Public morals, offenses involving. See
herein that subject
False reporting of fires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-5
O
Fines, forfeitures and other penalties
OATH, AFFIRMATION, SWEAR OR SWORN Illegal occupation or business
Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2 Prohibited; penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-1
Police department Minors, offenses involving
Composition; appointment and oath of Parental responsibility
members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-31 Penalty for violation of division . . 54-283
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Section Section
OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS (Cont'd.) PROVISIONS (Cont'd.)
Public morals, offenses involving Officers and employees
Controlled substances and prostitu- Minors, offenses involving
tion nuisances Alcoholic liquors
Penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-148 Enforcement by authorized officers 54-264
Model glue Public authority, offenses involving. See
Penalty for violations of division . 54-182 herein that subject
Illegal occupation or business Property
Loitering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-2 Property rights, offenses involving. See
Prohibited; penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-1 herein that subject
Loitering Public morals, offenses involving
Illegal occupation or business . . . . . . . . . 54-2 Controlled substances and prostitu-
Public morals, offenses involving tion nuisances
Loitering in places where liquor is Entry into or use of property
sold without license . . . . . . . . . . . 54-122 ordered vacated; occupancy
Prostitution and related offenses prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-156
Loitering in place of prostitution . 54-143 Notification to the property owner 54-155
Public peace and order, offenses involv- Property rights, offenses involving
ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-97 Buildings, damaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-33
Minors Damage, defacement, destruction or
Minors, offenses involving. See herein injury
that subject Buildings, damaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-33
Public morals, offenses involving Damaging, removing or defacing
Model glue public property; generally . . . . . 54-32
Purchase or possession by minors 54-184 Theft of cable television services;
Sale or transfer of possession to defrauding persons of charges;
minors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-185 damaging, tampering with or
Minors, offenses involving removing cable television equip-
Alcoholic liquors ment or willfully interrupting
Children in places where liquor is services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-31
sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-261 Damaging, removing or defacing public
Enforcement by authorized officers . 54-264 property; generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-32
Purchase or consumption of alcoholic Illegal entry into a motor vehicle . . . . . . 54-36
liquors by persons under 21 . . . 54-263 Obscenities on buildings, walls, fences,
Selling, furnishing; notice . . . . . . . . . . 54-262 etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-34
Curfew for underage persons . . . . . . . . . 54-241 Theft of cable television services;
Parental responsibility defrauding persons of charges;
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-281 damaging, tampering with or
Finding of fact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-282 removing cable television equip-
Notice to parent when minor arrested 54-284 ment or willfully interrupting
Parental neglect services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-31
Presumptions and required proof 54-286 Trespass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-35
Prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-285 Prostitution
Penalty for violation of division . . . . . 54-283 Public morals, offenses involving. See
Purchase, consumption or possession of herein that subject
tobacco products by minors; Public peace and order, offenses involv-
furnishing tobacco products to ing
minors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-242 Keeping a place of prostitution . . . . . 54-99
Notice, notification Public authority, offenses involving
Minors, offenses involving Disobedience of lawful instruction of
Alcoholic liquors police officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-213
Selling, furnishing; notice . . . . . . . 54-262 False impersonation of police officer . . . 54-214
Parental responsibility Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-212
Notice to parent when minor Obstruction of police officer . . . . . . . . . . . 54-211
arrested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-284 Police department
Public morals, offenses involving Disobedience of lawful instruction of
Controlled substances and prostitu- police officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-213
tion nuisances False impersonation of police officer 54-214
Notification to the property owner 54-155 Obstruction of police officer . . . . . . . . 54-211
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OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS (Cont'd.) PROVISIONS (Cont'd.)
Public morals, offenses involving Public safety, offenses involving
Controlled substances and prostitution Assault and battery; breach of peace 54-64
nuisances Public peace and order, offenses involving
Abatement of nuisance and costs; Conduct, disorderly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-101
posting; recording and listing of Disorderly houses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-98
public nuisances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-151 Disturbing lawful assemblies . . . . . . . . . 54-92
Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-154 Fighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-95
Declaration of public nuisance . . . . . . 54-150 Jostling; roughly crowding . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-94
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-147 Keeping a place of prostitution . . . . . . . . 54-99
Entry into or use of property ordered Loitering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-97
vacated; occupancy prohibited . 54-156 Obscene conduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-100
Findings with respect to drug use Prowling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-96
and prostitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-149 Public intoxication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-91
Notification to the property owner . . 54-155 Window peeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-93
Penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-148 Public safety, offenses involving
Presumption of public nuisance Abandoned refrigerators and similar
Drugs or drug paraphernalia . . . . 54-152 containers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-63
Prostitution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-153 Assault and battery; breach of peace . . 54-64
Placing unwholesome substances in
Drug implements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-121
public fountains; improper use of
Gambling
water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-62
Frequenting gaming places . . . . . . . . . 54-162
Use of weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-61
Provisions re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-161
Sales
Loitering in places where liquor is sold
Minors, offenses involving
without license. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-122
Alcoholic liquors
Model glue
Children in places where liquor is
Consume, harbor or possess
sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-261
Possessing, buying, selling, etc.,
Selling, furnishing; notice . . . . . . . 54-262
for purpose of violating divi-
Public morals, offenses involving. See
sion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-186
herein that subject
Purchase or possession by minors 54-184
Sewers and sewage disposal
Sale or transfer of possession to
Penalties and remedies
minors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-185
Continuing offense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-497
Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-181
Sexual conduct
Inhalation of fumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-183
Public morals, offenses involving. See
Penalty for violations of division . . . . 54-182
herein that subject
Possessing, buying, selling, etc., for
Public peace and order, offenses involv-
purpose of violating division . . . 54-186 ing
Purchase or possession by minors . . 54-184 Keeping a place of prostitution . . . . . 54-99
Sale or transfer of possession to Spitting in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-4
minors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-185 Streets, sidewalks and other public property
Prostitution and related offenses Collecting on streets for unlawful
Keeping house of prostitution . . . . . . 54-144 purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-3
Loitering in place of prostitution . . . 54-143 Property rights, offenses involving
Prostitution prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-141 Damaging, removing or defacing
Solicitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-142 public property; generally . . . . . 54-32
Sales
Loitering in places where liquor is OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
sold without license . . . . . . . . . . . 54-122 Animals
Model glue Interference; authority of police and
Possessing, buying, selling, etc., animal control officers . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
for purpose of violating divi- Buildings and building regulations
sion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-186 Department and director of inspections 10-2
Sale or transfer of possession to Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11
minors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-185 Chief of police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-71 et seq.
Public peace and order See: CHIEF OF POLICE
Public peace and order, offenses involv- Dances and dance halls
ing. See herein that subject Floor manager; prohibited conduct . . . . 50-75
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Section Section
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (Cont'd.) OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (Cont'd.)
Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2 Streets, sidewalks and other public property
Department of administration Street numbers for buildings
Assistant city manager; appointment, City engineer to furnish numbers,
responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-107 duty of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-113
Department of affirmative action Telecommunications
Metropolitan extension telecommunica-
Director of affirmative action; appoint-
tions rights-of-way oversight
ment, responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-167
Authorized city officials . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-29
Department of cemeteries
Appointment of superintendent as OPEN BURNING
department head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-63 Buildings and building regulations
Duties of superintendent . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-64 Demolition of buildings
Department of community development Burning prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-143
Appointment and responsibilities of
OPEN SPACES. See: YARDS AND OPEN
director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-147 SPACES
Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-148
Department of leisure services ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, ETC.
Appointment, compensation and duties Amendments to Code; effect of new
of director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-32 ordinances; amendatory language . . 1-5
Department of public utilities . . . . . . . . . . . 94-32 et seq. Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11
See: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC Effect of repeal of ordinances . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Finance
UTILITIES
Charges for collection of debts, civil
Department of public works . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-126 et seq.
fines, expenses and costs of the
See: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
city in connection with property
WORKS
and ordinance violations involv-
Deputy director of public safety for fire ing property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-232
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-156 et seq. Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-301 et seq.
See: DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC See: LICENSES
SAFETY FOR FIRE SERVICES Municipal civil infractions
Finance Municipal ordinance violations bureau 46-203
Money received for city by officers and Provisions deemed continuation of exist-
employees; payment made to ing ordinances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
treasury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-231 Sewers and sewage disposal
Purchasing and sales Construction, repair and related mat-
Appointment and general duties of ters
purchasing agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-251 Construction, alteration or repair
Housing board of appeals prior to paving
Board officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-371(c) Notice to owner or occupant of
property in front of or contigu-
Law enforcement
ous to proposed improve-
Enforcement personnel; appearance
ment; resolution fixing time
tickets for misdemeanors and civil
for hearing, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-155
infractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-1
Subdivisions and other land divisions
Local officer's compensation commission . 2-296 et seq.
Minimum requirements; effect of article
See: LOCAL OFFICER'S COMPENSA- on other ordinances, laws or regula-
TION COMMISSION
tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-33
Municipal civil infractions
Municipal ordinance violations bureau OWNER
Location; supervision; employees; Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
rules and regulations . . . . . . . . . 46-203(b)
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions . . . 54-211 et seq.
P
See: OFFENSES AND MISCEL-
LANEOUS PROVISIONS PARKING, PARKING LOTS
Planning commission Licenses
Election and term of officers . . . . . . . . . . 66-37 Transient business activities
Employees; service contracts . . . . . . . . . . 66-40 Special event parking downtown . . . 50-111
Police department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-32 et seq. Local parking restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-71 et seq.
See: POLICE DEPARTMENT See: TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
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PARKING, PARKING LOTS (Cont'd.) PAVING OR SURFACING
Parks and recreation Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11
Marina parking restrictions; violation Sewers and sewage disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-153 et seq.
as a municipal civil infraction; See: SEWERS AND SEWAGE
public boat launch permit . . . . . . . 58-3.5 DISPOSAL
Streets, sidewalks and other public property
PARKS AND RECREATION
Excavating, filling, paving, etc., on public
Advisory committee, parks and recreation
property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-14
Created; composition; appointment of
Subdivisions and other land divisions
members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-62
Required improvements
Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-61
Roadway surfacing and curbs . . . . . . 78-167
Selection of officers; general powers
and duties of board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-64
PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
Terms of members; filling of vacancies . 58-63
Licenses
Buildings and building regulations
Transient business activities
Property maintenance code
Charitable and religious solicitors . . 50-106
Maintenance requirements
Solicitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-105
Recreation equipment and
Noise
furniture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-415(b)
Consumption or possession of alcoholic Shouting by peddlers and hawkers . . . . 26-37
liquors in parks or playgrounds . . . . 58-1
PEDICABS. See: TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
Department of leisure services . . . . . . . . . . 58-31 et seq.
See: DEPARTMENT OF LEISURE PERMITS
SERVICES Buildings and building regulations
Fire prevention and protection . . . . . . . . . . 30-220 et seq. Demolition of buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-144
See: FIRE PREVENTION AND Moving of buildings
PROTECTION
Moving permit; application; traffic
Marina parking restrictions; violation as a
escort; bond; etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-222
municipal civil infraction; public boat
Dances and dance halls
launch permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-3.5
Licenses and permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-74
Noise
Department of leisure services
Presumption established; playing of
Licenses and permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-33
radios, musical instruments and
other sound-producing or amplify- Encroachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-201 et seq.
ing devices in city parks; vehicles See: ENCROACHMENTS
providing power to or containing Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-181 et seq.
sound devices; public nuisances See: ENVIRONMENT
and abatement by impoundment . 26-38 Health and sanitation
Obedience to signs or instructions . . . . . . . 58-2 Water supplies
Prohibition of sale and consumption of Penalty; permit denial; remedies. . . . 34-64
marihuana in public places. . . . . . . . . 58-4 Historical preservation
Public boat launch permit; violation as a Historic district
municipal civil infraction. . . . . . . . . . . 58-3 Permit applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-112
Recognize the department of public works Work without a permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-116
as successor to the department of Medical marihuana
leisure services; establish fines for Medical marihuana facilities licensing
violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-5 act
Smoking Permit required for MMFLA activity 34-204
Prohibition of smoking; exceptions and Permit revocation and review . . . . . . 34-207
limitations
Parks and recreation
Pere Marquette Park, prohibition in 34-34(c)
Marina parking restrictions; violation
Subdivisions and other land divisions
as a municipal civil infraction;
Design layout standards
public boat launch permit . . . . . . . 58-3.5
Parks, school sites, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-118
Public boat launch permit; violation as
PATIOS, PORCHES AND DECKS a municipal civil infraction . . . . . . 58-3
Buildings and building regulations Sewers and sewage disposal
Property maintenance code Connections
Structural maintenance standards Permit required for connection
Exterior standards subsequent to time of original
Stairways and porches, exterior 10-401(1)f construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-177
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Section Section
PERMITS (Cont'd.) PIPES, CABLES AND CONDUITS (Cont'd.)
Rates and charges Telecommunications
Permit required to discharge Metropolitan extension telecommunica-
wastewater exceeding normal tions rights-of-way oversight
strength sewage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-570 Conduit or utility poles . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-17
Stormwater permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-511 et seq. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-62 et seq.
See: STORMWATER MANAGEMENT See: UTILITIES
Streets, sidewalks and other public property 74-51 et seq.
See: STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PLANNING
OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11
Telecommunications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-14 et seq. Planning commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-34 et seq.
See: TELECOMMUNICATIONS See: PLANNING COMMISSION
Traffic and vehicles Sewers and sewage disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-153 et seq.
Local parking restrictions See: SEWERS AND SEWAGE
Marina parking restrictions; viola- DISPOSAL
tion as a municipal civil infrac- Streets, sidewalks and other public property
tion; public boat launch permit Street numbers for buildings
violation fines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-74 Plan on file; inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-112
Utilities Subdivisions and other land divisions . . . . 78-98 et seq.
Connection permit, water and sewer . . 94-2 See: SUBDIVISIONS AND OTHER
LAND DIVISIONS
PERSON
Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2 PLANNING COMMISSION
Bylaws adoption; public record require-
PERSONAL PROPERTY ments; annual report by planning
Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2 commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-42
Compensation; expenses; preparation of
PERSONNEL
budget; acceptance of gifts . . . . . . . . . 66-41
Department of public works
Created; composition; appointment of
Report of resignations; assignments for
members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-34
personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-128
Election and term of officers . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-37
PEST CONTROL Employees; service contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-40
Buildings and building regulations General powers and duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-38
Property maintenance code Meetings; rules; records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-39
Health and sanitation Members, membership
Infestation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-405(2) Created; composition; appointment of
Insect screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-405(3) members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-34
Environment Removal of members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-36
Soil stripping and dumping Terms of members; filling of vacancies . 66-35
Excavations Removal of members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-36
Standards Subdivisions and other land divisions
Stagnant water; spraying of Procedures
pools or ponds . . . . . . . . . . . 26-198(f) Preliminary plat
Hearing and recommendation by
PETITIONS planning commission . . . . . . . 78-77
Streets, sidewalks and other public property 74-272 et seq. Terms of members; filling of vacancies . . . 66-35
See: STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND
OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY PLANNING DIRECTOR
Subdivisions and other land divisions
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS Procedures
Fire prevention and protection Final plat
Storage and disposition of waste oil, Review and recommendations by
flammable liquids and grease . . . . 30-1 city engineer and planning
director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-99
PIPES, CABLES AND CONDUITS
Preliminary plat
Buildings and building regulations
Filing; review and recommenda-
Property maintenance code
tions by planning director and
Plumbing standards
city engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-76
Capping of unused pipes. . . . . . . . . 10-402(13)
Sewers and sewage disposal PLATS. See: SURVEYS, MAPS AND PLATS
Connection of surface drainage pipes to
sewers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-205 PLAYGROUNDS
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PLAYGROUNDS (Cont'd.) POLICE DEPARTMENT (Cont'd.)
Parks and recreation Offenses and miscellaneous provisions . . . 54-211 et seq.
Consumption or possession of alcoholic See: OFFENSES AND MISCEL-
liquors in parks or playgrounds . . 58-1 LANEOUS PROVISIONS
Officers and employees
PLUMBING
Departmental policies and rules
Buildings and building regulations
Outside business activities of
Property maintenance code
members and employees . . . . . . 46-53
Plumbing standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-402
Secretary
POLES AND WIRES Duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-101
Buildings and building regulations Officers enumerated; rank . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-32
Property maintenance code Officers enumerated; rank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-32
Electrical standards Sale of impounded vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-33
Extension cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-403(6) Schedule of fees for services of noncriminal
Streets, sidewalks and other public property nature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-34
Erection of utility poles and wires . . . . . 74-2 Telecommunications
Posting advertising matter on utility Metropolitan extension telecommunica-
poles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-3 tions rights-of-way oversight
Telecommunications Reservation of police powers . . . . . . . 90-28
Metropolitan extension telecommunica-
tions rights-of-way oversight POLLUTION
Conduit or utility poles . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-17 Buildings and building regulations
Vegetation Property maintenance code
Attaching wires to trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-3 Plumbing standards
Backflow prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-402(3)
POLICE DEPARTMENT Health and sanitation
Animals
Water supplies
Interference; authority of police and
Prohibition of use of secondary water
animal control officers . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
supplies for human consump-
Composition; appointment and oath of
tion or irrigation; exceptions
members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-31
Exceptions
Departmental policies and rules
Noncontact cooling or process
Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-51
water using contaminated
Chief of police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-71 et seq.
Members to be familiar and comply groundwater if approved . 34-65(b)(2)
with division and chief's rules and Wells or secondary water supply
regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-52 affecting contaminated
Outside business activities of members groundwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-69
and employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-53 Sewers and sewage disposal
School crossing guards Accident prevention
Duties; identifying clothing; signs . . 46-121 Containment facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-366
Failure to obey signal as violation;
presumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-123 POSTED, POSTING
Selection; training; supervision . . . . . 46-122 Buildings and building regulations
Secretary Property maintenance code
Duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-101 Administration and enforcement
Law enforcement Removal of posted sign or notices 10-305
Enforcement personnel; appearance Licenses
tickets for misdemeanors and civil Public nuisances near business
infractions establishments
Police and peace officer authority . . . 46-1(a) Abatement of nuisance and costs;
Members, membership posting; recording and listing of
Composition; appointment and oath of public nuisances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-174
members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-31 Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
Departmental policies and rules Public morals, offenses involving
Members to be familiar and comply Controlled substances and prostitu-
with division and chief's rules tion nuisances
and regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-52 Abatement of nuisance and costs;
Outside business activities of posting; recording and list-
members and employees . . . . . . 46-53 ing of public nuisances . . . . . 54-151
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Section Section
POSTED, POSTING (Cont'd.) POWERS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILI-
Streets, sidewalks and other public property TIES (Cont'd.)
Posting advertising matter on utility School crossing guards
poles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-3 Duties; identifying clothing; signs 46-121
Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-101
POWERS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILI- Sewers and sewage disposal
TIES Administrative organization
Animals Powers of the county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-307
Owner responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Procedure for conduct of hearing
Responsibilities; authority . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 Hearing board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-472(b)
Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-107 et seq. Solid waste
See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING Responsibility of owners and occupants 70-4
REGULATIONS Streets, sidewalks and other public property
Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11 Street numbers for buildings
Chief of police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-74 et seq. City engineer to furnish numbers,
See: CHIEF OF POLICE duty of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-113
Community development Owner to affix numbers, duty of . . . . 74-114
Enterprise zone Telecommunications
Citizens' council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-63(b) Metropolitan extension telecommunica-
Department of administration tions rights-of-way oversight
Assistant city manager; appointment, Reservation of police powers . . . . . . . 90-28
responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-107 Vegetation
Department of affirmative action Noxious weeds and vegetation
Director of affirmative action; appoint- Designation and general duties of
ment, responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-167 commissioner of noxious weeds
Department of cemeteries and vegetation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-34
Duties of superintendent . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-64 Duty of property owner to destroy
Department of community development and remove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-36
Appointment and responsibilities of PRECEDING AND FOLLOWING
director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-147 Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
Department of leisure services
Appointment, compensation and duties PREMISES
of director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-32 Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
Department of public utilities . . . . . . . . . . . 94-34 et seq.
See: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PROPERTY
UTILITIES Streets, sidewalks and other public property
Deputy director of public safety for fire Snow and ice from private property not
services to be placed on street or sidewalk 74-8
Duties with respect to fires outside city 30-157 Vegetation
General powers and duties . . . . . . . . . . . 30-156 Noxious weeds and vegetation
Downtown development authority . . . . . . . 18-36 City exempt from action of trespass
Finance for entering private land to
Purchasing and sales destroy and remove . . . . . . . . . . . 98-37
Appointment and general duties of PROPERTY
purchasing agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-251 Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-133 et seq.
Municipal civil infractions See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING
Municipal ordinance violations bureau REGULATIONS
Bureau limited to accepting admis- Cemeteries
sions of responsibility . . . . . . . . . 46-203(d) City cemeteries
Procedure where admission of Damage or removal of property . . . . . 14-41
responsibility not made or fine Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11
not paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-203(g) Chief of police
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions . . . 54-281 et seq. Custody of all department property . . . 46-77
See: OFFENSES AND MISCEL- Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
LANEOUS PROVISIONS Environment
Planning commission Soil stripping and dumping
General powers and duties . . . . . . . . . . . 66-38 Excavations
Police department Location with respect to streets
Departmental policies and rules and property lines . . . . . . . . . 26-197
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PROPERTY (Cont'd.) PUBLIC PROPERTY. See: STREETS,
Finance SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC
Charges for collection of debts, civil PROPERTY
fines, expenses and costs of the
city in connection with property PUBLIC WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS
and ordinance violations involv- Department of public works . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-126 et seq.
ing property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-232 See: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
Housing commission WORKS
Ownership of property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-82 Finance
Law enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-151 et seq. Charges for collection of debts, civil
See: LAW ENFORCEMENT fines, expenses and costs of the
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions . . . 54-31 et seq. city in connection with property
See: OFFENSES AND MISCEL- and ordinance violations involv-
LANEOUS PROVISIONS ing property
Sewers and sewage disposal
Service charge not applicable to
Construction, repair and related mat-
special assessment districts or
ters
special assessments for public
Construction, alteration or repair
improvements by consent . . . . . 2-232(3)
prior to paving
Notice to owner or occupant of Health and sanitation
property in front of or contigu- Water supplies
ous to proposed improve- Penalty; permit denial; remedies
ment; resolution fixing time Building or improvement permit . 34-64(b)
for hearing, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-155 Sewers and sewage disposal
Streets, sidewalks and other public property 74-1 et seq. Construction, repair and related mat-
See: STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND ters
OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY Construction, alteration or repair
Taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-46 et seq. prior to paving
See: TAXATION Notice to owner or occupant of
Vegetation property in front of or contigu-
Noxious weeds and vegetation ous to proposed improve-
Duty of property owner to destroy ment; resolution fixing time
and remove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-36 for hearing, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-155
PROSECUTION Streets, sidewalks and other public property 74-31 et seq.
Buildings and building regulations See: STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND
Property maintenance code OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY
Prosecution not delayed . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-284 Subdivisions and other land divisions . . . . 78-166 et seq.
Chief of police See: SUBDIVISIONS AND OTHER
Duty to enforce laws, procure evidence, LAND DIVISIONS
keep prosecutors informed . . . . . . . 46-74
PUBLICATIONS
PROSTITUTION Floodplain management
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions . . . 54-99 et seq. Publication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-405
See: OFFENSES AND MISCEL- Traffic and vehicles
LANEOUS PROVISIONS Michigan Vehicle Code
Notice to be published . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-16
PUBLIC ACTS
Vegetation
Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
Noxious weeds and vegetation
PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER Notice to destroy and remove; publica-
Law enforcement tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-35
Enforcement personnel; appearance
tickets for misdemeanors and civil PURCHASES, PURCHASING
infractions Cemeteries
Police and peace officer authority . . . 46-1(a) City cemeteries
Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-31 et seq. Purchase of lots generally . . . . . . . . . . 14-34
See: NOISE Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-251 et seq.
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions . . . 54-64 et seq. See: FINANCE
See: OFFENSES AND MISCEL- Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
LANEOUS PROVISIONS Minors, offenses involving
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Section Section
PURCHASES, PURCHASING (Cont'd.) RECORDS AND REPORTS (Cont'd.)
Alcoholic liquors Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-171 et seq.
Purchase or consumption of See: LICENSES
alcoholic liquors by persons Local officer's compensation commission
under 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-263 Public availability of records . . . . . . . . . . 2-305
Purchase, consumption or possession Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
of tobacco products by minors; False reporting of fires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-5
furnishing tobacco products to Public morals, offenses involving
minors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-242 Controlled substances and prostitu-
Public morals, offenses involving tion nuisances
Model glue Abatement of nuisance and costs;
Purchase or possession by minors 54-184 posting; recording and list-
ing of public nuisances . . . . . 54-151
PURCHASING AGENT Planning commission
Finance Bylaws adoption; public record require-
Purchasing and sales ments; annual report by planning
Appointment and general duties of commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-42
purchasing agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-251 Meetings; rules; records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-39
Sewers and sewage disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-473 et seq.
R See: SEWERS AND SEWAGE
DISPOSAL
RABIES CONTROL Stormwater management
Animals Recordkeeping requirement . . . . . . . . . . . 26-549
Licensing; rabies vaccination . . . . . . . . . 6-8 Streets, sidewalks and other public property
Vacation or renaming, street or alley
REAL PROPERTY, REAL ESTATE
Record of petitions granted . . . . . . . . . 74-275
Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
Telecommunications
RECORDS AND REPORTS Metropolitan extension telecommunica-
Buildings and building regulations tions rights-of-way oversight
Property maintenance code Annual report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-24
Administration and enforcement
Inspection prior to sales and RECREATION. See: PARKS AND
certificate of compliance for RECREATION
properties with neighbor-
hood enterprise zone REGISTER, REGISTRATION
certificates issued Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-1 et seq.
Copy of the report given to buyer 10-303(b) See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING
Chief of police REGULATIONS
Incompetency or resignation of depart- Health and sanitation
ment member, duty to report . . . . 46-79 Water supplies
Records and make reports, duty to keep 46-76 Register of deeds, notification to . . . . 34-72
Department of cemeteries Historical preservation
Departmental records and accounts . . . 14-62 Historic district
Department of leisure services Historic district boundary
Budget; receipt of gifts or bequests; National Register Historic District 38-123(g)
deposit of funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-35 Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-31 et seq.
Department of public works See: LICENSES
Report of resignations; assignments for Noise
personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-128 Sound trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-67
Deputy director of public safety for fire
services RENOVATIONS, REPAIRS OR RESTORA-
Records; generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-158 TIONS
Historical preservation Buildings and building regulations
Historic district Property maintenance code
Historic district study committee and Administration and enforcement
the study committee report. . . . 38-104 Violations
Meetings, recordkeeping and rules of Final notice to repair . . . . . . . . . 10-330
procedure, historic district com- Repair, notice to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-328
mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-107 Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11
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Section Section
RENOVATIONS, REPAIRS OR RESTORA- RIGHTS (Cont'd.)
TIONS (Cont'd.) Code does not affect prior offenses or
Sewers and sewage disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-151 et seq. rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
See: SEWERS AND SEWAGE Offenses and miscellaneous provisions . . . 54-31 et seq.
DISPOSAL See: OFFENSES AND MISCEL-
Streets, sidewalks and other public property 74-31 et seq. LANEOUS PROVISIONS
See: STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND Sewers and sewage disposal
OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY Procedure for conduct of hearing
Telecommunications Conduct of hearing
Metropolitan extension telecommunica- Rights of parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-475(f)
tions rights-of-way oversight Streets, sidewalks and other public property
Repair of damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-19 Construction, repairs, improvements and
alterations
RESEARCH AND STUDIES Permit
Historical preservation Permits and bonds; right of review
Historic district and inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-52
Historic district study committee and Telecommunications
the study committee report. . . . 38-104 Metropolitan extension telecommunica-
tions rights-of-way oversight
RESIDENCE, RESIDENTIAL
Existing rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-26
Sewers and sewage disposal
Rates and charges ROADWAY
Customer classification Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
Class I—Residential . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-566(1)
Taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-1 et seq. S
See: TAXATION
SAFETY AND WELFARE
REZONING Buildings and building regulations
Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11 Property maintenance code
Electrical standards
RIGHT-OF-WAY
Unsafe electrical systems . . . . . . . . 10-403(5)
Streets, sidewalks and other public property
Deputy director of public safety for fire
Construction, repairs, improvements and services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-156 et seq.
alterations See: DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
Permit SAFETY FOR FIRE SERVICES
Construction, repairs, improve- Encroachments
ments and alterations Unsafe encroachments, removal of . . . . 74-212
Alleys and other rights-of-way . 74-51(3) Fireworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-304
Subdivisions and other land divisions Offenses and miscellaneous provisions . . . 54-61 et seq.
Design layout standards See: OFFENSES AND MISCEL-
Streets LANEOUS PROVISIONS
Right-of-way widths . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-144
Telecommunications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-11 et seq. SALES
See: TELECOMMUNICATIONS Alcoholic liquor
License approval and revocation recom-
RIGHTS mendations
Buildings and building regulations Applications for issuance or renewal,
Dangerous buildings transfer of ownership or loca-
Abatement tion, or revocation of license to
Annual registration of vacant sell beer, wine or spirits
buildings and registration Standards to be applied by the
fees city commission in approv-
Definitions and applicability; ing or denying applications . 50-147
registration statement and Submission; contents . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-146
fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-107(b) Buildings and building regulations
Rights of action; penalties for viola- Property maintenance code
tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-63 Administration and enforcement
Cemeteries Inspection prior to sales and
City cemeteries certificate of compliance for
Restrictions on rights of lot owners . 14-36 properties with neighbor-
Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11 hood enterprise zone
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Section Section
certificates issued . . . . . . . . . . 10-303 SEDIMENTATION CONTROL. See: SOIL
Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-251 et seq. EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION
See: FINANCE CONTROL
Law enforcement
Junk or abandoned property . . . . . . . . . . 46-154 SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Licenses Accident prevention
Registration Approval of plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-368
General conditions for issuance and Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-369
continuing in effect Containment facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-366
Advertising sales as executors, Interim measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-370
receivers, close-out, dam- Order to file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-367
aged goods, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-39(d) Water resources commission rules . . . . . 94-371
Noise Accidents
Noise to attract attention to Accident prevention. See herein that
performance, show or sale . . . . . . . 26-49 subject
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions . . . 54-122 et seq. Reporting
See: OFFENSES AND MISCEL- Emergency or accidental discharges 94-283
LANEOUS PROVISIONS Administrative appeals
Police department Finality of action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-454
Sale of impounded vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . 46-33 Formal hearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-453
Solid waste Content of request for hearing . . . . . . 94-453(b)
Collection and disposal Right to hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-453(a)
Stickers, city refuse; sale and use . . . 70-36 Schedule for hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-453(c)
Informal hearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-452
SCHEDULES, TABLES AND GRAPHS Nature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-452(c)
Municipal civil infractions Right to hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-452(a)
Schedule of civil fines established . . . . . 46-204 Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-452(b)
Police department Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-451
Schedule of fees for services of Administrative organization
noncriminal nature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-34 Enforcement agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-306
Sewers and sewage disposal Powers of the county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-307
Administrative appeals Appeals
Formal hearings Administrative appeals. See herein that
Schedule for hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-453(c) subject
Procedure for conduct of hearing
Pretreatment
Hearing board
Compliance
Designation of appeal board . . . . . 94-472(a)
Schedule of compliance . . . . . . . . . . 94-348(a)
Authority of inspectors and protection of
SCHOOLS owners
Noise Authority generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-241
Schools, courts, churches, hospitals, noise Other inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-243
near . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-48 Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-242
Sound trucks Boards and commissions
Operation near hospital, school, Accident prevention
church, court or voting place . . 26-71 Water resources commission rules . . 94-371
Police department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-121 et seq. Procedure for conduct of hearing. See
herein that subject
See: POLICE DEPARTMENT
Charges, fees and rates
Subdivisions and other land divisions
Penalties and remedies
Design layout standards
Surcharges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-498
Parks, school sites, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-118
Rates and charges. See herein that
SECONDHAND GOODS subject
Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-201 et seq. Surcharges. See herein that subject
See: LICENSES Confidentiality
Confidential information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-521
SECURITY Release of confidentiality . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-523
Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-401 et seq. Request for confidentiality . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-522
See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING Connection of surface drainage pipes to
REGULATIONS sewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-205
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SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL (Cont'd.) SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL (Cont'd.)
Connections Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-432
At time of original construction, connec- Finance
tion by city; costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-176 Connections
Change or amendment of rules . . . . . . . 94-181 At time of original construction, con-
City not responsible for breaking of nection by city; costs . . . . . . . . . . 94-176
mains, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-179 Connection, deposits to sanitary sewer 94-182
Connection, deposits to sanitary sewer 94-182 Pretreatment
Inspection of premises receiving sewer Federal Categorical Pretreatment
service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-180 Standards (FCPS)
Maintenance, repair or replacement . . . 94-178 Revision of FCPS for consistent
Permit required for connection removal
subsequent to time of original Information and costs . . . . . . . . . 94-349(c)(4)
construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-177 Goods or services
Construction Connections
Accident prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-369 Inspection of premises receiving sewer
Connections service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-180
At time of original construction, con- Enforcement and procedure
nection by city; costs . . . . . . . . . . 94-176
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-432
Permit required for connection
Privies and cesspools prohibited where
subsequent to time of original
sanitary sewer service furnished . 94-204
construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-177
Rates and charges
Construction, repair and related mat-
Service outside city, additional charge
ters. See herein that subject
for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-573
Construction, repair and related matters
User charge for sewer service . . . . . . 94-563
Building sewers and connections . . . . . . 94-158
Hearings
Compliance with state construction code 94-152
Construction, alteration or repair prior Administrative appeals
to paving Formal hearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-453
Failure of owner or occupant to comply Informal hearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-452
with notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-156 Construction, repair and related mat-
Notice to owner or occupant of ters
property in front of or contigu- Construction, alteration or repair
ous to proposed improvement; prior to paving
resolution fixing time for hear- Notice to owner or occupant of
ing, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-155 property in front of or contigu-
Order by city commission . . . . . . . . . . 94-154 ous to proposed improve-
Work by city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-157 ment; resolution fixing time
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-151 for hearing, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-155
Designation on paving plan of laterals Procedure for conduct of hearing. See
not constructed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-153 herein that subject
Paving or surfacing Industry, industrial
Construction, alteration or repair Rates and charges. See herein that
prior to paving. See within this subject
subheading that subject Reporting
Designation on paving plan of later- Industrial surveillance report
als not constructed . . . . . . . . . . . 94-153 required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-281
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-201 Inspections
Department of public utilities . . . . . . . . . . . 94-36 et seq. Authority of inspectors and protection
See: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC of owners. See herein that subject
UTILITIES Connections
Discharge restrictions Inspection of premises receiving sewer
Future conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-223 service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-180
Intent of regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-221 Procedure for conduct of hearing
Prohibited discharges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-222 Conduct of hearing
Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-225 Official notice
Wastewater analyses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-224 Inspection of the premises . . . . 94-475(g)(4)
Enforcement and procedure Maintenance
Citation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-431 Connections
Content of citation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-433 Maintenance, repair or replacement 94-178
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Section Section
SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL (Cont'd.) SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL (Cont'd.)
Rates and charges Continuing offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-497
Operation, maintenance, replace- Criminal penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-496
ment and depreciation costs plus Prima facie presumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-502
amount for recovery of portion Surcharges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-498
of federal grants, industrial Violation constitutes a public nuisance 94-500
users to pay share of . . . . . . . . . . 94-567 Planning
Reporting Accident prevention
Records regarding FCPS Approval of plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-368
Maintenance of records regarding Construction, repair and related mat-
FCPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-287(a) ters
Mandatory connection to sanitary sewer; Designation on paving plan of later-
denial of right to connect . . . . . . . . . . . 94-203 als not constructed . . . . . . . . . . . 94-153
Monitoring and sampling Pretreatment
Authority to require submission of Pretreatment plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-347
samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-263 Pretreatment
Failure to permit access or removal of Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-348
samples and other data . . . . . . . . . . 94-264 Amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-348(c)
New installation or pretreatment facili- Modification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-348(d)
ties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-265 Schedule of compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-348(a)
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-265(a) Steps or phases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-348(b)
Tests by users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-265(b) Federal Categorical Pretreatment
Removal of samples and data . . . . . . . . . 94-262 Standards (FCPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-349
Sampling devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-261 Compliance date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-349(b)
Notice, notification Inclusion in standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-349(a)
Construction, repair and related mat- Notice to municipality . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-349(e)
ters Public participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-349(f)
Construction, alteration or repair Revision of FCPS for consistent
prior to paving removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-349(c)
Failure of owner or occupant to Conditional revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-349(c)(2)
comply with notice . . . . . . . . . 94-156 Information and costs . . . . . . . . . . . 94-349(c)(4)
Notice to owner or occupant of Provisional revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-349(c)(3)
property in front of or contigu- Revision generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-349(c)(1)
ous to proposed improve- Variance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-349(d)
ment; resolution fixing time General standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-346
for hearing, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-155 Pretreatment plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-347
Monitoring and sampling Privies and cesspools prohibited where
New installation or pretreatment sanitary sewer service furnished . . . 94-204
facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-265(a) Procedure for conduct of hearing
Pretreatment Boards and commissions
Federal Categorical Pretreatment Hearing board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-472
Standards (FCPS) Method and form of decision. See
Notice to municipality . . . . . . . . . . . 94-349(e) within this subheading that
Procedure for conduct of hearing. See subject
herein that subject Compliance with procedures . . . . . . . . . . 94-471
Reporting Conduct of hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-475
Emergency or accidental discharges 94-283(1) Admissibility of evidence . . . . . . . . . . . 94-475(d)
Orders Evidence, testimony and witnesses
Contents of orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-328 Admissibility of evidence . . . . . . . . 94-475(d)
Factors beyond reasonable control . . . . . 94-329 Exclusion of evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-475(e)
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-326 Hearsay evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-475(c)
Types of orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-327 Oral evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-475(b)
Cease discharge within a time certain, Exclusion of evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-475(e)
order to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-327(2) Hearsay evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-475(c)
Effect pretreatment, order to . . . . . . . 94-327(3) Official notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-475(g)
Immediate cease and desist . . . . . . . . 94-327(1) Inspection of the premises . . . . . . . 94-475(g)(4)
Perform affirmative actions, order to 94-327(4) Opportunity to refute . . . . . . . . . . . 94-475(g)(3)
Penalties and remedies Parties to be notified . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-475(g)(2)
Civil injunctive relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-501 What may be noticed . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-475(g)(1)
Civil penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-499 Oral evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-475(b)
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Section Section
SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL (Cont'd.) SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL (Cont'd.)
Rights of parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-475(f) Industry, industrial
Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-475(a) Additional charge for industrial waste 94-572
Form of notice of hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-474 Customer classification
General procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-473 Class III—Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-566(3)
Continuances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-473(d) Industrial users discharging process
Hearing examiners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-473(a) wastewater not exceeding
Oaths; certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-473(e) normal strength sewage to make
Reasonable dispatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-473(f) quarterly payments to city based
Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-473(b) on actual volume and strength
Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-473(c) of flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-568
Hearing board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-472 Operation, maintenance, replace-
Conduct of proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-472(d) ment and depreciation costs plus
Designation of appeal board . . . . . . . . 94-472(a) amount for recovery of portion
Powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-472(b) of federal grants, industrial
Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-472(c) users to pay share of . . . . . . . . . . 94-567
Judicial review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-477 Pretreatment or payment of surcharge
Method and form of decision . . . . . . . . . . 94-476 required where industrial user
Boards and commissions exceeds limits of normal
Consideration of report by hear- strength sewage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-569
ing board; notice . . . . . . . . . . . 94-476(c) Lien, charges constitute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-577
Disposition by the hearing board . 94-476(e) Limitation on review of bill . . . . . . . . . . . 94-575
Hearing before hearing board . . . . 94-476(a) Operation, maintenance, replacement
Consideration of report by hearing and depreciation costs plus amount
board; notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-476(c) for recovery of portion of federal
Disposition by the hearing board . . . 94-476(e) grants, industrial users to pay
Effective date of decision . . . . . . . . . . . 94-476(h) share of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-567
Examiner, hearing before . . . . . . . . . . 94-476(b) Payment for services rendered city . . . . 94-576
Exceptions to report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-476(d) Permit required to discharge wastewater
Form of decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-476(g) exceeding normal strength sewage 94-570
Hearing before hearing board . . . . . . 94-476(a) Pretreatment or payment of surcharge
Proposed decision not adopted . . . . . . 94-476(f) required where industrial user
Notice, notification exceeds limits of normal strength
Conduct of hearing sewage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-569
Official notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-475(g) Rates and charges generally . . . . . . . . . . 94-562
Form of notice of hearing . . . . . . . . . . 94-474 Service outside city, additional charge
Method and form of decision
for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-573
Consideration of report by hear-
Sewer connection fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-564
ing board; notice . . . . . . . . . . . 94-476(c)
Stub line installation fees . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-565
Records and reports
User charge for sewer service . . . . . . . . . 94-563
General procedures
Renovations, repairs or restorations
Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-473(b)
Connections
Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-473(c)
Maintenance, repair or replacement 94-178
Method and form of decision
Exceptions to report . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-476(d) Construction, repair and related mat-
ters. See herein that subject
Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-202
Rates and charges Reporting
Additional charge for industrial waste . 94-572 DPW board regarding FCPS, reports by 94-286
Charges for late payment; protest . . . . . 94-574 Emergency or accidental discharges . . . 94-283
Customer classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-566 Emergency contact points . . . . . . . . . . 94-283(2)
Class I—Residential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-566(1) Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-283(1)
Class II—Commercial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-566(2) FCPS, reports by users regarding . . . . . 94-285
Class III—Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-566(3) Industrial surveillance report required 94-281
Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-561 Annual reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-281(5)
Industrial users discharging process Initial report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-281(2)
wastewater not exceeding normal Mandatory report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-281(1)
strength sewage to make quarterly Monthly reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-281(3)
payments to city based on actual Quarterly reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-281(4)
volume and strength of flow . . . . . 94-568 Signature on reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-281(6)
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Section Section
SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL (Cont'd.) SIGNATURE AND SUBSCRIPTION
Records regarding FCPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-287 Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
Falsification of records regarding
FCPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-287(b) SIGNS
Maintenance of records regarding Buildings and building regulations
FCPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-287(a) Property maintenance code
Reports by the county director regard- Administration and enforcement
ing users affected by FCPS . . . . . . 94-284 Removal of posted sign or notices 10-305
Waivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-282 Environment
Rules and regulations; generally . . . . . . . . . 94-131 Soil stripping and dumping
Sewer use requirements. See herein specific Excavations
subjects Standards
Subdivisions and other land divisions Warning signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-198(e)
Required improvements Parks and recreation
Sanitary sewer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-171 Obedience to signs or instructions . . . . . 58-2
Surcharges Police department
Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-392 Departmental policies and rules
Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-394 School crossing guards
Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-393 Duties; identifying clothing; signs 46-121
Provisions re. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-391 Streets, sidewalks and other public property
Transition and exemption Signs or signposts on streets . . . . . . . . . . 74-4
Authorized current discharges . . . . . . . . 94-411
Conditions precedent to grant or denial 94-413 SITES, SITE PLANS
Exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-412 Environment
Upsets and net/gross Soil stripping and dumping
Liability, upset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-541 Excavations
Net/gross and FCPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-543 Standards
Upsets and FCPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-542 Landscaping of site . . . . . . . . . . . 26-198(h)
Utilities Use of prescribed route to move
Connection permit, water and sewer . . 94-2 soil from site . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-198(i)
Writs, warrants and other legal processes Subdivisions and other land divisions
Construction, repair and related mat- Design layout standards
ters Parks, school sites, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-118
Construction, alteration or repair
prior to paving SMOKING
Order by city commission . . . . . . . . 94-154 Application of article to city facilities or
Enforcement and procedure vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-33
Citation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-431 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-31
Content of citation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-433 Findings and purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-32
Orders. See herein that subject Other applicable laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-36
Prohibition of smoking; exceptions and
SEXUAL CONDUCT limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-34
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions . . . 54-99 et seq. Exceptions and limitations . . . . . . . . . . . 34-34(b)
See: OFFENSES AND MISCEL- Pere Marquette Park, prohibition in . . . 34-34(c)
LANEOUS PROVISIONS Prohibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-34(a)
Violations and penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-35
SHALL
Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2 SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION
CONTROL
SHRUBS. See: TREES, SHRUBS AND
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-156 et seq.
PLANTS
See: ENVIRONMENT
SIDEWALKS. See: STREETS, SIDEWALKS
SOLICITATION
AND OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY
Licenses
SIGNALING DEVICES Transient business activities
Police department Charitable and religious solicitors . . 50-106
Departmental policies and rules Solicitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-105
School crossing guards Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
Failure to obey signal as violation; Public morals, offenses involving
presumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-123 Prostitution and related offenses . . . 54-142
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SOLICITORS. See: PEDDLERS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
SOLICITORS Licenses
Transient business activities
SOLID WASTE Special event parking downtown . . . 50-111
Buildings and building regulations
Property maintenance code SPEED, SPEED LIMITS
Maintenance requirements Noise
Storage of rubbish, garbage, and Sound trucks
other materials . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-415(c) Minimum speed; operation of sound
Collection and disposal equipment when truck stopped 26-72
Anti-scavenging provisions . . . . . . . . . . . 70-32 Waterways
Bulk items and household appliances; Muskegon Lake
stickers required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-35 No wake speed zone for Muskegon
City refuse collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-31 Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106-32
City contractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-31(c)
STAGNANT WATER
Placement of refuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-31(a)
Environment
Rules and regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-31(b)
Soil stripping and dumping
Rates and charges
Excavations
Billing procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-61
Standards
Change of occupancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-58
Stagnant water; spraying of
Deposit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-59
pools or ponds . . . . . . . . . . . 26-198(f)
Fees established . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-56
Finance STAIRS AND RAILS
Billing procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-61 Buildings and building regulations
Deposit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-59 Property maintenance code
Manner of billing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-57 Structural maintenance standards
Lien for charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-62 Exterior standards
Manner of billing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-57 Stairways and porches, exterior 10-401(1)f
Notification of vacancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-60 Interior structural standards
Stickers, fees for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-63 Handrails and stairways . . . . . . 10-401(2)f
Termination of service for failure to Streets, sidewalks and other public property
pay fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-64 Entrances or stairs projecting on
Receptacles generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-33 sidewalks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-11
Nonconforming receptacles . . . . . . . . . 70-33(b) STATE
Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-33(a) Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
Removal of uncontained refuse and unac-
ceptable materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-34 STORAGE
Stickers, city refuse; sale and use . . . . . 70-36 Buildings and building regulations
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-2 Property maintenance code
Finance Maintenance requirements
Collection and disposal. See herein that Storage of rubbish, garbage, and
subject other materials . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-415(c)
Nuisances Fire prevention and protection
Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-6(b) Fire prevention code
Penalty; complicity Rules for flammable and combustible
Expenses; equitable remedies . . . . . . 70-3(b) liquids and underground stor-
Nuisances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-6 age tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-192
Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-6(b) Storage and disposition of waste oil,
Removal or abatement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-6(a) flammable liquids and grease . . . . 30-1
Penalty; complicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-3 Stormwater management
Complicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-3(c) Storage of hazardous or toxic materials
Expenses; equitable remedies . . . . . . . . . 70-3(b) in drainageway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-539
General penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-3(a) Traffic and vehicles
Purpose and intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-1 Junk vehicles
Responsibility of owners and occupants . . 70-4 Storage requirements and prohibi-
Unauthorized dumping; littering . . . . . . . . 70-5 tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-55
Utilities
SOUND AMPLIFYING DEVICES Cross connections with public water
Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-38 et seq. supply system
See: NOISE Private water storage tanks . . . . . . . . 94-607
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT STORMWATER MANAGEMENT (Cont'd.)
Applicability, exemptions, and general Protection of environmentally sensitive
provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-504 areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-529
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-500 Public health, safety and welfare. . . . . . 26-528
Enforcement Responsibility for stormwater manage-
Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-562 ment system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-526
Collection of costs; lien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-561 Soil erosion and sedimentation control 26-531
Cost recovery for damage to stormwa- Stormwater management system . . . . . . 26-527
ter drainage system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-560 Stormwater permit
Emergency measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-559 Certificate of occupancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-516
Failure to comply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-558 Drainage plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-513
Sanctions for violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-556 Financial guaranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-515
Stop work order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-557 No change in approved facilities . . . . . . 26-517
Suspension of MS4 access . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-563 Permit required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-511
Tracking enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-564 Review fees; escrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-514
Findings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-502 Review procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-512
Inspection, monitoring, reporting, and Limitations of review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-512.2
recordkeeping Terms and conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-518
Accidental discharges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-548
Inspection and sampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-546 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER
Recordkeeping requirement . . . . . . . . . . . 26-549 PUBLIC PROPERTY
Stormwater monitoring facilities . . . . . . 26-547 Alleys
Performance and design standards Construction, repairs, improvements and
Alternatives for meeting performance alterations
standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-583 Permit
Design standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-584 Construction, repairs, improve-
Performance standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-582 ments and alterations
Resolution to implement performance Alleys and other rights-of-way . 74-51(3)
and design standards. . . . . . . . . . . . 26-581 Vacation or renaming, street or alley.
Responsibility to implement best See herein that subject
management practices (BMPs) . . . 26-585 Animals
Prohibitions and exemptions Animals running loose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Exempted discharges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-537 Buildings and building regulations
Interference with natural or artificial Demolition of buildings
drains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-538 Sidewalk openings, removal of . . . . . . 10-140
Prohibited discharges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-536 Leaving building materials on sidewalks 74-6
Prohibition of illicit connections . . . . 26-536..2 Street numbers for buildings. See herein
Prohibition of illicit discharges . . . . . 26-536.1 that subject
Storage of hazardous or toxic materials Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11
in drainageway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-539 Construction, repairs, improvements and
Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-503 alterations
Statutory authority and title . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-501 Definitions concerning landscaping . . . . 74-31
Stormwater easements and maintenance Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-34
agreements Permit
Applicability of requirements . . . . . . . . . 26-571 Construction, repairs, improvements
Maintenance agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-573 and alterations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-51
Maintenance agreement provisions . 26-573.2 Alleys and other rights-of-way . . . 74-51(3)
Failure to perform maintenance . . 26-573....2.c Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-51(1)
Maintenance documentation . . . . . 26-573...2.b Excavation, alteration . . . . . . . . . . . 74-51(2)
Maintenance plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-573..2.a Public utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-51(4)
Tracking operation and maintenance 26-573.....3 Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-53
Prohibition of orphan drains . . . . . . . . . . 26-574 Permits and bonds; right of review
Stormwater easements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-572 and inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-52
Stormwater management system, protec- Restoration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-33
tion and other standards, soil ero- Traffic control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-32
sion control Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
Flood protection and building openings 26-530 Deposit of wastewater or flammable liquids
Land survey and elevation on streets or sidewalks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-9
certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-530.1.4 Encroachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-200 et seq.
Waiver of land survey . . . . . . . . . . . 26-530..1.5 See: ENCROACHMENTS
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STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER
PUBLIC PROPERTY (Cont'd.) PUBLIC PROPERTY (Cont'd.)
Entrances or stairs projecting on sidewalks 74-11 Plan on file; inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-112
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-197 et seq. Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-111
See: ENVIRONMENT Subdivisions and other land divisions . . . . 78-141 et seq.
Erection of utility poles and wires . . . . . . . 74-2 See: SUBDIVISIONS AND OTHER
Excavating, filling, paving, etc., on public LAND DIVISIONS
property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-14 Uncovered cellars or excavations . . . . . . . . 74-12
Excavations Utilities
Construction, repairs, improvements and Construction, repairs, improvements and
alterations alterations
Permit Permit
Construction, repairs, improve- Construction, repairs, improve-
ments and alterations ments and alterations
Excavation, alteration . . . . . . . . 74-51(2) Public utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-51(4)
Excavating, filling, paving, etc., on public Erection of utility poles and wires . . . . . 74-2
property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-14 Posting advertising matter on utility
Uncovered cellars or excavations . . . . . . 74-12 poles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-3
Gates projecting onto public ways . . . . . . . 74-13 Public and private utility franchises.
Leaves, grass, etc., in public ways prohibited 74-10 See herein that subject
Leaving building materials on sidewalks . 74-6 Vacation or renaming, street or alley
Licenses Determination to grant petition . . . . . . . 74-274
Registration Petition for changes; fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-272
Use of streets for business purposes 50-42 Petitions
Noise Determination to grant petition . . . . 74-274
Sound trucks Petition for changes; fee . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-272
Certain streets, operation on Record of petitions granted . . . . . . . . . 74-275
prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-70 Procedure for street changes . . . . . . . . . . 74-271
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions . . . 54-3 et seq. Public hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-273
See: OFFENSES AND MISCEL- Record of petitions granted . . . . . . . . . . . 74-275
LANEOUS PROVISIONS
Penalty for violation of this chapter . . . . . . 74-1 SUBDIVISIONS AND OTHER LAND DIVI-
Placing goods, wares, etc., on or over SIONS
sidewalks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-5 Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11
Posting advertising matter on utility poles 74-3 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-31
Public and private utility franchises Design layout standards
Application for franchise . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-144 Applicability of division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-116
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-141 Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-119
Standards for granting of franchise . . . 74-143 Floodplains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-122
Utility franchise required . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-142 Lots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-120
Removal of snow and ice from sidewalks . 74-7 Natural features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-121
Sidewalk improvements Parks, school sites, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-118
Assess costs against owner of abutting Streets
property, authority to. . . . . . . . . . . . 74-84 Conformity with major street and
Authority of city commission to order master plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-141
work done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-82 General layout requirements . . . . . . . 78-142
Establishing grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-83 Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-145
Maintenance, sidewalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-81 Half streets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-143
Notice to owners or occupants of property Intersections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-148
contiguous to defective sidewalk . 74-85 Jogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-149
Work by city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-86 Radii of curvature on centerline . . . . 78-146
Signs or signposts on streets . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-4 Right-of-way widths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-144
Snow and ice from private property not to Tangent between reverse curves . . . . 78-147
be placed on street or sidewalk . . . . . 74-8 Suitability of land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-117
Street numbers for buildings Minimum requirements; effect of article
City engineer to furnish numbers, duty on other ordinances, laws or regula-
of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-113 tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-33
Display of unofficial number prohibited 74-115 Penalty for violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-34
Owner to affix numbers, duty of . . . . . . 74-114 Planning
Penalty for violation of article . . . . . . . . 74-116 Design layout standards
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SUBDIVISIONS AND OTHER LAND DIVI- SUBDIVISIONS AND OTHER LAND DIVI-
SIONS (Cont'd.) SIONS (Cont'd.)
Streets Required improvements
Conformity with major street and Roadway surfacing and curbs . . . . . . 78-167
master plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-141 Sidewalks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-168
Procedures Subdivision open space plan (planned unit
Final plat development)
Filing; plan check fee . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-98 Application of division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-191
Review and recommendations by Approval or disapproval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-196
city engineer and planning Contents of application for approval
director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-99 Description of land to be dedicated . 78-193
Subdivision open space plan (planned Plan of development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-194
unit development). See herein that Statement of benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-195
subject Contract between city and proprietor . . 78-197
Procedures Statement of principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-192
Final plat
Action by the city commission; SUITS, ACTIONS AND OTHER LEGAL
subsequent approvals; distribu- PROCEEDINGS
tion of prints and copies . . . . . . 78-100 Health and sanitation
Compliance with state law and this Water supplies
subdivision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-96 Penalty; permit denial; remedies
Conformity with preliminary plat . . . 78-97 Injunctive relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-64(c)
Filing; plan check fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-98 Sewers and sewage disposal
Review and recommendations by city Penalties and remedies
engineer and planning director 78-99 Civil injunctive relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-501
Phases of preparation for platting . . . . . 78-51
Preapplication review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-52 SUPERINTENDENT OF CEMETERIES
Preliminary plat Department of cemeteries
Action by city commission . . . . . . . . . . 78-78 Appointment of superintendent as
Approval required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-72 department head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-63
Contents generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-74 Duties of superintendent . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-64
Filing; review and recommendations
by planning director and city SURVEYS, MAPS AND PLATS
engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-76 Environment
Hearing and recommendation by Soil stripping and dumping
planning commission . . . . . . . . . 78-77 Permit
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-71
Map to be filed by applicant . . . . . 26-183
Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-73
Subdivisions and other land divisions . . . . 78-51 et seq.
Vicinity sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-75
See: SUBDIVISIONS AND OTHER
Surveys, maps and plats
LAND DIVISIONS
Final plat. See within this subhead-
Telecommunications
ing that subject
Metropolitan extension telecommunica-
Phases of preparation for platting . . 78-51
tions rights-of-way oversight
Preliminary plat. See within this
Route maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-18
subheading that subject
Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-32
SWEAR. See: OATH, AFFIRMATION,
Required improvements SWEAR OR SWORN
Protection of utilities from flood damage 78-173
Required approvals to be obtained prior
to installation; compliance with T
article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-166
Roadway surfacing and curbs . . . . . . . . . 78-167 TAMPERING
Sanitary sewer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-171 Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
Sidewalks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-168 Property rights, offenses involving
Storm drainage system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-172 Theft of cable television services;
Underground utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-169 defrauding persons of charges;
Water system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-170 damaging, tampering with or
Streets, sidewalks and other public property removing cable television equip-
Design layout standards. See herein ment or willfully interrupting
that subject services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-31
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TAXATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Ad valorem property taxation Metropolitan extension telecommunica-
Residential housing projects and pay- tions rights-of-way oversight
ments in lieu of taxes Annual report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-24
Charges, fees and rates Authorized city officials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-29
Collection of service charge . . . . . . 82-54 Cable television operators . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-25
Service charge constitutes a lien Charges, fees and rates
on property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-53 Establishment and payment of
Service fees and special assess- maintenance fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-20
ments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-56 Modification of existing fees . . . . . . . . 90-21
Collection of service charge. . . . . . . . . 82-54 Permit required
Contract requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-57 Fee, application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-14(d)
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-46 Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-27
Denial of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-58 Conduit or utility poles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-17
Conflict. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-12
Effect on existing projects . . . . . . . . . . 82-59
Construction/engineering permit . . . . . . 90-16
General denial of exemption . . . . . . . . 82-47
Establishment and payment of
Goods or services
maintenance fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-20
Collection of service charge . . . . . . 82-54
Existing rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-26
Service charge constitutes a lien Issuance of permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-15
on property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-53 Approval or denial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-15(a)
Service fees and special assess- Bond requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-15(d)
ments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-56 Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-15(c)
Housing projects eligible . . . . . . . . . . . 82-50 Form of permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-15(b)
Limited exemption stated . . . . . . . . . . 82-48 Modification of existing fees . . . . . . . . . . 90-21
Ownership entities recognized . . . . . . 82-49 Municipal civil infraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-30
Payment in lieu of taxes; amount; Permit required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-14
standards for determination . . . 82-51 Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-14(e)
Amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-51(1) Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-14(b)
Property or unit becoming Confidential information . . . . . . . . . . . 90-14(c)
ineligible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-51(3) Existing providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-14(g)
Standards for determining the Fee, application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-14(d)
amount of the payment in Permit required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-14(a)
lieu of taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-51(2) Previously issued permits . . . . . . . . . . 90-14(f)
Requirement to file information; Permits
default in payment; violations; Construction/engineering permit . . . 90-16
loss of exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-55 Issuance of permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-15
Service charge constitutes a lien on Permit required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-14
property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-53 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-11
Service fees and special assessments 82-56 Repair of damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-19
Term of exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-52 Reservation of police powers . . . . . . . . . . 90-28
Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11 Route maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-18
Housing commission Savings clause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-22
Payment of annual service fee in lieu of Terms defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-13
taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-83 Use of funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-23
Income tax TEMPORARY BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES
Adopted; tax levied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-81 OR USES
Personal exemptions and limitations . . 82-82 Buildings and building regulations
Additional exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-82(b) Property maintenance code
Deductions and personal and Rental property
dependency exemptions . . . . . . . 82-82(a) Certificate of compliance for rental
Total exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-82(c) dwellings
Industrial, commercial and residential Temporary certificates . . . . . . . . 10-352(c)
facilities tax exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . 82-1 Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11
Residence, residential Emergency services
Ad valorem property taxation. See Burglar alarm systems
herein that subject Design of systems; dial alarms . . . . . 22-33
Industrial, commercial and residential Encroachments
facilities tax exemptions . . . . . . . . . 82-1 Temporary encroachments . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-213
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TENANT, OCCUPANT TITLES AND DEEDS (Cont'd.)
Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-82 et seq. City cemeteries
See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING Drawing and execution of deeds to
REGULATIONS lots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-35
Finance Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11
Charges for collection of debts, civil Health and sanitation
fines, expenses and costs of the Water supplies
city in connection with property Register of deeds, notification to . . . . 34-72
and ordinance violations involv-
ing property TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Certificates of compliance or Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
occupancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-232(4) Minors, offenses involving
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions Purchase, consumption or possession
Public morals, offenses involving of tobacco products by minors;
Controlled substances and prostitu- furnishing tobacco products to
tion nuisances minors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-242
Entry into or use of property Smoking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-31 et seq.
ordered vacated; occupancy See: SMOKING
prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-156
TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
Sewers and sewage disposal
Buildings and building regulations
Construction, repair and related mat-
Demolition of buildings
ters
Obstruction of traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-141
Construction, alteration or repair
Moving of buildings
prior to paving
Failure of owner or occupant to Moving permit; application; traffic
comply with notice . . . . . . . . . 94-156 escort; bond; etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-222
Notice to owner or occupant of Electric scooters and bikes
property in front of or contigu- Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-101
ous to proposed improve- Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-104
ment; resolution fixing time Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-100
for hearing, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-155 Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-103
Solid waste Rules and regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-102
Collection and disposal Junk vehicles
Rates and charges Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-53
Change of occupancy . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-58 General prohibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-54
Responsibility of owners and occupants 70-4 Notice of violation; removal; impound-
Streets, sidewalks and other public property ing; penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-56
Sidewalk improvements Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-52
Notice to owners or occupants of Storage requirements and prohibitions 92-55
property contiguous to defec- Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-51
tive sidewalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-85 Local parking restrictions
Marina parking restrictions; violation
TENSES as a municipal civil infraction;
Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2 public boat launch permit viola-
tion fines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-74
THEFT AND STOLEN PROPERTY
Parking restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-71
Law enforcement
Parking violations bureau; minimum
Junk or abandoned property
parking fines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-73
Disposition of stolen, lost and
Snow emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-72
abandoned property . . . . . . . . . . 46-152
Michigan Vehicle Code
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
Code adopted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-14
Property rights, offenses involving
Notice to be published . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-16
Theft of cable television services;
defrauding persons of charges; Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-17
damaging, tampering with or References in code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-15
removing cable television equip- Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-38 et seq.
ment or willfully interrupting See: NOISE
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-31 Pedicabs
Application for operating permit . . . . . . 92-204
TITLES AND DEEDS Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-201
Cemeteries Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-206
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TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES (Cont'd.) UTILITIES (Cont'd.)
Grounds for denial, suspension or revoca- Local cross connection control program 94-604
tion of license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-207 Piping identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-606
Operating regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-202 Private water storage tanks . . . . . . . . . . 94-607
Pedicab identification number and decal 92-205 Right to enter for purpose of inspection 94-609
Penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-209 Department of public utilities . . . . . . . . . . . 94-31 et seq.
Preliminary breath test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-208 See: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-200 UTILITIES
Vehicle regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-203 Goods or services
Police department Cross connections with public water
Sale of impounded vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . 46-33 supply system
Smoking Discontinuance of water service . . . . 94-610
Application of article to city facilities or Water system. See herein that subject
vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-33 Penalty for violations of chapter . . . . . . . . . 94-1
Streets, sidewalks and other public property Pipes, cables and conduits
Construction, repairs, improvements and Cross connections with public water
alterations supply system
Traffic control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-32 Piping identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-606
Uniform traffic code Water system
Changes in code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-33 Charges, water use
Code and amendments and revisions Separate meter and service pipe
adopted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-31 for each house . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-87
References in code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-32 Service pipes and mains installed by
city, charges and costs for . . . . . 94-63
TRANSPORT, TRANSPORTATION Sewers and sewage disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-131 et seq.
Noise See: SEWERS AND SEWAGE
Transportation of rails, pillars or DISPOSAL
columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-40 Streets, sidewalks and other public property 74-2 et seq.
TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS See: STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND
Cemeteries OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY
City cemeteries Subdivisions and other land divisions
Maintenance of trees or shrubbery . . 14-42 Required improvements
Vegetation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-2 et seq. Protection of utilities from flood
See: VEGETATION damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-173
Underground utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-169
TRESPASSING Telecommunications
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions Metropolitan extension telecommunica-
Property rights, offenses involving . . . . 54-35 tions rights-of-way oversight
Vegetation Conduit or utility poles . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-17
Noxious weeds and vegetation Water supply and distribution
City exempt from action of trespass Connection permit, water and sewer . . 94-2
for entering private land to Cross connections with public water
destroy and remove . . . . . . . . . . . 98-37 supply system. See herein that
subject
U Water system. See herein that subject
Water system
UTILITIES Application for service and discontinu-
Buildings and building regulations ance of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-64
Property maintenance code Charges, fees and rates
Utility services and equipment to be Charges, water use. See within this
maintained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-407 subheading that subject
Connection permit, water and sewer . . . . . 94-2 Service pipes and mains installed by
Cross connections with public water supply city, charges and costs for . . . . . 94-63
system Charges, water use
Compliance with existing laws . . . . . . . . 94-602 Additional charge for users outside
Corrections and protective devices . . . . 94-605 city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-92
Cross connections prohibited . . . . . . . . . . 94-603 Adjustments of charges for meter
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-601 inaccuracies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-94
Discontinuance of water service . . . . . . . 94-610 Basis of charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-89
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-608 Charges for late payments . . . . . . . . . 94-97
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Section Section
UTILITIES (Cont'd.) VACANT, VACANCY (Cont'd.)
Determining charges in case of meter Planning commission
failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-95 Terms of members; filling of vacancies . 66-35
Division of city into districts for bill- Solid waste
ing purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-93 Collection and disposal
Established, rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-90 Rates and charges
Goods or services Notification of vacancy . . . . . . . . . . 70-60
Meters required; flat rates
VACATE, VACATION
prohibited on new service;
Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11
remote reading devices . . . . . 94-86
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
No free service or use . . . . . . . . . . . 94-101
Public morals, offenses involving
Notice of and discontinuance of Controlled substances and prostitu-
service for delinquency . . . . . 94-98 tion nuisances
Lien, charges as; credit not extended 94-99 Entry into or use of property
Meters required; flat rates prohibited ordered vacated; occupancy
on new service; remote reading prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-156
devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-86 Streets, sidewalks and other public property 74-271 et seq.
No free service or use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-101 See: STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND
Notice of and discontinuance of service OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY
for delinquency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-98
Payment by city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-100 VACCINES, VACCINATIONS
Rates apply to each meter . . . . . . . . . . 94-91 Animals
Separate meter and service pipe for Licensing; rabies vaccination . . . . . . . . . 6-8
each house . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-87 VARIANCES
Testing of meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-88 Sewers and sewage disposal
When and where bills are due and Pretreatment
payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-96 Federal Categorical Pretreatment
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-61 Standards (FCPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-349(d)
Goods or services
Application for service and discontinu- VEGETATION
ance of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-64 Attaching wires to trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-3
Charges, water use. See within this Damage, defacement, destruction or injury
subheading that subject Damaging, pulling, etc., flowers, plants,
Maintenance of service lines, stub trees, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-2
lines and fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-66 Noxious weeds and vegetation. See
Service pipes and mains installed by herein that subject
Damaging, pulling, etc., flowers, plants,
city, charges and costs for . . . . . 94-63
trees, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-2
Maintenance of service lines, stub lines
Noxious weeds and vegetation
and fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-66
City exempt from action of trespass for
Restriction on use of water for lawn
entering private land to destroy
sprinkling, cooling and industrial
and remove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-37
purposes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-67
Damage, defacement, destruction or
Rules and regulations of city commis-
injury
sion and city manager . . . . . . . . . . . 94-62
City exempt from action of trespass
Service pipes and mains installed by
for entering private land to
city, charges and costs for. . . . . . . . 94-63 destroy and remove . . . . . . . . . . . 98-37
Turning water on or off at fire hydrants 94-65 Duty of property owner to destroy
and remove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-36
V Notice to destroy and remove; publica-
tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-35
VACANT, VACANCY Penalty for failure to destroy and
Buildings and building regulations remove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-38
Dangerous buildings Declared nuisance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-33
Abatement Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-31
Annual registration of vacant Designation and general duties of com-
buildings and registration missioner of noxious weeds and
fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-107 vegetation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-34
Fire department Duty of property owner to destroy and
Composition; filling of vacancies . . . . . . 30-131 remove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-36
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VEGETATION (Cont'd.) WATERWAYS (Cont'd.)
Legislative determination; purpose of Soil stripping and dumping
article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-32 Dumping on spillways or floodplains
Notice to destroy and remove; publica- or between upper and lower
tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-35 banks of streams or
Penalty for failure to destroy and remove 98-38 watercourses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-161
Tree trimming and removal Muskegon Lake
Forestry policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-5 No wake speed zone for Muskegon Chan-
Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-4 nel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106-32
Trees, shrubs and plants Special anchorage area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106-31
Attaching wires to trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-3 Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
Damaging, pulling, etc., flowers, plants, Public safety, offenses involving
trees, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-2 Placing unwholesome substances in
Tree trimming and removal public fountains; improper use
Forestry policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-5 of water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-62
Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-4
Violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-1 WEAPONS. See: FIREARMS AND
WEAPONS
VEHICLES. See: TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
WEEDS. See: BRUSH, GRASS AND WEEDS
W WEEK
WAIVERS Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
Buildings and building regulations
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Dangerous buildings
Buildings and building regulations
Abatement
Property maintenance code
Annual registration of vacant
buildings and registration Space and area occupancy require-
fees ments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-410
Definitions and applicability; Environment
registration statement and Point-source groundwater discharges
fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-107(b) Permit for discharge from purge well
Property maintenance code Capacity of system; proposed
Appeals changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-237
Permanent waiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-382 Soil stripping and dumping
Environment Excavations
Soil stripping and dumping Standards
Waiver of article provisions . . . . . . . . 26-158 Maximum size and period of
Sewers and sewage disposal operation of gravel or sand
Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-282 pit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-198(a)
Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-71 et seq.
WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION See: NOISE
Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-402 et seq. Sewers and sewage disposal
See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING Rates and charges
REGULATIONS Industrial users discharging process
Department of public utilities . . . . . . . . . . . 94-34 et seq. wastewater not exceeding
See: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC normal strength sewage to make
UTILITIES quarterly payments to city based
Health and sanitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-61 et seq. on actual volume and strength
See: HEALTH AND SANITATION
of flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-568
Sewers and sewage disposal
Subdivisions and other land divisions
Accident prevention
Design layout standards
Water resources commission rules . . 94-371
Streets
Subdivisions and other land divisions
Right-of-way widths . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-144
Required improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-170
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-2 et seq. WHITE GOODS (Refrigerators, freezers,
See: UTILITIES iceboxes, etc.)
WATERCOURSES. See: WATERWAYS Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
Public safety, offenses involving
WATERWAYS Abandoned refrigerators and similar
Environment containers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-63
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WHITE GOODS (Refrigerators, freezers, YEAR (Cont'd.)
iceboxes, etc.) (Cont'd.) Finance
Solid waste Budget procedure
Collection and disposal Fiscal year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-260
Bulk items and household appli-
ances; stickers required . . . . . . . 70-35 Z
WRITS, WARRANTS AND OTHER LEGAL ZONES
PROCESSES Buildings and building regulations
Buildings and building regulations . . . . . . 10-103 et seq. Property maintenance code
See: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING Administration and enforcement
REGULATIONS Inspection prior to sales and
Chief of police certificate of compliance for
Power to make rules pertaining to properties with neighbor-
release on bond of persons arrested hood enterprise zone
without warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-81 certificates issued . . . . . . . . . . 10-303
Written orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-78 Community development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-61 et seq.
Department of public works See: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Departmental orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-129 Noise
Finance Zone of quiet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-39
Purchasing and sales Waterways
Requisition and purchase orders . . . . 2-252 Muskegon Lake
Fire prevention and protection No wake speed zone for Muskegon
Recreational fires Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106-32
Extinguishment order . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-221
Refusal to comply with extinguish- ZONING
ment order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-222 Certain ordinances not affected by Code . 1-11
Law enforcement
Enforcement personnel; appearance
tickets for misdemeanors and civil
infractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-1
Municipal civil infractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-201 et seq.
See: MUNICIPAL CIVIL INFRAC-
TIONS
Offenses and miscellaneous provisions
Public morals, offenses involving
Controlled substances and prostitu-
tion nuisances
Entry into or use of property
ordered vacated; occupancy
prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-156
Sewers and sewage disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-154 et seq.
See: SEWERS AND SEWAGE
DISPOSAL
Streets, sidewalks and other public property
Sidewalk improvements
Authority of city commission to order
work done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-82
WRITTEN
Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
Y
YARDS AND OPEN SPACES
Subdivisions and other land divisions . . . . 78-191 et seq.
See: SUBDIVISIONS AND OTHER
LAND DIVISION
YEAR
Definitions and rules of construction . . . . . 1-2
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