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- 1. BIG RAPIDS, MICHIGAN CODE OF ORDINANCES
- 2. ORDINANCE NO. 432-1-98
- 3. ORDINANCE NO. 730-11-18
- 4. TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 5. CHAPTER 10: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 6. TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
- 7. CHAPTER 30: CITY GOVERNMENT; ORGANIZATION
- 8. CHAPTER 31: CITY COMMISSION
- 9. CHAPTER 32: CITY OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS
- 10. CHAPTER 33: CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
- 11. CHAPTER 34: TAXATION, FINANCE AND PURCHASES
- 12. CHAPTER 35: PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS; SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
- 13. CHAPTER 36: VACATING, DISCONTINUING OR ABOLISHING STREETS OR PUBLIC GROUNDS
- 14. CHAPTER 37: PUBLIC RECORDS
- 15. CHAPTER 38: PUBLIC ETHICS POLICY
- 16. TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
- 17. CHAPTER 50: GARBAGE AND RUBBISH
- 18. CHAPTER 51: WATER
- 19. CHAPTER 52: SEWER USE REGULATIONS
- 20. CHAPTER 53: WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT
- 21. CHAPTER 54: WATER AND SEWER RATES
- 22. CHAPTER 55: STORMWATER CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT
- 23. TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
- 24. CHAPTER 70: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 25. CHAPTER 71: PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU
- 26. CHAPTER 72: BICYCLES, SKATEBOARDS AND TOY VEHICLES
- 27. TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
- 28. CHAPTER 90: NUISANCES
- 29. CHAPTER 91: ANIMALS
- 30. CHAPTER 92: PARKS
- 31. CHAPTER 93: TREES
- 32. CHAPTER 94: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- 33. CHAPTER 95: ADVERTISEMENTS
- 34. CHAPTER 96: FIRE PREVENTION REGULATIONS
- 35. CHAPTER 97: FAIR HOUSING
- 36. CHAPTER 98: TRAVEL TRAILERS
- 37. CHAPTER 99: ALARM SYSTEMS
- 39. TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- 40. CHAPTER 110: BUSINESS AND TRADE LICENSES
- 41. CHAPTER 111: PEDDLERS AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS
- 42. CHAPTER 112: PAWNBROKERS AND SECONDHAND DEALERS
- 43. CHAPTER 113: GOING-OUT-OF-BUSINESS SALES
- 44. CHAPTER 114: \[RESERVED\]
- 45. CHAPTER 115: DEALERS OF PRECIOUS METALS AND GEMS
- 46. CHAPTER 116: MARIHUANA FACILITIES
- 47. CHAPTER 117: \[RESERVED\]
- 48. CHAPTER 118: \[RESERVED\]
- 49. CHAPTER 119: CIRCUSES, CARNIVALS, SHOWS AND EXHIBITIONS
- 50. CHAPTER 120: \[RESERVED\]
- 51. CHAPTER 121: \[RESERVED\]
- 52. CHAPTER 122: ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS
- 53. CHAPTER 123: TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- 54. CHAPTER 124: SMALL CELL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
- 55. TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
- 56. CHAPTER 130: GENERAL OFFENSES
- 57. CHAPTER 131: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- 58. TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
- 59. CHAPTER 150: BUILDING REGULATIONS
- 60. CHAPTER 151: HOUSING REGULATIONS
- 61. CHAPTER 152: FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
- 62. CHAPTER 153: LAND DIVISION, PLAT REVIEW AND LOT SPLIT
- 63. CHAPTER 154: ZONING CODE
- 64. CHAPTER 155: TAX EXEMPTION FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
- 65. CHAPTER 156: FAIR HOUSING POLICY
- 66. PARALLEL REFERENCES
- 67. REFERENCES TO MICHIGAN COMPILED LAWS
- 68. REFERENCES TO 1988 CODE
- 69. REFERENCES TO ORDINANCES