Every town writes its own rules, and Coldwater's live in its municipal code — 109 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- Ch CST — Comparative Section Table (§ CST-1)
- Ch CH — The Charter (Section 1.1 – Section 15.15)
- Ch 202 — Codified Ordinances (§ 202.01 – § 202.99)
- Ch 204 — Wards and Boundaries (§ 204.01)
- Ch 206 — Elections (§ 206.01 – § 206.05)
- Ch 208 — Special Assessments (§ 208.01 – § 208.12)
- Ch 210 — Purchasing and Contracts (§ 210.01)
- Ch 211 — Municipal Civil Infractions (§ 211.01 – § 211.06)
- Ch 212 — Appearance Tickets (§ 212.01 – § 212.04)
- Ch 220 — Council (§ 220.01 – § 220.02)
- Ch 222 — Ordinances and Resolutions
- Ch 230 — City Manager
- Ch 232 — City Attorney
- Ch 234 — City Clerk/Assessor
- Ch 235 — City Finance Director/Treasurer
- Ch 236 — City Engineer
- Ch 238 — Police Department (§ 238.01)
- Ch 240 — Fire Department (§ 240.01)
- Ch 242 — Department of Municipal Services
- Ch 244 — Water Department
- Ch 246 — Sewer Department
- Ch 248 — Electrical Department
- Ch 250 — Recreation Department
- Ch 252 — Employees Generally (§ 252.01 – § 252.02)
- Ch 260 — Planning Commission
- Ch 262 — Zoning Board of Appeals
- Ch 264 — Library Board
- Ch 266 — Recreation Board
- Ch 268 — Electrical Board
- Ch 270 — Board of Public Utilities
- Ch 272 — Construction Board of Appeals
- Ch 274 — Election Commission
- Ch 276 — Local Officers Compensation Commission (§ 276.01 – § 276.06)
- Ch 278 — Housing Commission (§ 278.01 – § 278.07)
- Ch 280 — Community Development Advisory Committee
- Ch 282 — Downtown Development Authority (§ 282.01 – § 282.10)
- Ch 284 — Municipal Building Authority
- Ch 286 — Local Development Finance Authority
- Ch 288 — Housing Board of Appeals
- Ch 290 — Cable Television Commission (§ 290.01 – § 290.04)
- Ch 298 — Third District Court
- Ch 410 — Uniform Traffic Code (§ 410.01 – § 410.04)
- Ch 412 — Expenses of Emergency Response Services (§ 412.01 – § 412.04)
- Ch 420 — Public Ways (§ 420.01 – § 420.99)
- Ch 430 — Bicycles, Skateboards and Roller Skates (§ 430.01 – § 430.99)
- Ch 440 — Parking (§ 440.01 – § 440.99)
- Ch 610 — Animals (§ 610.01 – § 610.99)
- Ch 650 — Minors (§ 650.01 – § 650.99)
- Ch 656 — Offenses Relating to Property (§ 656.01 – § 656.99)
- Ch 660 — Peace Disturbances and Disorderly Conduct (§ 660.01 – § 660.99)
- Ch 670 — Safety, Sanitation and Health (§ 670.01 – § 670.99)
- Ch 690 — Vegetation (§ 690.01 – § 690.99)
- Ch 698 — Weapons and Explosives (§ 698.01 – § 698.99)
- Ch 804 — Adult Entertainment Businesses (§ 804.01 – § 804.99)
- Ch 808 — Bed and Breakfast Operations (§ 808.01 – § 808.99)
- Ch 814 — Cable Television (§ 814.01 – § 814.99)
- Ch 826 — Garbage and Rubbish Collectors (§ 826.01 – § 826.99)
- Ch 830 — Regulation of Pawnbrokers (§ 830.01 – § 830.06)
- Ch 866 — Taxicabs (§ 866.01 – § 866.99)
- Ch 870 — Transient Merchants and Temporary Businesses (§ 870.01 – § 870.99)
- Ch 880 — Marihuana Establishments (§ 880.01 – § 880.19)
- Ch 890 — Downtown Revitalization and Tax Increment Finance Plan (§ 890.01 – § 890.16)
- Ch 892 — Property Tax Exemptions for Whispering Pines Apartments I (§ 892.01 – § 892.12)
- Ch 893 — Property Tax Exemptions for Whispering Pines Apartments II (§ 893.01 – § 893.12)
- Ch 894 — Property Tax Exemptions for Laura's Place Apartments (§ 894.01 – § 894.08)
- Ch 895 — Property Tax Exemptions for Anderson Pointe (§ 895-1 – § 895-12)
- Ch 896 — Property Tax Exemptions for the Lofts at Milnes Plaza (§ 896-1 – § 896-12)
- Ch 897 — Property Tax Exemptions for Meadow View Senior Apartments (§ 897-1 – § 897-12)
- Ch 898 — Property Tax Exemption for Coldwater Senior Villas Limited Dividend Housing Association (§ 898.01 – § 898.12)
- Ch 899 — Property Tax Exemption for Old Mill Race Apartments (§ 899.01 – § 899.12)
- Ch 1020 — Street Excavations, Obstructions and Construction (§ 1020.01 – § 1020.99)
- Ch 1022 — Sidewalks, Driveways, Curbs and Gutters (§ 1022.01 – § 1022.99)
- Ch 1040 — Water (§ 1040.01 – § 1040.99)
- Ch 1042 — Publicly Owned Treatment Works (§ 1042.01 – § 1042.37)
- Ch 1044 — Rules, Regulations and Rates for Public Utilities (§ 1044.01 – § 1044.99)
- Ch 1046 — Telecommunications (§ 1046.01 – § 1046.99)
- Ch 1047 — Telecommunications Rights-Of-Way Oversight (§ 1047.01 – § 1047.99)
- Ch 1048 — Franchise Agreement With Michigan Gas Utilities (§ 1048.01 – § 1048.09)
- Ch 1060 — Garbage and Refuse Collection and Disposal (§ 1060.01 – § 1060.99)
- Ch 1062 — Emergency Services/Civil Defense (§ 1062.01 – § 1062.05)
- Ch 1064 — Municipal Park Lands (§ 1064.01 – § 1064.99)
- Ch 1066 — Cemeteries (§ 1066.01 – § 1066.99)
- Ch 1220 — Planning Commission
- Ch 1222 — Master Plan for Future Land Use
- Ch 1240 — General Provisions and Definitions (§ 1240.01 – § 1240.06)
- Ch 1242 — Administration, Enforcement and Penalty (§ 1242.01 – § 1242.04)
- Ch 1244 — Platting Procedures (§ 1244.01 – § 1244.05)
- Ch 1246 — Design Layout Standards (§ 1246.01 – § 1246.06)
- Ch 1248 — Improvements (§ 1248.01 – § 1248.04)
- Ch 1250 — Division of Land in Recorded Plats (§ 1250.01 – § 1250.05)
- Ch 1252 — Site Condominium Developments (§ 1252.01 – § 1252.07)
- Ch 1254 — Division of Unplatted Land (§ 1254.01 – § 1254.07)
- Ch 1428 — Michigan Building Code (§ 1428.01 – § 1428.04)
- Ch 1440 — Licenses, Permits and Fees (§ 1440.01 – § 1440.99)
- Ch 1444 — Construction Board of Appeals (§ 1444.01)
- Ch 1462 — Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control (§ 1462.01 – § 1462.20)
- Ch 1480 — International Property Maintenance Code (§ 1480.01 – § 1480.99)
- Ch 1482 — Rental Units (§ 1482.01 – § 1482.99)
- Ch 1484 — Fair Housing (§ 1484-1 – § 1484-7)
- Ch 1490 — Historic District Code (§ 1490.01 – § 1490.99)
- Ch 1610 — Fire Code of the National Fire Protection Association (§ 1610.01 – § 1610.99)
- Ch 1612 — Alarm Systems (§ 1612.01 – § 1612.99)
- Ch 1614 — Automatic Extinguishing Systems (§ 1614.01 – § 1614.99)
- Ch 1616 — Automatic Smoke/Heat Detection Systems (§ 1616.01 – § 1616.99)
- Ch 1618 — Emergency Service Access (§ 1618.01 – § 1618.99)
- Ch 1620 — Open Burning (§ 1620.01 – § 1620.99)
- Ch 1630 — Smoke Detectors (§ 1630.01 – § 1630.99)
- Ch 1640 — Miscellaneous Regulations (§ 1640.01 – § 1640.99)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)