Royal Oak, MI — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-02-23. Official source: https://ecode360.com/RO2029

Every town writes its own rules, and Royal Oak's live in its municipal code — 96 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.

What's in the Royal Oak code

• Ch C — Charter (Section 1 – Section 14)
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15)
• Ch 8 — Appearance Tickets (§ 8-1 – § 8-3)
• Ch 12 — Appointments to Advisory Boards, Commissions and Committees (§ 12-1 – § 12-14)
• Ch 17 — Assessment Review (§ 17-1 – § 17-4)
• Ch 33 — Civil Service Merit System (§ 33-1 – § 33-59)
• Ch 36 — Commission for the Arts (§ 36-1 – § 36-8)
• Ch 37 — Community Engagement Advisory Board (§ 37-1 – § 37-6)
• Ch 39 — Committees (§ 39-1 – § 39-68)
• Ch 45 — Contracts (§ 45-1 – § 45-12)
• Ch 52 — Downtown Development (§ 52-1 – § 52-28)
• Ch 58 — Elections (§ 58-1 – § 58-2)
• Ch 63 — Emergency Management (§ 63-1 – § 63-12)
• Ch 64 — Environmental Advisory Board (§ 64-1 – § 64-12)
• Ch 66 — Ethics (§ 66-1 – § 66-12)
• Ch 70 — Fire Department (§ 70-1 – § 70-5)
• Ch 76 — Funds (§ 76-1 – § 76-7)
• Ch 82 — Historic Preservation (§ 82-1 – § 82-113)
• Ch 87 — Housing Commission (§ 87-1 – § 87-2)
• Ch 90 — Human Rights Commission (§ 90-1 – § 90-9)
• Ch 102 — Local Officers Compensation Commission (§ 102-1 – § 102-9)
• Ch 113 — Older Adults Advisory Board (§ 113-1 – § 113-6)
• Ch 115 — Parking Citations (§ 115-1 – § 115-7)
• Ch 128 — Personnel Policies (§ 128-1 – § 128-8)
• Ch 134 — Planning Commission (§ 134-1 – § 134-5)
• Ch 142 — Recreation and Public Service Department (§ 142-1 – § 142-6)
• Ch 146 — Retirement (§ 146-1 – § 146-70)
• Ch 156 — Veterans War Memorial (§ 156-1 – § 156-4)
• Ch 160 — Water Authority, Southeastern Oakland County (§ 160-1 – § 160-4)
• Ch 180 — Alarm Systems (§ 180-1 – § 180-8)
• Ch 195 — Animals (§ 195-1 – § 195-47)
• Ch 222 — Cable Communications (§ 222-1 – § 222-62)
• Ch 229 — Cemetery (§ 229-1 – § 229-10)
• Ch 251 — Civil Emergencies (§ 251-1 – § 251-8)
• Ch 260 — Construction Code Enforcement (§ 260-1 – § 260-2)
• Ch 264 — Construction Sites (§ 264-1 – § 264-4)
• Ch 267 — Conversion Therapy (§ 267-1 – § 267-9)
• Ch 278 — Disorderly Conduct (§ 278-1 – § 278-53)
• Ch 288 — Drugs and Other Dangerous Substances (§ 288-1 – § 288-13)
• Ch 306 — Emergency Service Cost Recovery (§ 306-1 – § 306-7)
• Ch 312 — Events, Special (§ 312-1 – § 312-8)
• Ch 323 — Fences (§ 323-1 – § 323-7)
• Ch 340 — Fire Prevention (§ 340-1 – § 340-7)
• Ch 345 — Fireworks (§ 345-1 – § 345-8)
• Ch 351 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 351-1 – § 351-7)
• Ch 379 — Hazardous Materials and Incendiary-Type Fires (§ 379-1 – § 379-6)
• Ch 388 — Horse-Drawn Carriages (§ 388-1 – § 388-20)
• Ch 394 — Hotels, Boardinghouses, Bed-And-Breakfasts and Tourist Homes (§ 394-1 – § 394-18)
• Ch 400 — Housing (§ 400-1 – § 400-11)
• Ch 402 — Human Rights (§ 402-1 – § 402-11)
• Ch 403 — Immunodeficiency Virus Testing (§ 403-1 – § 403-3)
• Ch 412 — Lands, Abandoned (§ 412-1 – § 412-16)
• Ch 420 — Library (§ 420-1 – § 420-10)
• Ch 425 — Licensing, General (§ 425-1 – § 425-16)
• Ch 430 — Liquor (§ 430-1 – § 430-17)
• Ch 435 — Marihuana (§ 435-1 – § 435-9)
• Ch 441 — Market, City (§ 441-1 – § 441-14)
• Ch 447 — Massage Establishments (§ 447-1 – § 447-24)
• Ch 461 — Minors (§ 461-1 – § 461-6)
• Ch 469 — Motor Carrier Safety (§ 469-1 – § 469-6)
• Ch 484 — Nuisances, Public (§ 484-1 – § 484-21)
• Ch 497 — Parking Permits (§ 497-1 – § 497-2)
• Ch 498 — Parking, Pull-Off (§ 498-1 – § 498-8)
• Ch 503 — Parking Stations (§ 503-1 – § 503-6)
• Ch 507 — Parking System (§ 507-1 – § 507-12)
• Ch 515 — Parks and Public Recreational Facilities (§ 515-1 – § 515-28)
• Ch 521 — Pawnbrokers (§ 521-1 – § 521-12)
• Ch 526 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 526-1 – § 526-44)
• Ch 547 — Precious Metals and Gems (§ 547-1 – § 547-8)
• Ch 552 — Property, Lost and Unclaimed (§ 552-1 – § 552-7)
• Ch 556 — Property Maintenance (§ 556-1 – § 556-4)
• Ch 574 — Refrigerators and Ice Boxes, Abandoned (§ 574-1 – § 574-2)
• Ch 587 — Rodent Control (§ 587-1 – § 587-13)
• Ch 600 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal (§ 600-1 – § 600-18)
• Ch 607 — Signs (§ 607-1 – § 607-19)
• Ch 612 — Skateboards, Roller Skates and In-Line Skates (§ 612-1 – § 612-5)
• Ch 619 — Smoke Pollution (§ 619-1 – § 619-3)
• Ch 625 — Snow Emergencies (§ 625-1 – § 625-10)
• Ch 633 — Solid Waste (§ 633-1 – § 633-13)
• Ch 644 — Stormwater Detention (§ 644-1 – § 644-17)
• Ch 650 — Public Right-Of-Way (§ 650-1 – § 650-27)
• Ch 658 — Subdivision Regulations (§ 658-1 – § 658-29)
• Ch 671 — Taxation (§ 671-1 – § 671-33)
• Ch 684 — Tobacco Products (§ 684-1 – § 684-6)
• Ch 692 — Trailer Coaches (§ 692-1 – § 692-9)
• Ch 703 — Transportation Safety (§ 703-1 – § 703-6)
• Ch 710 — Trees (§ 710-1 – § 710-25)
• Ch 716 — Vehicles, Abandoned and Inoperable (§ 716-1 – § 716-8)
• Ch 720 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 720-1 – § 720-18)
• Ch 733 — Vehicles Transporting Flammable Liquids (§ 733-1 – § 733-4)
• Ch 740 — Wastewater (§ 740-1 – § 740-23)
• Ch 745 — Water (§ 745-1 – § 745-83)
• Ch 752 — Waterworks (§ 752-1 – § 752-12)
• Ch 757 — Weeds (§ 757-1 – § 757-8)
• Ch 770 — Zoning (§ 770-1 – § 770-136)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)