Every town writes its own rules, and Dearborn Heights's live in its municipal code — 43 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 I — CHARTER
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ADVERTISING
- Ch 4 — ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS
- Ch 5 — AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENTS
- Ch 6 — ANIMALS
- Ch 7 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 8 — BUSINESS LICENSING
- Ch 9 — CABLE TELEVISION
- Ch 10 — COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 11 — EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
- Ch 12 — EXERCISING CLUB OR SALON
- Ch 13 — FENCES
- Ch 14 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 15 — FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
- Ch 16 — FOOD AND FOOD HANDLERS
- Ch 17 — GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND LITTER
- Ch 18 — HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
- Ch 19 — MASSAGE
- Ch 20 — OFFENSES
- Ch 20.5 — PARKING LOTS
- Ch 21 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 22 — PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
- Ch 23 — PLANNING
- Ch 24 — POLICE
- Ch 25 — SECONDHAND GOODS
- Ch 26 — SIGNS
- Ch 27 — SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
- Ch 28 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 29 — SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
- Ch 30 — SWIMMING POOLS
- Ch 31 — TAXATION
- Ch 32 — TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLES
- Ch 33 — VEGETATION
- Ch 34 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 35 — WATER AND SEWERS
- Ch 36 — ZONING
- Ch 37 — RIGHT-OF-WAY MANAGEMENT
- Ch 38 — ELECTRIC AND GAS SUPPLY FRANCHISES
- Ch 39. — STORMWATER MANAGEMENT.
- Ch 40 — POST-CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
- Ch A — FRANCHISES