Every town writes its own rules, and Garden City, Michigan's live in its municipal code — 99 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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- 1. Garden City, Michigan
- 2. GARDEN CITY, MICHIGAN CHARTER AND CODE OF ORDINANCES
- 3. ORDINANCE #02-005
- 4. ORDINANCE NO. 03-007
- 5. CHARTER
- 6. ARTICLE I: INCORPORATION, BOUNDARIES, AND POWERS
- 7. ARTICLE II: CITY COUNCIL
- 8. ARTICLE III: CITY MANAGER
- 9. ARTICLE IV: ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS
- 10. ARTICLE V: LEGISLATION
- 11. ARTICLE VI: GENERAL FINANCE
- 12. ARTICLE VII: TAXATION
- 13. ARTICLE VIII: SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
- 14. ARTICLE IX: MUNICIPAL BORROWING POWER
- 15. ARTICLE X: PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, CONTRACTS, AND FRANCHISES
- 16. ARTICLE XI: NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
- 17. ARTICLE XII: ORDINANCE INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
- 18. ARTICLE XIII: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 19. ARTICLE XIV: RETIREMENT SYSTEM
- 20. ARTICLE XV: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
- 21. TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 22. CHAPTER 10: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 23. CHAPTER 11: CITY STANDARDS
- 24. CHAPTER 12: COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE
- 25. TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
- 26. CHAPTER 30: CITY GOVERNMENT
- 27. CHAPTER 31: MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS
- 28. CHAPTER 32: ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY AND PROCEDURE
- 29. CHAPTER 33: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
- 30. CHAPTER 34: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- 31. CHAPTER 35: PURCHASES, CONTRACTS AND SALES
- 32. CHAPTER 36: EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
- 33. CHAPTER 37: UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION SYSTEM
- 34. CHAPTER 38: ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS BUREAU (BLIGHT)
- 35. CHAPTER 39: CITY POLICIES
- 36. CHAPTER 40: SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
- 37. CHAPTER 41: MUNICIPAL CIVIL INFRACTIONS
- 38. TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
- 39. CHAPTER 50: WATER
- 40. CHAPTER 51: SEWERS
- 41. CHAPTER 52: WASTEWATER DISCHARGE CONTROL
- 42. CHAPTER 53: WATER AND SEWER RATES
- 43. CHAPTER 54: SOLID WASTE
- 44. CHAPTER 55: POST-CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
- 45. TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
- 46. CHAPTER 70: TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
- 47. CHAPTER 71: PARKING REGULATIONS
- 48. CHAPTER 72: MOTORCYCLES, BICYCLES, SNOWMOBILES AND TOY VEHICLES
- 49. TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
- 50. CHAPTER 90: ANIMALS
- 51. CHAPTER 91: FIRE PREVENTION
- 52. CHAPTER 92: PUBLIC NUISANCES
- 53. CHAPTER 93: PARKS AND RECREATION
- 54. CHAPTER 94: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- 55. CHAPTER 95: TREES
- 56. CHAPTER 96: PARKING LOTS
- 57. CHAPTER 97: COST RECOVERY
- 58. TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- 59. CHAPTER 110: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 60. CHAPTER 111: FOOD AND DRINK REGULATIONS
- 61. CHAPTER 112: TEMPORARY BUSINESSES AND SALES
- 62. CHAPTER 113: JUNK DEALERS AND SECONDHAND MERCHANTS
- 63. CHAPTER 114: TAXICAB REGULATIONS
- 64. CHAPTER 115: HAULING AND TRUCKING
- 65. CHAPTER 116: AMUSEMENTS
- 66. CHAPTER 117: SELF-SERVICE LAUNDRIES; DRY CLEANERS
- 67. CHAPTER 118: PET SHOPS
- 68. CHAPTER 119: VENDING MACHINES
- 69. CHAPTER 120: MASSAGE PARLORS
- 70. CHAPTER 121: CABLE TV REGULATIONS
- 71. CHAPTER 122: TELECOMMUNICATIONS RIGHTS-OF-WAY
- 72. CHAPTER 123: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- 73. CHAPTER 124: MARIJUANA REGULATIONS
- 74. TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
- 75. CHAPTER 130: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 76. CHAPTER 131: OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE
- 77. CHAPTER 132: OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY
- 78. CHAPTER 133: OFFENSES AGAINST MORALS
- 79. CHAPTER 134: GAMBLING
- 80. CHAPTER 135: OFFENSES INVOLVING MINORS
- 81. CHAPTER 136: DRUG OFFENSES
- 82. CHAPTER 137: WEAPONS CONTROL
- 83. CHAPTER 138: CYBERBULLYING
- 84. TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
- 85. CHAPTER 150: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 86. CHAPTER 151: BUILDING REGULATIONS
- 87. CHAPTER 152: SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
- 88. CHAPTER 153: INSPECTIONS
- 89. CHAPTER 154: ZONING
- 90. APPENDIX A: SCHEDULE OF REGULATIONS
- 91. APPENDIX B: ILLUSTRATIONS
- 92. CHAPTER 155: VACANT PROPERTIES
- 93. TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 94. TABLE I: FRANCHISES
- 95. TABLE II: ZONING CHANGES
- 96. PARALLEL REFERENCES
- 97. REFERENCES TO MICHIGAN COMPILED LAWS ANNOTATED
- 98. REFERENCES TO 1983 CODE
- 99. REFERENCES TO ORDINANCES