Every town writes its own rules, and Grand Haven'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 — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ADVERTISING
- Ch 4 — AIRPARK
- Ch 5 — ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS
- Ch 6 — AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
- Ch 7 — ANIMALS
- Ch 8 — AUCTIONS AND AUCTIONEERS
- Ch 9 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 9.5 — BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- Ch 10 — CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
- Ch 11 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 12 — COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 13 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 15 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTIONrecently amended
- Ch 16 — FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS
- Ch 17 — GARBAGE AND REFUSE
- Ch 17.5 — GROUNDWATER USE
- Ch 18 — HARBOR AND WATERWAYS
- Ch 19 — HISTORY
- Ch 20 — HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
- Ch 21 — LICENSES
- Ch 22 — NOISE
- Ch 23 — NUISANCES
- Ch 24 — OFFENSES
- Ch 25 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 26 — SOLICITORS, TRANSIENT MERCHANTS, AND PERMANENT LOCATION VENDORS
- Ch 27 — PLANNING
- Ch 28 — POLICE
- Ch 29 — SECONDHAND GOODS
- Ch 30 — SOIL REMOVAL
- Ch 31 — SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
- Ch 32 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 33 — SUBDIVISIONS AND UTILITY EXTENSIONS
- Ch 34 — SWIMMING POOLS
- Ch 35 — TAXATION
- Ch 36 — TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLES
- Ch 37 — UTILITIES
- Ch 38 — VEGETATION
- Ch 39 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 40 — ZONING
- Ch A — FRANCHISES