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- 1. GRAND BLANC, MICHIGAN CODE OF ORDINANCES
- 2. ORDINANCE NO. 2306-01
- 3. CHARTER OF THE CITY OF GRAND BLANC, MICHIGAN
- 4. CHAPTER 1 Names, Boundaries and Wards
- 5. CHAPTER 2 General Powers, Rights and Liabilities
- 6. CHAPTER 3 Registration
- 7. CHAPTER 4 Elections, Officers, Terms of Office, Compensation
- 8. CHAPTER 5 Nominations
- 9. CHAPTER 6 Recall
- 10. CHAPTER 7 Initiative and Referendum
- 11. CHAPTER 8 Ordinances
- 12. CHAPTER 9 Mayor and Appointments
- 13. CHAPTER 10 City Clerk
- 14. CHAPTER 11 City Treasurer
- 15. CHAPTER 12 Legal Department
- 16. CHAPTER 13 City Assessor
- 17. CHAPTER 14 The Council
- 18. CHAPTER 15 Pounds
- 19. CHAPTER 16 Cemetery
- 20. CHAPTER 17 Public Health
- 21. CHAPTER 18 Justices of the Peace
- 22. CHAPTER 19 City Finances
- 23. CHAPTER 20 General Taxation
- 24. CHAPTER 21 Special Assessment
- 25. CHAPTER 22 Public Utilities
- 26. CHAPTER 23 Franchise and Public Utilities
- 27. CHAPTER 24 Vacancy
- 28. CHAPTER 25 Amendments to Charter
- 29. CHAPTER 26 Condemnation and Appropriation of Property
- 30. CHAPTER 27 General Powers and Provisions
- 31. PART TWO: ADMINISTRATION CODE
- 32. TITLE TWO: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 33. CHAPTER 202: CODIFIED ORDINANCES
- 34. CHAPTER 204: OFFICIAL STANDARDS
- 35. CHAPTER 206: WARDS AND BOUNDARIES
- 36. CHAPTER 208: POLICIES
- 37. TITLE FOUR: LEGISLATION
- 38. CHAPTER 220: COUNCIL
- 39. CHAPTER 222: ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
- 40. TITLE SIX: ADMINISTRATION
- 41. CHAPTER 230: MAYOR
- 42. CHAPTER 232: CITY MANAGER
- 43. CHAPTER 234: CITY CLERK
- 44. CHAPTER 236: CITY TREASURER
- 45. CHAPTER 238: CITY ASSESSOR
- 46. CHAPTER 240: CITY ATTORNEY
- 47. CHAPTER 242: BUILDING AND ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
- 48. CHAPTER 244: CITY ENGINEER
- 49. CHAPTER 246: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
- 50. CHAPTER 248: POLICE DEPARTMENT
- 51. CHAPTER 250: FIRE DEPARTMENT
- 52. CHAPTER 252: EMPLOYEES GENERALLY
- 53. TITLE EIGHT: BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
- 54. CHAPTER 270: BOARD OF HEALTH
- 55. CHAPTER 272: SIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE
- 56. CHAPTER 274: LOCAL OFFICERS COMPENSATION COMMISSION
- 57. CHAPTER 276: BOARD OF REVIEW
- 58. CHAPTER 278: PLANNING COMMISSION
- 59. CHAPTER 280: BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
- 60. CHAPTER 282: BUILDING CODE BOARD OF APPEALS
- 61. CHAPTER 284: DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
- 62. CHAPTER 286: FIRE COMMISSION
- 63. TITLE TEN: JUDICIARY
- 64. CHAPTER 290: DISTRICT COURT AND CIRCUIT COURT
- 65. PART FOUR: TRAFFIC CODE
- 66. CHAPTER 440: PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU
- 67. CHAPTER 450: PARKING GENERALLY
- 68. CHAPTER 480: MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS
- 69. PART SIX: GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 70. CHAPTER 610: ANIMALS
- 71. CHAPTER 618: DRUGS
- 72. CHAPTER 660: OFFENSES RELATING TO PERSONS
- 73. CHAPTER 662: OFFENSES RELATING TO PROPERTY
- 74. CHAPTER 666: PEACE DISTURBANCES
- 75. CHAPTER 672: RAILROADS
- 76. CHAPTER 676: SAFETY, SANITATION AND HEALTH
- 77. CHAPTER 680: SEX RELATED OFFENSES
- 78. CHAPTER 692: WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES
- 79. CHAPTER 694: LAW ENFORCEMENT
- 80. PART EIGHT: BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
- 81. TITLE TWO - BUSINESS REGULATION
- 82. CHAPTER 802: BUSINESSES IN GENERAL
- 83. CHAPTER 806: CABLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
- 84. CHAPTER 810: DRIVE-IN RESTAURANTS
- 85. CHAPTER 812: MOBILE FOOD VEHICLE VENDORS
- 86. CHAPTER 818: GARAGE SALES
- 87. CHAPTER 850: PEDDLERS
- 88. CHAPTER 852: PUBLIC GATHERINGS
- 89. CHAPTER 860: PRECIOUS METAL AND GEM DEALERS
- 90. CHAPTER 870: TAXICABS
- 91. CHAPTER 872: OPEN-AIR MARKETS
- 92. CHAPTER 874: MARIHUANA ESTABLISHMENTS
- 93. CHAPTER 882: REAL ESTATE TAX
- 94. PART TEN: STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 95. TITLE TWO: STREET AND SIDEWALK AREAS
- 96. CHAPTER 1020: IMPROVEMENTS AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
- 97. CHAPTER 1022: SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR
- 98. CHAPTER 1024: OBSTRUCTIONS OF PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY
- 99. CHAPTER 1026: TREES (REPEALED)
- 100. TITLE FOUR: UTILITIES
- 101. CHAPTER 1040: SEWERS (REPEALED)
- 102. CHAPTER 1042: WATER
- 103. CHAPTER 1044: WELLS
- 104. CHAPTER 1046: STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
- 105. TITLE SIX: OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES
- 106. CHAPTER 1060: GARBAGE AND RUBBISH COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL
- 107. CHAPTER 1062: PARKS
- 108. CHAPTER 1066: COST RECOVERY OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
- 109. PART TWELVE: PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 110. TITLE TWO: PLANNING
- 111. CHAPTER 1220: PLANNING COMMISSION
- 112. CHAPTER 1222: PLANNING GENERALLY
- 113. CHAPTER 1224: SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
- 114. CHAPTER 1226: ROAD AND UTILITY REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR PROPOSED PLATS AND CONDOMINIUMS AND LAND DIVISIONS
- 115. TITLE FOUR: ZONING
- 116. CHAPTER 1240: ZONING
- 117. ARTICLE I: SHORT TITLE
- 118. ARTICLE II: CONSTRUCTION OF LANGUAGE AND DEFINITIONS
- 119. ARTICLE III: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 120. ARTICLE IV: ZONING DISTRICTS AND MAP
- 121. ARTICLE V: R-1 THROUGH R-3 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
- 122. ARTICLE VI: R-T TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
- 123. ARTICLE VII: MH MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICTS
- 124. ARTICLE VIII: LDMF AND HDMF MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
- 125. ARTICLE IX: OS-1 OFFICE SERVICE DISTRICT
- 126. ARTICLE X: CBD CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (Amended 7-20-2013)
- 127. ARTICLE XI: B-1 NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICTS
- 128. ARTICLE XII: B-2 COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICTS
- 129. ARTICLE XIII: B-3 GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICTS (Amended 3-12-2008)
- 130. ARTICLE XIV: R-P RESEARCH PARK DISTRICTS
- 131. ARTICLE XV: I-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
- 132. ARTICLE XVI: I-2 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
- 133. ARTICLE XVII: P-1 VEHICULAR PARKING DISTRICTS
- 134. ARTICLE XVIII: PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) DISTRICT (Amended 11-10-2004)
- 135. ARTICLE XIX: PRD PUBLIC RECREATION DISTRICT
- 136. ARTICLE XX: SCHEDULE OF REGULATIONS FOR PRINCIPAL BUILDINGS: RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
- 137. ARTICLE XXI: SPECIAL LAND USES
- 138. ARTICLE XXII: PARKING AND LOADING
- 139. ARTICLE XXIII: LANDSCAPING STANDARDS
- 140. ARTICLE XXIV: SITE PLAN REVIEW AND APPROVAL
- 141. ARTICLE XXV: RESERVED
- 142. ARTICLE XXVI: NONCONFORMING LOTS, NONCONFORMING USES OF LAND, NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES AND NONCONFORMING USES OF STRUCTURES AND PREMISES
- 143. ARTICLE XXVII: ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
- 144. ARTICLE XXVIII: ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS
- 145. ARTICLE XXIX: BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
- 146. PART FOURTEEN: BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
- 147. TITLE TWO: BUILDING STANDARDS
- 148. CHAPTER 1410: MICHIGAN BUILDING CODE
- 149. CHAPTER 1412: STILLE-DEROSSETT-HALE SINGLE STATE CONSTRUCTION CODE ACT
- 150. CHAPTER 1414: PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
- 151. CHAPTER 1416: ELECTRICAL CODE, MECHANICAL CODE AND PLUMBING CODE
- 152. TITLE FOUR: MISCELLANEOUS BUILDING REGULATIONS
- 153. CHAPTER 1440: FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
- 154. CHAPTER 1456: LICENSING OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDERS
- 155. CHAPTER 1460: NUMBERING OF BUILDINGS
- 156. CHAPTER 1480: SIGNS
- 157. CHAPTER 1484: SMOKE DETECTORS
- 158. CHAPTER 1486: TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND SERVICES
- 159. CHAPTER 1488: BLIGHT
- 160. TITLE SIX: HOUSING
- 161. CHAPTER 1490: SUPPLIED FACILITIES, MAINTENANCE AND OCCUPANCY OF DWELLINGS AND DWELLING UNITS
- 162. PART SIXTEEN: FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 163. CHAPTER 1612: INTERFERENCE WITH FIRE SUPPRESSION FORCES; EMERGENCIES
- 164. CHAPTER 1614: FIREWORKS
- 165. CHAPTER 1616: OPEN BURNING AND RECREATIONAL FIRES
- 166. PARALLEL REFERENCES
- 167. REFERENCES TO RESOLUTIONS
- 168. REFERENCES TO ORDINANCES