Every town writes its own rules, and Hart, Michigan's live in its municipal code — 134 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. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF HART MICHIGAN
- 2. CERTIFICATION
- 3. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2020)
- 4. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
- 5. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 6. CHARTER OF THE CITY OF HART, MICHIGAN
- 7. PREAMBLE
- 8. Chapter I NAME AND BOUNDARIES
- 9. Chapter II GENERAL MUNICIPAL POWERS
- 10. Chapter III ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT
- 11. Chapter IV COUNCIL: PROCEDURES, POWERS AND DUTIES
- 12. Chapter V LEGISLATION
- 13. Chapter VI ELECTIONS
- 14. Chapter VII General Provisions Regarding Officers and Personnel
- 15. Chapter VIII APPOINTIVE OFFICERS OF THE CITY
- 16. Chapter IX FINANCES AND BUDGETS
- 17. Chapter X TAXATION
- 18. Chapter XI BORROWING
- 19. Chapter XII SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
- 20. Chapter XIII UTILITIES
- 21. Chapter XIV FRANCHISES AND PERMITS
- 22. Chapter XV CONTRACTS AND PERMITS
- 23. Chapter XVI MISCELLANEOUS
- 24. TITLE TWO - General Provisions
- 25. CHAPTER 202 Codified Ordinances
- 26. CHAPTER 203 Municipal Civil Infractions
- 27. CHAPTER 204 Official Standards
- 28. CHAPTER 206 Wards and Boundaries
- 29. CHAPTER 208 Special Assessments
- 30. CHAPTER 210 Purchasing and Contracts
- 31. TITLE FOUR - Legislation
- 32. CHAPTER 220 Council
- 33. CHAPTER 222 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 34. TITLE SIX - Administration
- 35. CHAPTER 230 Mayor
- 36. CHAPTER 232 City Manager
- 37. CHAPTER 234 City Clerk
- 38. CHAPTER 236 City Treasurer
- 39. CHAPTER 238 City Assessor
- 40. CHAPTER 240 City Attorney
- 41. CHAPTER 242 Police Department
- 42. CHAPTER 244 Fire Department
- 43. CHAPTER 260 Employees Generally
- 44. TITLE EIGHT - Boards and Commissions
- 45. CHAPTER 270 Election Commission
- 46. CHAPTER 272 Board of Review
- 47. CHAPTER 274 Planning Commission
- 48. CHAPTER 276 Beautification Commission
- 49. CHAPTER 278 Housing Commission
- 50. CHAPTER 280 Housing Board of Review
- 51. CHAPTER 282 Board of Power and Light
- 52. CHAPTER 284 Historic District Commission
- 53. CHAPTER 286 Zoning Board of Appeals
- 54. CHAPTER 288 Fine Arts Commission
- 55. CHAPTER 290 Local Officers Compensation Commission
- 56. CHAPTER 292 Water and Wastewater Board
- 57. TITLE TEN - Judiciary
- 58. CHAPTER 296 District Court and Circuit Court
- 59. PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
- 60. CHAPTER 420 Administration and Enforcement
- 61. CHAPTER 430 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 62. CHAPTER 440 Safety and Equipment
- 63. CHAPTER 450 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 64. CHAPTER 460 Parking
- 65. CHAPTER 470 Snowmobiles
- 66. CHAPTER 480 Off-Road Vehicles
- 67. PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 68. CHAPTER 656 Offenses Relating to Property
- 69. CHAPTER 660 Peace Disturbances
- 70. CHAPTER 670 Safety, Sanitation and Health
- 71. TITLE TWO - Business Regulation
- 72. CHAPTER 814 Cable Television Systems
- 73. CHAPTER 816 Circuses, Concerts and Shows
- 74. CHAPTER 818 Regulation of Marihuana Businesses, Sale, Possession and Consumption
- 75. CHAPTER 824 Garage Sales
- 76. CHAPTER 832 Junk and Scrap Iron Dealers
- 77. CHAPTER 858 Newsracks
- 78. CHAPTER 860 Peddlers
- 79. CHAPTER 874 Transient Traders and Dealers
- 80. TITLE FOUR - Taxation
- 81. CHAPTER 890 Tax Increment and Development Plan - Area Number One
- 82. TITLE TWO - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 83. CHAPTER 1020 Sidewalk Construction and Repair
- 84. TITLE FOUR - Utilities
- 85. CHAPTER 1040 Sewers Generally
- 86. CHAPTER 1042 Sewer Connections and Rates
- 87. CHAPTER 1048 Water
- 88. CHAPTER 1050 Electricity
- 89. CHAPTER 1052 Gas
- 90. TITLE SIX - Other Public Services
- 91. CHAPTER 1060 Garbage Collection and Disposal
- 92. CHAPTER 1064 Parks
- 93. TITLE TWO - Planning
- 94. CHAPTER 1220 Planning Commission
- 95. CHAPTER 1222 Subdivision Regulations
- 96. TITLE FOUR - Zoning
- 97. CHAPTER 1240 Title and Purpose
- 98. CHAPTER 1241 Definitions
- 99. CHAPTER 1242 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 100. CHAPTER 1243 General Provisions Relating to All Districts
- 101. CHAPTER 1244 Zone Districts and Zoning Map
- 102. CHAPTER 1245 A, Residential Zone
- 103. CHAPTER 1246 A-1, Residential Zone
- 104. CHAPTER 1247 A-2, Apartment Zoning District
- 105. CHAPTER 1248 A-3, Mobile Home Park Residential District
- 106. CHAPTER 1249 B-1, Central Business District
- 107. CHAPTER 1250 B-2, General Business District
- 108. CHAPTER 1250A Commercial Corridor Overlay District
- 109. CHAPTER 1251 C-2, Limited Commercial
- 110. CHAPTER 1252 D-1, Industrial District
- 111. CHAPTER 1252A M-I, Medical-Institutional District
- 112. CHAPTER 1253 D-2, Industrial Park District
- 113. CHAPTER 1254 Planned Unit Development
- 114. CHAPTER 1255 HD, Historic District
- 115. CHAPTER 1256 Special Land Uses
- 116. CHAPTER 1257 Review and Approval of Site Condominium Projects
- 117. CHAPTER 1258 Site Plan
- 118. CHAPTER 1259 Signs
- 119. CHAPTER 1260 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- 120. CHAPTER 1261 Zoning Board of Appeals
- 121. CHAPTER 1262 Nonconforming Uses and Buildings
- 122. TITLE TWO - Building Code
- 123. CHAPTER 1420 Enforcement of County Codes
- 124. CHAPTER 1422 Numbering of Buildings
- 125. CHAPTER 1424 Historic Districts
- 126. CHAPTER 1426 Dangerous Buildings
- 127. TITLE FOUR - Housing Rental Code
- 128. CHAPTER 1440 General Provisions and Definitions
- 129. CHAPTER 1442 Rental Property Standards
- 130. CHAPTER 1444 Responsibilities of Owners and Occupants
- 131. CHAPTER 1446 Administration and Enforcement
- 132. TITLE SIX - Fair Housing Code
- 133. CHAPTER 1460 Fair Housing Code
- 134. PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE