Every town writes its own rules, and Ionia, Michigan's live in its municipal code — 185 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. Ionia, Michigan
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF IONIA, MICHIGAN
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2025)
- 5. PRELIMINARY UNIT
- 6. CHARTER
- 7. PREAMBLE
- 8. ARTICLE I INCORPORATION, BOUNDARIES AND POWERS
- 9. ARTICLE II CITY COUNCIL
- 10. ARTICLE III CITY MANAGER
- 11. ARTICLE IV DEPARTMENTS, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
- 12. ARTICLE V FINANCIAL PROCEDURES
- 13. ARTICLE VI ELECTIONS
- 14. ARTICLE VII GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 15. ARTICLE VIII TAXATION
- 16. ARTICLE IX UTILITIES, FRANCHISES AND PERMITS
- 17. ARTICLE X BORROWING
- 18. ARTICLE XI SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
- 19. ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS
- 20. ARTICLE XIII TRANSITION; SEPARABILITY
- 21. TITLE TWO - General Provisions
- 22. Chapter 202 Codified Ordinances
- 23. Chapter 204 Municipal Standards
- 24. Chapter 206 Wards and Boundaries
- 25. Chapter 208 City Elections
- 26. Chapter 210 Special Assessment Procedure
- 27. Chapter 212 Purchases, Contracts and Sales
- 28. CHAPTER 214 General Fee Schedule
- 29. CHAPTER 216 Franchises
- 30. TITLE FOUR - Legislation
- 31. Chapter 220 Council
- 32. Chapter 222 Mayor
- 33. Chapter 224 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 34. TITLE SIX - Administration
- 35. CHAPTER 230 Administration Generally
- 36. Chapter 232 City Manager
- 37. Chapter 234 City Clerk
- 38. Chapter 236 City Attorney
- 39. Chapter 238 Treasurer
- 40. Chapter 240 Assessor
- 41. Chapter 242 Public Safety Department
- 42. Chapter 244 Building Inspection Department
- 43. Chapter 246 Recreation Department
- 44. Chapter 248 Finance Department
- 45. Chapter 250 Transportation Department
- 46. Chapter 252 Public Works Department
- 47. Chapter 254 Public Utilities Department
- 48. CHAPTER 256 Department of Emergency Management (Repealed)
- 49. CHAPTER 258 Community Development Department
- 50. CHAPTER 260 Employees Generally
- 51. TITLE EIGHT - Boards, Commissions and Authorities
- 52. CHAPTER 270 City Planning Commission
- 53. CHAPTER 272 Board of Zoning Appeals
- 54. Chapter 274 Board of Ethics
- 55. Chapter 276 Board of Review
- 56. Chapter 278 City Housing Commission
- 57. Chapter 280 Local Officers Compensation Commission
- 58. Chapter 282 Downtown Development Authority
- 59. Chapter 284 Housing Board of Appeals
- 60. Chapter 286 Local Development Finance Authority
- 61. CHAPTER 288 Parks and Recreation Commission (Repealed)
- 62. TITLE TEN - Judiciary
- 63. Chapter 290 District Court
- 64. PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
- 65. CHAPTER 420 Bicycles, Skateboards and Rollerskates
- 66. CHAPTER 430 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 67. CHAPTER 440 Parking
- 68. PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 69. Chapter 606 Alcoholic Beverages
- 70. Chapter 608 Animals
- 71. Chapter 612 Controlled Substances
- 72. Chapter 624 Fair Housing
- 73. Chapter 650 Minors
- 74. CHAPTER 654 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
- 75. CHAPTER 656 Offenses Relating to Persons
- 76. Chapter 658 Offenses Relating to Property
- 77. Chapter 664 Peace Disturbances
- 78. CHAPTER 676 Safety, Sanitation and Health
- 79. CHAPTER 692 Fireworks
- 80. TITLE TWO - Business Regulation
- 81. Chapter 802 Licensing in General (Repealed)
- 82. CHAPTER 804 Sidewalk Cafés
- 83. CHAPTER 806 Video Service Provider Right-of-Way Management
- 84. Chapter 808 Cable Television System Franchises (Repealed)
- 85. Chapter 810 Cable Television Rate Regulation (Repealed)
- 86. CHAPTER 812 Telecommunications Rights-of-Way
- 87. CHAPTER 814 Coin-Operated Amusement Devices
- 88. CHAPTER 816 Recreational Marihuana Establishments - Prohibition (Repealed)
- 89. Chapter 832 Junk Dealers
- 90. Chapter 848 Outdoor Assemblies
- 91. Chapter 850 Peddlers, Solicitors and Canvassers
- 92. Chapter 858 Renting of Residential Property
- 93. Chapter 860 Retail Wheel Electric Providers
- 94. Chapter 866 Taxicabs (Repealed)
- 95. Chapter 868 Transient Merchants
- 96. CHAPTER 871 Tattoo Parlors (Repealed)
- 97. TITLE FOUR - Taxation
- 98. CHAPTER 880 Uniform City Income Tax
- 99. Chapter 882 Tax Increment Financing and Development Plan (Repealed)
- 100. Chapter 884 Development and Tax Increment Financing Plan for the Downtown Development Authority
- 101. CHAPTER 886 Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District
- 102. CHAPTER 888 Personal Property Exemption District
- 103. CHAPTER 890 Low Income Housing Payment in Lieu of Taxes
- 104. CHAPTER 892 Property Tax
- 105. TITLE TWO - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 106. Chapter 1020 Streets Generally
- 107. Chapter 1022 Sidewalks
- 108. Chapter 1024 Street Trees
- 109. TITLE FOUR - Utilities
- 110. CHAPTER 1040 Water Generally
- 111. CHAPTER 1042 Sewer Use and Industrial Pretreatment
- 112. CHAPTER 1043 Storm Water Management
- 113. Chapter 1044 Water and Sewer Rates
- 114. Chapter 1046 Gas
- 115. Chapter 1048 Electricity
- 116. TITLE SIX - Other Public Services
- 117. CHAPTER 1060 Garbage, Rubbish and Recycling
- 118. CHAPTER 1062 Parks and City Cemeteries
- 119. TITLE TWO - Planning
- 120. Chapter 1202 City Planning Commission
- 121. TITLE THREE - Land Division
- 122. Chapter 1210 Land Division
- 123. TITLE FOUR - Subdivision Regulations
- 124. Chapter 1220 General Provisions and Definitions
- 125. Chapter 1222 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 126. Chapter 1224 Preliminary Plat Application and Review Procedures
- 127. Chapter 1226 Preliminary Plats
- 128. Chapter 1228 Final Plat Application and Review Procedures
- 129. Chapter 1230 Design Standards
- 130. Chapter 1232 Improvements
- 131. CHAPTER 1234 Signs (Repealed)
- 132. TITLE SIX - Zoning
- 133. CHAPTER 1240 General Provisions and Definitions
- 134. Chapter 1242 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 135. CHAPTER 1244 Board of Zoning Appeals
- 136. Chapter 1246 Districts Generally and Zoning Map
- 137. CHAPTER 1248 LDR Low-Density Residential District
- 138. CHAPTER 1250 MDR Medium-Density Residential District
- 139. CHAPTER 1252 HDR High-Density Residential District
- 140. CHAPTER 1254 RM-1 Multiple-Family Residential District
- 141. CHAPTER 1255 Health Services District
- 142. CHAPTER 1256 B-1 Neighborhood Business District
- 143. CHAPTER 1258 B-2 Central Business District
- 144. CHAPTER 1260 B-3 General Business District
- 145. CHAPTER 1261 F-Fairgrounds District
- 146. CHAPTER 1262 T Technology Innovation Business District
- 147. Chapter 1264 Flood Plain Overlay District
- 148. Chapter 1266 PUD Planned Unit Development District
- 149. CHAPTER 1267 Ionia Springs Planned Unit Development District
- 150. CHAPTER 1268 MHP Mobile Home Park
- 151. CHAPTER 1269 EMP East Main Preservation Overlay District
- 152. CHAPTER 1270 Open Space Neighborhoods
- 153. CHAPTER 1271 Resurrection Life Church Planned Unit Development (PUD) District
- 154. Chapter 1272 Site Condominiums
- 155. CHAPTER 1274 Special Land Uses
- 156. Chapter 1276 Site Plan Review
- 157. Chapter 1278 Nonconforming Lots, Structures and Uses
- 158. Chapter 1280 Wireless Communication Towers and Equipment
- 159. CHAPTER 1282 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- 160. Chapter 1284 Signs
- 161. Chapter 1285 AC Development Planned Unit Development District
- 162. Chapter 1286 Miscellaneous Regulations
- 163. CHAPTER 1287 Wind Energy Systems
- 164. CHAPTER 1288 Solar Energy Systems
- 165. CHAPTER 1289 Medical Marihuana Facilities
- 166. CHAPTER 1290 Adult Use Marihuana Establishments
- 167. CHAPTER 1291 AUH-PUD Attached Urban Housing Planned Unit Development District
- 168. CHAPTER 1292 Austin Pines Planned Unit Development District
- 169. CHAPTER 1293 Regulation of Mobile Food Vending Units or Mobile Food Vending Parks
- 170. APPENDICES
- 171. TITLE TWO - Building Standards
- 172. Chapter 1420 Michigan Building Code
- 173. CHAPTER 1421 Building, Mechanical, Plumbing and Electrical Codes
- 174. Chapter 1422 Michigan Mechanical Code (Repealed)
- 175. Chapter 1424 Michigan Plumbing Code (Repealed)
- 176. Chapter 1426 National Electrical Code (Repealed)
- 177. TITLE FOUR - Miscellaneous Building Regulations
- 178. Chapter 1448 Numbering of Buildings
- 179. Chapter 1450 Permits and Fees
- 180. Chapter 1456 Smoke Detectors and Fire Extinguishers
- 181. TITLE SIX - Housing
- 182. Chapter 1460 International Property Maintenance Code
- 183. PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 184. CHAPTER 1612 Emergency and Fire Services Response Cost Recovery.
- 185. CHAPTER 1614 Burning