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- 1. Lincoln Park, Michigan
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LINCOLN PARK, MICHIGAN
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2025)
- 5. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 6. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 7. CHARTER
- 8. CHAPTER I Incorporation, Boundaries, Ward and Election Precincts
- 9. CHAPTER II Registration, Nomination and Election
- 10. CHAPTER III Elective Officers
- 11. CHAPTER IV Appointive Officers
- 12. CHAPTER V City Council
- 13. CHAPTER VI Powers of City and Council
- 14. CHAPTER VII Finance and Taxation
- 15. CHAPTER VIII Appropriation of Private Property
- 16. CHAPTER IX Public Improvements
- 17. CHAPTER X Bonds
- 18. CHAPTER XI Justice Court (Repealed)
- 19. CHAPTER XII Recall and Removal
- 20. CHAPTER XIII Definitions, Construction and General Provisions
- 21. CHAPTER XIV Submission of Charter and Election
- 22. CHAPTER XV Department of Public Safety
- 23. CHAPTER XVI Municipal Service Board
- 24. CHAPTER XVII Policemen's and Firemen's Retirement System (Effective July 1, 1943)
- 25. CHAPTER XVIII Retirement System
- 26. TITLE TWO - General Provisions
- 27. CHAPTER 202 Codified Ordinances
- 28. CHAPTER 203 City Records
- 29. CHAPTER 204 Elections
- 30. CHAPTER 205 Expenses of Emergency Response
- 31. CHAPTER 205A Hazardous Materials Incident Cost Recovery
- 32. CHAPTER 205B Civil Liability for Costs of Emergency Response
- 33. CHAPTER 205C Booking Fees
- 34. CHAPTER 205D Emergency Services Cost Recovery
- 35. CHAPTER 206 Permanent Notes and Bonds
- 36. CHAPTER 207 Purchasing Procedures
- 37. CHAPTER 208 Conflicts of Interest
- 38. CHAPTER 209 Service and User Charges
- 39. TITLE FOUR - Legislation
- 40. CHAPTER 210 Council
- 41. CHAPTER 212 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 42. TITLE SIX - Administration
- 43. CHAPTER 214 Mayor
- 44. CHAPTER 215 City Manager
- 45. CHAPTER 216 City Clerk
- 46. CHAPTER 218 City Attorney
- 47. CHAPTER 220 City Assessor
- 48. CHAPTER 222 Finance Director
- 49. CHAPTER 224 City Treasurer
- 50. CHAPTER 226 City Engineer
- 51. CHAPTER 227 Information Systems Administrator
- 52. CHAPTER 228 Director of Administrative Operations
- 53. CHAPTER 229 Senior Citizen Coordinator
- 54. CHAPTER 230 Health Officer
- 55. CHAPTER 232 Environmental Ordinance Officer and Special Projects
- 56. CHAPTER 234 Department of Public Safety
- 57. CHAPTER 235 Police Department
- 58. CHAPTER 236 Fire Department
- 59. CHAPTER 238 Department of Engineer and Public Services
- 60. CHAPTER 240 Department of Parks and Recreation
- 61. CHAPTER 242 Building Department
- 62. CHAPTER 244 Department of Community Planning and Development
- 63. CHAPTER 246 Senior Department
- 64. CHAPTER 248 Water Department
- 65. CHAPTER 250 Department of Emergency Management
- 66. CHAPTER 251 Safety Director
- 67. CHAPTER 252 Economic Development Corporation
- 68. TITLE EIGHT - Boards and Commissions
- 69. CHAPTER 253 Minutes of Public Meeting of Board and/or Commissions
- 70. CHAPTER 254 Board of Review
- 71. CHAPTER 256 Hearing Board on Dangerous Buildings and Code Appeals
- 72. CHAPTER 258 Cable Television Programming Advisory Board
- 73. CHAPTER 260 Municipal Service Board
- 74. CHAPTER 262 Plumbing Board
- 75. CHAPTER 264 Retirement Board
- 76. CHAPTER 266 Zoning Board of Appeals
- 77. CHAPTER 268 Builders Registration Commission
- 78. CHAPTER 270 Community Improvement Commission
- 79. CHAPTER 271 Downtown Development Authority
- 80. CHAPTER 272 Historical Commission
- 81. CHAPTER 274 Housing Commission
- 82. CHAPTER 275 City Library and Library Board of Directors
- 83. CHAPTER 276 Local Officers Compensation Commission
- 84. CHAPTER 278 Parking Commission
- 85. CHAPTER 280 Parks and Recreation Commission
- 86. CHAPTER 281 Cultural Commission
- 87. CHAPTER 282 Planning Commission
- 88. CHAPTER 284 Public Safety Commission
- 89. CHAPTER 285 Retirement Commission
- 90. CHAPTER 286 Senior Citizens Commission
- 91. CHAPTER 288 Sinking Fund Commission
- 92. CHAPTER 289 Street Maintenance and Infrastructure Advisory Commission
- 93. CHAPTER 290 Youth Commission
- 94. CHAPTER 291 Removal from Boards and Commissions
- 95. TITLE TEN - Employment Provisions
- 96. CHAPTER 292 Employees Generally
- 97. CHAPTER 294 Employees Retirement System
- 98. CHAPTER 295 Employees Retirement Health Benefits
- 99. CHAPTER 296 Policemen's and Firemen's Retirement System
- 100. CHAPTER 297 Policemen's and Firemen's Retirement Health Benefits
- 101. TITLE TWELVE - Judiciary
- 102. CHAPTER 298 Twenty-fifth District Court
- 103. TITLE TWO - General Provisions
- 104. CHAPTER 420 Uniform Traffic Code
- 105. CHAPTER 422 Administration and Enforcement
- 106. CHAPTER 424 Michigan Vehicle Code
- 107. TITLE FOUR - Public Ways and Traffic Control Devices
- 108. CHAPTER 440 Obstruction and Special Uses of Public Ways
- 109. TITLE SIX - Operation of Motor Vehicles
- 110. CHAPTER 460 Operation on School Property
- 111. CHAPTER 462 Operation in Shopping Centers
- 112. CHAPTER 464 Operation Generally
- 113. CHAPTER 466 D.U.I.; Reckless Driving; D.W.S.
- 114. TITLE EIGHT - Vehicles
- 115. CHAPTER 480 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 116. CHAPTER 482 Aircraft
- 117. CHAPTER 484 Inoperable Motor Vehicles
- 118. CHAPTER 486 Motor Carrier Safety Rules
- 119. TITLE TEN - Parking
- 120. CHAPTER 490 Parking Generally
- 121. CHAPTER 492 Parking Meters and Parking Meter Areas
- 122. CHAPTER 494 Municipal Parking Lots
- 123. CHAPTER 496 Parking System
- 124. PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 125. CHAPTER 603 Municipal Civil Infractions
- 126. CHAPTER 606 Alcoholic Beverages
- 127. CHAPTER 610 Animals
- 128. CHAPTER 618 Drugs
- 129. CHAPTER 620 Dangerous Dogs and Potentially Dangerous Dogs
- 130. CHAPTER 632 Handbills
- 131. CHAPTER 660 Offenses Relating to Persons
- 132. CHAPTER 662 Offenses Relating to Property
- 133. CHAPTER 666 Peace Disturbances
- 134. CHAPTER 668 Fireworks
- 135. CHAPTER 670 Railroads
- 136. CHAPTER 676 Safety, Sanitation and Health
- 137. CHAPTER 680 Sex Related Offenses
- 138. CHAPTER 684 Smoke Abatement
- 139. CHAPTER 692 Weapons and Explosives
- 140. TITLE TWO - Business Regulation
- 141. CHAPTER 802 Licensing in General
- 142. CHAPTER 804 Auctions and Auctioneers
- 143. CHAPTER 806 Automobile Washracks
- 144. CHAPTER 808 Adult Cabarets
- 145. CHAPTER 809 Billboards
- 146. CHAPTER 810 Carnivals, Circuses and Exhibitions
- 147. CHAPTER 812 Charitable Solicitations
- 148. CHAPTER 814 Christmas Tree Sales
- 149. CHAPTER 818 Drive-In Restaurants
- 150. CHAPTER 820 Dry Cleaning Establishments
- 151. CHAPTER 822 Establishments Serving Alcoholic Beverages
- 152. CHAPTER 824 Food Establishments
- 153. CHAPTER 826 Food Trucks
- 154. CHAPTER 828 Gaming Establishments
- 155. CHAPTER 830 Garage, Yard, Basement and Rummage Sales
- 156. CHAPTER 832 Garbage and Rubbish Collectors
- 157. CHAPTER 834 Donation Bins
- 158. CHAPTER 836 Hawkers and Peddlers
- 159. CHAPTER 840 Itinerant Vendors
- 160. CHAPTER 842 Junk Dealers
- 161. CHAPTER 844 Kiddie Lands and Kiddie Rides
- 162. CHAPTER 848 Massage Parlors
- 163. CHAPTER 850 Mechanical Amusement Device Arcades
- 164. CHAPTER 852 Mechanical Amusement Devices
- 165. CHAPTER 853 Marihuana Licenses
- 166. CHAPTER 854 Milk and Ice Vending Machines
- 167. CHAPTER 856 Motorcycle Sales and Rental Agencies
- 168. CHAPTER 858 Nonalcoholic Beverage Sales
- 169. CHAPTER 862 Pawnbrokers
- 170. CHAPTER 864 Precious Metal and Gem Dealers
- 171. CHAPTER 866 Registration of Businesses, Trades and Industries
- 172. CHAPTER 868 Restaurants
- 173. CHAPTER 870 Secondhand Dealers
- 174. CHAPTER 872 Sidewalk Sales
- 175. CHAPTER 874 Snow Removal
- 176. CHAPTER 876 Solicitors and Canvassers
- 177. CHAPTER 878 Special Events
- 178. CHAPTER 880 Tattoo Parlors
- 179. CHAPTER 882 Taxicabs and Motor Vehicles for Hire
- 180. CHAPTER 886 Used Auto Parts Businesses
- 181. CHAPTER 888 Used Automobile Dealers
- 182. TITLE FOUR - Taxation
- 183. CHAPTER 890 Garbage Tax
- 184. CHAPTER 891 Tax Abatement
- 185. CHAPTER 892 Tax Abatement - Park Plaza
- 186. CHAPTER 893 Tax Abatement - Lincoln Park Lofts
- 187. CHAPTER 894 Tax Abatement - Rivers Edge Apartments
- 188. TITLE TWO - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 189. CHAPTER 1020 Streets and Sidewalks Generally
- 190. CHAPTER 1022 Sidewalk, Crosswalk and Driveway Construction
- 191. CHAPTER 1024 Curb Cuts
- 192. CHAPTER 1026 Excavations
- 193. CHAPTER 1028 Trees and Shrubs
- 194. TITLE FOUR - Utilities
- 195. CHAPTER 1040 Utilities Generally
- 196. CHAPTER 1041 Water and Sewer System Refunding Bonds, Series 2016 (Limited Tax General Obligation)
- 197. CHAPTER 1042 Water
- 198. CHAPTER 1043 Cross Connection and Backflow Prevention
- 199. CHAPTER 1044 Sewers
- 200. CHAPTER 1045 County Storm Water Management
- 201. CHAPTER 1046 Ecorse Creek Pollution Abatement No. 1 Drainage District
- 202. CHAPTER 1048 Electricity
- 203. CHAPTER 1050 Gas
- 204. CHAPTER 1052 Cable Television Franchises
- 205. TITLE SIX - Other Public Services
- 206. CHAPTER 1060 Garbage and Rubbish Collection and Disposal
- 207. CHAPTER 1061 Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials
- 208. CHAPTER 1062 Parks and Recreation Areas
- 209. CHAPTER 1064 Ambulance Service
- 210. CHAPTER 1066 Illicit Connection Abatement
- 211. TITLE TWO - Planning
- 212. CHAPTER 1200 Penalty, Municipal Civil Infractions
- 213. CHAPTER 1220 Planning Commission
- 214. CHAPTER 1222 Master Plan
- 215. CHAPTER 1224 Subdivision Regulations
- 216. TITLE SIX - ZONING
- 217. CHAPTER 1260 General Provisions and Definitions
- 218. CHAPTER 1262 Administration, Application and Procedures, Enforcement and Penalty
- 219. CHAPTER 1264 Zoning Board of Appeals
- 220. CHAPTER 1266 Districts Generally and Zoning Map
- 221. CHAPTER 1268 Single Family Residential Districts (SFRD)
- 222. CHAPTER 1270 Multiple Family Residential Districts (MFRD)
- 223. CHAPTER 1272 Manufactured Housing Residential Districts (MHRD)
- 224. CHAPTER 1274 Community Service Districts (CSD)
- 225. CHAPTER 1276 Neighborhood Business Districts (NBD)
- 226. CHAPTER 1278 Municipal Business Districts (MBD)
- 227. CHAPTER 1280 Central Business Districts (CBD)
- 228. CHAPTER 1282 Regional Business Districts (RBD)
- 229. CHAPTER 1284 Light Industrial Districts (LID)
- 230. CHAPTER 1286 General Industrial Districts (GID)
- 231. CHAPTER 1288 Planned Unit Developments
- 232. CHAPTER 1289 Conditional Rezoning
- 233. CHAPTER 1290 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- 234. CHAPTER 1292 Nonconforming Uses, Buildings and Lots
- 235. CHAPTER 1294 Provisions Relating to All Districts
- 236. CHAPTER 1296 Site Plan Review and Design Standards
- 237. TITLE TWO - Building Standards
- 238. CHAPTER 1400 Penalty, Municipal Civil Infractions
- 239. CHAPTER 1410 State Construction Codes
- 240. CHAPTER 1412 State Electrical Code
- 241. CHAPTER 1414 State Mechanical Code
- 242. CHAPTER 1416 State Plumbing Code
- 243. CHAPTER 1418 CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code
- 244. TITLE FOUR - Building Administration
- 245. CHAPTER 1420 Building Department
- 246. CHAPTER 1422 Hearing Board on Dangerous Buildings and Code Appeals
- 247. CHAPTER 1424 Plumbing Board
- 248. CHAPTER 1426 Building Authority
- 249. CHAPTER 1428 Building Permit and License Fees
- 250. CHAPTER 1430 Registration of Building Contractors
- 251. CHAPTER 1432 Licensing of Electrical Contractors
- 252. CHAPTER 1434 Registration of Mechanical Contractors
- 253. CHAPTER 1436 Licensing of Plumbing Contractors
- 254. TITLE SIX - Miscellaneous Building Regulations
- 255. CHAPTER 1440 Alarm Systems
- 256. CHAPTER 1444 Dangerous Buildings
- 257. CHAPTER 1445 Emergency Abatement
- 258. CHAPTER 1448 Fences
- 259. CHAPTER 1450 Flood Damage Prevention
- 260. CHAPTER 1454 Garbage Disposal Units
- 261. CHAPTER 1456 Grading and Soil Erosion Control
- 262. CHAPTER 1466 Numbering of Buildings
- 263. CHAPTER 1476 Signs
- 264. TITLE EIGHT - Housing and Exterior Property Maintenance Code
- 265. CHAPTER 1480 International Property Maintenance Code
- 266. CHAPTER 1482 Rental Dwellings
- 267. CHAPTER 1484 House Trailers
- 268. CHAPTER 1486 Commercial Code
- 269. CHAPTER 1488 Inspection of Residential Dwellings Prior to Sale or Transfer
- 270. CHAPTER 1490 Vacant Properties
- 271. PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 272. CHAPTER 1614 Combustible Materials
- 273. CHAPTER 1618 Gasoline Filling Stations and Service Stations
- 274. CHAPTER 1622 Smoke Detectors