Every town writes its own rules, and Mackinaw's live in its municipal code — 88 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 u1 — COMPILATION OF ORDINANCESrecently amended
- Ch u2 — LISTING OF ORDINANCESrecently amended
- Ch u3 — 11.000 - ORDINANCE COMPILATION — 1981 VILLAGE OF MACKINAW CITY, MICHIGAN ord. no. 101 eff. Dec. 23, 1981recently amended
- Ch u4 — 12.000 - VILLAGE MANAGER Ord. No. 105 Adopted: September 1, 1983
- Ch u5 — 12.050 - VILLAGE ATTORNEY Ord. No. 104 Adopted June 2, 1983
- Ch u6 — 12.070 - REAL PROPERTY; BUY, SELL, OR LEASE Ord. No. 109 Effective: January 15, 1987
- Ch u7 — 12.080 - RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR PERMANENT EMPLOYEES Ord. No. 113 Adopted: April 20, 1989
- Ch u8 — 12.100 - SPECIAL ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE Ord. No. 90
- Ch u9 — 12.300 - GAS FRANCHISE Ord. No. 58 Effective December 9, 1964
- Ch u10 — 12.310 - GAS FRANCHISE Ord. No. 121 Adopted January 5, 1995
- Ch u11 — 12.350 - CONSUMERS POWER ELECTRIC FRANCHISE VILLAGE OF MACKINAW CITY, MICHIGAN Ord. No. 103 Adopted: Aug. 19, 1982
- Ch u12 — 12.360 - CONSUMERS ENERGY ELECTRIC CO. FRANCHISE ORDINANCE Ord. No. 160 Adopted: Oct. 18, 2012
- Ch u13 — 12.400 - PRIVATE SALE OF VILLAGE PROPERTY Ord. No. 129 Effective: February 20, 1997
- Ch u14 — 12.405 - PRIVATE SALE OF VILLAGE PROPERTY Ord. No. 131 Adopted: February 19, 1998
- Ch u15 — 12.406 - PRIVATE SALE OF VILLAGE PROPERTY Ord. No. 134 Adopted: January 21, 1999
- Ch u16 — 12.407 - PRIVATE SALE OF VILLAGE PROPERTY Ord. No. 137 Adopted: November 16, 2000
- Ch u17 — 12.408 - PRIVATE SALE OF VILLAGE PROPERTY Ord. No. 139 Adopted: May 15, 2003
- Ch u18 — 12.409 - PRIVATE SALE ORDINANCE Ord. No. 146 Adopted: July 21, 2005
- Ch u19 — 12.410 - PRIVATE SALE ORDINANCE Ord. No. 150 Adopted February 15, 2007
- Ch u20 — 12.411 - PRIVATE SALE ORDINANCE Ord. No. 152 Adopted: May 7, 2009
- Ch u21 — 12.412 - PRIVATE SALE ORDINANCE VILLAGE OF MACKINAW CITY, MICHIGAN Ord. No. 155 Adopted: July 21, 2011
- Ch u22 — 12.415 - PRIVATE SALE ORDINANCE VILLAGE OF MACKINAW CITY, MICHIGAN Ord. No. 159 Adopted: January 5, 2012
- Ch u23 — 12.470 - PUBLIC SALE ORDINANCE VILLAGE OF MACKINAW CITY, MICHIGAN Adopted: November 17, 2016
- Ch u24 — 12.475 - PRIVATE SALE ORDINANCE VILLAGE OF MACKINAW CITY, MICHIGAN Adopted: September 19, 2019
- Ch u25 — 12.476 - PRIVATE SALE ORDINANCE VILLAGE OF MACKINAW CITY, MICHIGAN Adopted: September 1, 2022
- Ch u26 — 12.477 - PRIVATE SALE ORDINANCE VILLAGE OF MACKINAW CITY, MICHIGAN Adopted: August 17, 2023
- Ch u27 — 12.478 - PRIVATE SALE ORDINANCE VILLAGE OF MACKINAW CITY, MICHIGAN Adopted: August 17, 2023
- Ch u28 — 12.479 - PRIVATE SALE ORDINANCE VILLAGE OF MACKINAW CITY, MICHIGAN Adopted: December 19, 2024
- Ch u29 — 12.500 - NON-PARTISAN ELECTIONS Ord. No. 132 Adopted: October 1, 1998
- Ch u30 — 12.510 - COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS Ord. No. 136 January 6, 2000
- Ch u31 — 12.530 - VILLAGE TRUSTEE TERM OF OFFICE Ord. No. 143 Adopted: September 2, 2004
- Ch u32 — 12.600 - VILLAGE TREASURER Adopted: July 1, 2021
- Ch u33 — 12.700 - VILLAGE CLERK Adopted: July 1, 2021
- Ch u34 — 12.800 - BUDGET ORDINANCE Adopted: May 20, 2021
- Ch u35 — 14.000 - PLANNING COMMISSION Ord. No. 153 Adopted: Dec. 3, 2009
- Ch u36 — 14.050 - DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Ord. No. 107 Effective: March 13, 1985 An Ordinance to establish a Downtown Development Authority in the Village of Mackinaw City pursuant to Act 197 of the Public Acts of 1975 as amended; to define the boundaries of the downtown district constituting the Downtown Development Authority; and to provide for other matters necessary and related thereto. THE VILLAGE OF MACKINAW CITY ORDAINS:
- Ch u37 — 14.070 - EXHIBIT A MACKINAW CITY DESIGNATED DOWNTOWN DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
- Ch u38 — 17.000 - SITE CONDOMINIUMS Ord. No. 123 Adopted: July 6, 1995
- Ch u39 — 17.050 - LAND DIVISION ORDINANCE Ord. No. 144 Adopted: January 6, 2005
- Ch u40 — 18.000 - FAIR HOUSING ORDINANCE VILLAGE OF MACKINAW CITY, MICHIGAN ord. no. 108 adopt. June 19, 1986
- Ch u41 — 19.000 - UNIFORM TRAFFIC CODE Ord. No. 141 Adopted: May 15, 2003
- Ch u42 — 19.050 - PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU Ord. No. 70 Effective: August 5, 1971
- Ch u43 — 19.100 - TRUCK TRAFFIC Ord. No. 94 Adopted: July 3, 1980
- Ch u44 — 19.150 - MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE Ord. No. 140 Adopted: May 15, 2003
- Ch u45 — 20.000 - DISORDERLY CONDUCT Ord. No. 125 Adopted: July 20, 1995
- Ch u46 — 20.150 - BEGGING/PANHANDLING Ord. No. 27 Effective: September 1, 1912 Amend. adopt. August 3, 2017
- Ch u47 — 20.350 - DEAD BODIES; REMOVAL Ord. No. 74 Effective: November 16, 1972
- Ch u48 — 20.500 - CARNIVALS AND OUTDOOR AMUSEMENTS Ord. No. 84 Effective: June 7, 1977
- Ch u49 — 20.600 - PEDDLERS AND VENDORS Ord. No. 82 Effective: May 11, 1977 Amend. adopt. Sept. 7, 2017
- Ch u50 — 20.700 - COASTER WHEELED DEVICE ORDINANCE Ord. Effective September 3, 1991
- Ch u51 — 20.750 - MERCHANT OUTDOOR SALES AND DISPLAY ORDINANCE Ord. No. 116 Effective: August 1, 1992
- Ch u52 — 22.050 - FIRE LIMITS Ord. No. 26 Effective: April 8, 1912
- Ch u53 — 23.000 - FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT Adopted: April 21, 2022
- Ch u54 — 25.000 - WATER DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION AND RATE ORDINANCE Ord. No. 127 Effective: December 11, 1995
- Ch u55 — 25.100 - WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS Ord. No. 92 Adopted: June 19, 1980
- Ch u56 — 25.150 - WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM CROSS CONNECTIONS Ord. No. 87 Adopted: May 24, 1979 Amendment Adopted: March 7, 2002
- Ch u57 — 25.180 - GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS Ord. No. 88 Adopted: Feb. 7, 2013
- Ch u58 — 25.200 - SEWER USE ORDINANCE; USER CHARGE SYSTEM* Ord. No. 128 Adopted: November 16, 1995
- Ch u59 — 25.300 - SANITARY SEWER FOR MULTIPLE DWELLINGS Ord. No. 75 Effective: April 4, 1973
- Ch u60 — 25.350 - SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM Ord. No. 54 Effective: December 20, 1962
- Ch u61 — 25.400 - WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM Ord. No. 110 Adopted: January 27, 1987
- Ch u62 — 26.000 - VILLAGE MARINA VILLAGE OF MACKINAW CITY, MICHIGAN Adopted: November 1, 2018
- Ch u63 — 30.000 - STREETS AND SIDEWALKS Adopted: November 15, 2018recently amended
- Ch u64 — 34.000 - PERMITS FOR WORK CONDUCTED IN PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY Ord. No. 20 Adopted: January 15, 2015
- Ch u65 — 34.100 - RIGHT-OF-WAY OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM Adopted: March 17, 2022
- Ch u66 — 35.050 - SHADE TREES Ord. No. 21 Effective: June 24, 1901
- Ch u67 — 35.100 - HITCHING ANIMALS IN STREETS VILLAGE OF MACKINAW CITY, MICHIGAN ord. no. 14 eff. June 24, 1901
- Ch u68 — 35.150 - DOG ORDINANCE VILLAGE OF MACKINAW CITY, MICHIGAN ord. no. 64 fee. June 21, 1967
- Ch u69 — 35.200 - PUBLIC NUISANCES VILLAGE OF MACKINAW CITY, MICHIGAN ord. no. 63 eff. June 21, 1967
- Ch u70 — 35.250 - LITTERING Ord. No. 72 Effective: June 7, 1972
- Ch u71 — 35.325 - PROHIBITED DOCKING OR STORAGE OF TRAILERS OR WATERCRAFT Ord. No. 24 Adopted: March 19, 2015
- Ch u72 — 35.400 - OBNOXIOUS WEED ORDINANCE Ord. No. 115 Effective: November 15, 1990
- Ch u73 — 35.450 - TREE ORDINANCE VILLAGE OF MACKINAW CITY, MICHIGAN ord. no. 118 eff. Feb. 20, 1993
- Ch u74 — 35.480 - NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE Ord. No. 133 Adopted: December 3, 1998
- Ch u75 — 36.000 - WIND ENERGY FACILITIES Ord. No. 154 Effective: August 4, 2010
- Ch u76 — 40.000 - FIRE DEPARTMENT VILLAGE OF MACKINAW CITY Ord. No. 32 Effective: November 4, 1921
- Ch u77 — 40.100 - STREET AND ROAD NUMBERING ORDINANCE Ord. No. 126 Adopted: July 18, 1996
- Ch u78 — 40.150 - SPECIAL EVENTS ON PUBLIC PREMISES Ord. No. 130 Adopted: April 17, 1997
- Ch u79 — 47.000 - BLIGHT ORDINANCE Ord. No. 145 Adopted: April 21, 2005
- Ch u80 — 47.050 - CITY HOUSING CODE Effective: September 27, 2017
- Ch u81 — 48.000 - SNOWMOBILE ORDINANCE Ord. No. 147 Adopted: September 15, 2005
- Ch u82 — 49.000 - TAX EXEMPTION ORDINANCE Ord. No. 148 Adopted: September 21, 2006
- Ch u83 — 49.100 - ATV/ORV ORDINANCE Ord. No. 156 Adopted: June 16, 2011
- Ch u84 — 50.000 - CEMETERY ORDINANCE Ord. No. 149 Adopted: November 2, 2006
- Ch u85 — 50.100 - PROTECTION OF MUNICIPAL PROPERTY Adopted: June 5, 2014
- Ch u86 — PART 51
- Ch u87 — PART 52
- Ch u88 — PART 54