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City of Hartford
Michigan
Code of Ordinances
Index:
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Section Title, Reference Number |
ABANDONED VEHICLES
Additional remedies not limited, 90.08
Custody of vehicle on private property,
90.04
Definition, 90.01
Immunity for police and municipality,
90.06
Notice, 90.03
Penalty, 90.99
Police requirements, 90.02
Sale of an abandoned vehicle, 90.07
Steps after vehicle is taken into
custody, 90.05
ANIMALS
Impoundment, 92.06
Leash requirements, 92.03
Licensing, 92.02
Livestock, horses, and fowl, 92.05
Noisy dogs or other pets, 92.04
Penalty, 92.99
Pit bull dogs, 92.01
BUILDINGS
AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
Adoption of Regulatory Codes by Reference
Electrical Code, 150.05
Michigan Residential Code 2000, 150.03
Michigan Mechanical Code, 150.02
Plumbing Code, 150.04
2000 International Residential Code,
150.01
Certificate of Occupancy
Appeals, 150.31
Application procedure, 150.26
Application, 150.22
Certificate of occupancy required, 150.21
Conditional certificate of approval,
150.30
Duration; residential, 150.28
Duration; commercial, 150.29
Enforcement, 150.23
Exemption; multiple housing, 150.24
Limitation of inspections, 150.27
Partial exemptions; owner-occupied
residential, 150.25
Purpose, 150.20
Penalty, 150.99
Rental Property
Appeal, 150.55
Certificate of compliance requirement,
150.53
Effective date, 150.46
Fees, 150.52
Initial inspection; orders; power to
vacate, 150.49
Issuance of certificate of compliance,
150.50
Maintenance of records, 150.54
Purpose, 150.45
Registration requirement, 150.47
Reinspection; revocation, 150.51
Tenant responsibility, 150.56
Transfer of property, 150.48
BUSINESS REGULATIONS
Adoption of advertising regulations,
110.02
Adoption of amusement regulations, 110.04
Adoption of garage, yard, basement, and
private sale regulations, 110.01
Adoption of peddler and solicitor
regulations, 110.03
Adoption of sexually-oriented business
and obscenity regulations, 110.06
Adoption of telecommunications
regulations, 110.05
CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Ordinance Enforcement Officer, 30.01
Penalty, 30.99
CODE OF ORDINANCES; GENERAL PROVISIONS
Application to future ordinances, 10.03
Captions, 10.04
Definitions, 10.05
Effective date of ordinances, 10.15
Errors and omissions, 10.10
General penalty, 10.99
Interpretation, 10.02
Official time, 10.11
Ordinances unaffected, 10.14
Ordinances which amend or supplement
code, 10.17
Ordinances repealed, 10.13
Reasonable time, 10.12
Reference to offices, 10.09
Reference to other sections, 10.08
Repeal or modification of ordinance,
10.16
Rules of interpretation, 10.06
Section histories; statutory references,
10.18
Severability, 10.07
Title of code, 10.01
CURFEW
(See GENERAL OFFENSES)
DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Boundaries, 31.23
Director; personnel; bonds, 31.25
Downtown Development Plan and Tax
Increment Financing Plan, 31.26
Establishment, 31.21
Membership, powers, duties, and
authority, 31.22
Oath; rules, 31.24
Purpose, 31.20
FIRE
PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
Agency designated, 93.02
Hazardous Materials
Billing procedure, 93.20
Charges imposed upon responsible party,
93.18
Costs determination, 93.19
Definitions, 93.17
Effective date, 93.16
Other remedies, 93.21
Purpose, 93.15
Motor vehicle accident and fire cost
recovery, 93.03
State Fire Prevention Code adopted, 93.01
GARBAGE
AND RUBBISH (See
SOLID WASTE)
GENERAL
OFFENSES
City parks; prohibited conduct, 130.02
Consumption of alcoholic beverages in
public places prohibited, 130.05
Minors; curfews, 130.03
Parental Responsibility; Supervision of
Minors
Definitions, 130.16
Effective date, 130.17
Notification of parents, 130.19
Parental duties, 130.18
Purpose, 130.15
Penalty, 130.99
Public areas; prohibited conduct, 130.01
Roller skates, skateboards, bicycles, and
the like, 130.04
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(See FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION)
MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS BUREAU
Authority, 31.02
Availability of other enforcement
options, 31.07
Denial of responsibility, 31.04
Effective date, 31.08
Establishment, location, and personnel,
31.01
Ordinance violation notice requirement,
31.03
Records and accounting, 31.06
Schedule of civil fines and costs, 31.05
NOISE; VEHICULAR
(See NUISANCES)
NUISANCES
Environmental Quality; Anti-Blight
Abatement of nuisance, 91.18
Definition, 91.15
Notice, 91.17
Prohibition, 91.16
Penalty, 91.99
Vehicular Noise
Definitions, 91.01
Prohibitions, 91.02
Anti-Blight, 304-7 (effective
1-28-2008 - not yet coded)
PLANNING COMMISSION
(See ZONING CODE)
SEWERS
Building sewers and connections, 52.04
Center Street Extension
Application of fees, 52.44
Definitions, 52.41
Enforcement, 52.43
Exemptions, 52.45
Public necessity, 52.40
Rates and charges, 52.42
Definitions, 52.02
Powers and authority of inspectors;
confidentiality, 52.07
Proper use of public sewers, 52.05
Rates and charges, 52.08
Sanitary Sewage Disposal System
Billing, 52.25
Bonding and financing of sewer system,
52.28
Connection fee, 52.24
Definitions, 52.21
No free service, 52.27
Operation and maintenance of the system,
52.22
Purpose, 52.20
Revision of rates, 52.26
Sewer charges, 52.23
Sewer use in general, 52.01
Use of public sewers required, 52.03
Water and waste prohibited, 52.06
SOIL, WASTE AND FILL MATERIAL
(See also SOLID WASTE)
Applicability, 94.02
City Commission decision, 94.09
City Planning Commission recommendation,
94.06
Condition of property areas after
excavation is completed, 94.15
Distance of excavations from property
lines, 94.13
Distance of excavations from county or
state road right-of-way, 94.12
Exceptions, 94.11
Findings of City Commission, 94.07
Hazards, 94.14
Other considerations, 94.08
Permit requirement, 94.03
Permit fee, 94.05
Permit application, 94.04
Permit revocation, 94.10
Purpose, 94.01
SOLID WASTE
(See also
SOIL, WASTE AND FILL MATERIAL)
Burning of Solid Waste
Exceptions, 50.32
Notice, 50.31
Prohibition, 50.30
Garbage and Rubbish
Appearance ticket procedure, 50.04
Collection of garbage or rubbish, 50.03
Definitions, 50.01
Storage and location of garbage and
rubbish containers, 50.02
Penalty, 50.99
Refuse Bins
Definitions, 50.15
Stability requirements; protection
against unauthorized access, 50.17
Substandard bins to be modified or
removed, 50.16
STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING
REGULATIONS
Angle parking, 72.03
Breakdowns, 72.08
General prohibitions, 72.01
Parallel parking, 72.02
Parking for certain purposes prohibited,
72.05
Parking limited between 2:00 a.m. and
6:00 a.m., 72.06
Parking not to obstruct traffic, 72.04
Parking of trailers, house cars, and the
like, 72.07
Parking ticket; notice of violation,
72.09
Parking Violations Bureau, 72.25
Penalty, 72.99
Presumption as to responsibility for
parking violation, 72.10
TRAFFIC CODE; GENERAL PROVISIONS
Adoption of Uniform Traffic Code, 70.01
Off-Road Vehicles
Generally, 70.30
Snowmobiles, 70.31
Penalty, 70.99
Reference in code, 70.02
Traffic Offenses Involving Controlled
Substances
Allowing a person under the influence to
operate a vehicle, 70.16
Consumption of alcoholic liquor on a
highway, public place, and the like, 70.19
Driving under the influence, 70.15
Open or uncapped containers; broken
seals, 70.18
Operating a vehicle while visibly
impaired, 70.17
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
License required, 71.01
Mandatory child restraints, 71.03
Penalty, 71.99
Safety belt required; enforcement, 71.02
School buses; overtaking, meeting, or
passing, 71.04
WATER
Bonding and financing of water system,
51.15
Construction, alteration, repair, and
management of water system, 51.01
Cross connection; inspections, 51.11
Definition, 51.02
Deposit of funds, 51.05
Discontinuance of service until
elimination of cross connection, 51.13
Fees and Charges
Billing, 51.33
Connection fee, 51.31
Deposits, 51.32
Enforcement, 51.34
Rate charges, 51.35
Water furnished by the system, 51.30
Insurance, 51.08
Maintenance of water system, 51.06
Mandatory connection, 51.09
No free service, 51.03
Operating year, 51.04
Private water supply systems, 51.10
Protection of potable water supply, 51.14
Provisions supplemental to State Plumbing
Code, 51.16
Records and audits, 51.07
Right of city to access for inspection;
refusal deemed evidence of cross connection, 51.12
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
(See ZONING CODE)
ZONING CODE
Administration and Enforcement
Building permits, 151.274
Certificate of use and occupancy
required, 151.275
Duties of Code Enforcement Officer,
151.272
Enforcement by code enforcement official,
151.270
Fees, 151.277
Final inspection, 151.276
Interpretation, 151.278
Plot plan, 151.273
Violations, 151.271
Area, Height, and Bulk Requirements
Access through yards, 151.188
Fences, 151.187
General requirements, 151.180
Height limitation exemption, 151.181
Lots adjoining areas, 151.182
Multiple dwelling side yard, 151.184
Porches, 151.185
Projections into yards, 151.186
Yard regulations, 151.183
B‑1 Central Business District
Area, height, and bulk requirements,
151.092
Description of the district, 151.090
Permitted uses, 151.091
B‑2 General Business District
Area, height, and bulk requirements,
151.107
Description of the district, 151.105
Permitted uses, 151.106
CF Community Facilities District
Area, height, and bulk requirements,
151.167
Description of the district, 151.165
Permitted uses, 151.166
Site plan required, 151.168
Construction of language, 151.003
Definitions, 151.004
Establishment of Districts and Official
Zoning Map
District requirements, 151.019
Districts, 151.018
Establishment of Districts and Official
Zoning Map (Contd)
Official zoning map, 151.015
Zoning of annexed areas, 151.017
Zoning of vacated areas, 151.016
I
General Industrial District
Area, height, and bulk requirements,
151.137
Description of the district, 151.135
Permitted uses, 151.136
LI
Light Industrial District
Area, height, and bulk requirements,
151.123
Description of the district, 151.120
Limitation, 151.121
Permitted uses, 151.122
Supplemental requirements, 151.124
No permanent vested rights, 151.005
Parking Regulations
Off-street loading and unloading, 151.326
Parking requirements, 151.325
PD Planned Development District
Developmental plan, 151.151
General conditions of the preliminary
plan, 151.152
Intent and purpose, 151.150
Specific conditions of the final plan,
151.153
Time limit for beginning of construction
and reversion to former zoning classification , 151.154
Penalty, 151.999
Planning Commission
Approval of special uses and site plans,
151.291
Changes and amendments, 151.292
Petition for amendments, 151.293
Transfer of zoning powers, 151.290
Provisions for Special Establishments and
Operations
Adult entertainment facilities, 151.342
Adult, foster, day-care, and other group
home standards, 151.344
Amusement establishments, 151.341
Bed and breakfast operations, 151.343
Mobile home parks, 151.340
Purpose, 151.001
R‑1 Single-Family Residential District
Description of the district, 151.030
Lot, yard, and area requirements, 151.033
Permitted uses, 151.031
Special uses, 151.032
R‑2 Two‑Family Residential District
Description of the district, 151.045
Lot, yard, and area requirements, 151.048
Permitted uses, 151.046
Special uses, 151.047
R-MF Multiple-Family Residential District
Description of the district, 151.060
Height, area, and bulk requirements,
151.064
Permitted uses, 151.061
Site plan, 151.063
Special uses, 151.062
RR Rural Residential District
Description of the district, 151.075
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