CODE OF ORDINANCES CITY OF FLAT ROCK, MICHIGAN

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Published in 1993 by Order of the City Council

Republished in 2007

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Adopted April 21, 2008

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OFFICIALS

of the

CITY OF

FLAT ROCK, MICHIGAN

AT THE TIME OF THIS CODIFICATION

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Richard C. Jones

Mayor

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Sarah Jane Olbrich

Kenneth R. Wrobel

Terry L. Byrd

Timothy B. Nightingale
Paul R. Gagne
(Vacancy To Be Filled)

City Council

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David P. Grunow

City Attorney

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Norman F. Koszuta

City Clerk

CURRENT OFFICIALS

of the

CITY OF

FLAT ROCK, MICHIGAN

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Jonathan D. Dropiewski, Mayor

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John Bergeron, Mayor Pro-Tem

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John Bergeron

Walter Little

James E. Martin

Ricky L. Tefend

Dawn Thomas

Kenneth Wrobel

City Council

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David P. Grunow

City Attorney

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Meaghan K. Bachman

City Clerk

PREFACE

This Code constitutes a complete recodification of the general and permanent ordinances of the City of Flat Rock, Michigan.

Source materials used in the preparation of the Code were the 1979 Code, as supplemented through June 21, 1982, and ordinances subsequently adopted by the city council. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Code. By use of the comparative tables appearing in the back of this Code, the reader can locate any section of the 1979 Code, as supplemented, and any subsequent ordinance included herein.

This 2007 republication includes all amendatory legislation through Ord. No. 267(C), adopted October 1, 2007, and was accomplished under the supervision of Mary Summers, Editor.

The chapters of the Code have been conveniently arranged in alphabetical order, and the various sections within each chapter have been catchlined to facilitate usage. Notes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant state law have been included. A table listing the state law citations and setting forth their location within the Code is included at the back of this Code.

Chapter and Section Numbering System

The chapter and section numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and local government codes. Each section number consists of two parts separated by a dash. The figure before the dash refers to the chapter number, and the figure after the dash refers to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the second section of chapter 1 is numbered 1-2, and the first section of chapter 4 is 4-1. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter, and at the same time new sections or even whole chapters can be inserted in their proper place by using the decimal system for amendments. For example, if new material consisting of one section that would logically come between sections 3-1 and 3-2 is desired to be added, such new section would be numbered 3-1.5. New chapters may be included by using one of the reserved chapter numbers. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same way or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and, in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject. The next successive number shall be assigned to the new article or division.

Page Numbering System

The page numbering system used in this Code is a prefix system. The letters to the left of the colon are an abbreviation which represents a certain portion of the volume. The number to the right of the colon represents the number of the page in that portion. In the case of a chapter of the Code, the number to the left of the colon indicates the number of the chapter. In the case of an appendix to the Code, the letter immediately to the left of the colon indicates the letter of the appendix.

CODE	CD1:1
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLES	CCT:1
STATE LAW REFERENCE TABLES	SLT:1
CODE INDEX	CDi:1

 

Index

The index has been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of which are couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by local government officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the index itself which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which the user is interested.

Looseleaf Supplements

A special feature of this publication is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing of the publication. With this system, the publication will be kept up-to-date. Subsequent amendatory legislation will be properly edited, and the affected page or pages will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the publication, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.

Keeping this publication up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the publication. As revised pages are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publisher that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.

Acknowledgments

This publication was under the direct supervision of Allen Z. Paul, Supervising Editor, and Laura Johnson, Editor, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.

The publisher is most grateful to David P. Grunow, City Attorney, for his cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this publication. It is hoped that his efforts and those of the publisher have resulted in a Code of Ordinances which will make the active law of the city readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the city's affairs.

MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION Tallahassee, Florida

 

ADOPTING ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE NO. 402

An Ordinance Adopting and Enacting the New Code for the City of Flat Rock; Providing for Repeal of Certain Ordinances not Included Therein; Providing for the Manner of Amending Such Code; and Providing When Such Code and This Ordinance Shall Become Effective.

The City of Flat Rock Ordains:

SECTION I. The Code entitled "Code of Ordinances, City of Flat Rock, Michigan" republished by the Michigan Code Corporation, consisting of Chapters 1 through 98, each inclusive, is adopted.

SECTION II. All ordinances of a general and permanent nature not pertaining to zoning regulations or zoning map enacted on or before October 1, 2007, not included in the Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, are repealed. All ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted after October 1, 2007, shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION III. The repeal provided for in Section II hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance that is repealed by this ordinance.

SECTION IV. Unless another penalty is expressly provided by this Code for any particular provision or section, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this Code, or any rule, regulation or order adopted or issued in pursuance thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00 and cost of prosecution or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both such fine, cost and imprisonment in the discretion of the court; however, unless otherwise provided by law, a violation of an ordinance in this Code shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both, if the violation substantially corresponds to a violation of state law that is a misdemeanor for which the maximum period of imprisonment is 93 days. Each act of violation and every day upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense.

SECTION V. Additions or amendments to the Code when passed in the form as to indicate the intention of the City Council to make the same a part of the Code shall be deemed to be incorporated in the Code, so that reference to the Code includes the additions and amendments.

SECTION VI. Ordinances adopted after October 1, 2007, that amend or refer to ordinances that have been codified and republished in this Code, shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like provisions of the Code.

SECTION VII. Fees previously adopted by ordinance or resolution shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION VIII. Nothing in the Code or this ordinance shall affect any offense or act committed or done, or any penalty or forfeiture incurred, or any contract or right established or accruing before the effective date of this Code.

SECTION IX. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances, Code of the City of Flat Rock, or parts of the Code of the City of Flat Rock, not consistent herewith are hereby repealed.

SECTION X. This ordinance shall be published in the News Herald newspaper as required by Charter on the 27 day of April, 2008, but in no event shall be effective earlier than ten (10) days after enactment.

	/s/         RICHARD C. JONES, Mayor

	/s/         LORENE BUTSKI, City Clerk

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Flat Rock at a meeting thereof on April 21, 2008, the original of which proceedings is on file in my office.

	/s/         LORENE BUTSKI, City Clerk