Blight Ordinance
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B. In any area zoned high density residential the storage upon any property of building materials unless there is in force a valid building permit for
construction upon said property and said materials are intended for use in connection with such construction.
For the purpose of this ordinance the term “building materials” shall include but shall not be limited to lumber, bricks, concrete, or cinder blocks, plumbing materials,
electrical wiring or equipment, heating ducts or equipment, shingles, mortar, cement, nails, screws, or any other materials used in constructing any structure.
C. In any area zoned high density residential the storage upon any property of
junk motor vehicles, except in a completely enclosed building. In any area zoned high density residential a previously licensed motor vehicle cannot be used for
storage purposes or as a storage facility.
For the purposes of this ordinance the term “junk motor vehicle” shall include any motor vehicle which is not licensed for use upon the highways of the State of
Michigan for a period in excess of 30 days, and shall also include, whether so licensed or not any motor vehicle which is inoperable for any reason for a period in excess of 30 days and which is not in a completely enclosed building. Exempt from this definition the following:
1. Unlicensed, but operable vehicles kept and used in a farming operation or construction business by farmers or licensed
construction contractors.
2. Unlicensed, but operable vehicles which are recreational vehicles for use off the highways of Michigan.
D. In any area, the storage or accumulation of junk, trash, rubbish, or refuse of
any kind which shall cause unhealthy or obnoxious conditions. Nothing herein is to prohibit the storing or placing on such lands, implements of husbandry in operating
condition and used annually in farming operations. Materials or parts that can be put to reasonable use which are located in areas zoned Agricultural, General
Business, or Light Industrial may be stored in an orderly fashion as not to create a nuisance, health, or safety hazard to adjoining properties and residents.
For the purpose of this ordinance the term “junk” shall include any deteriorated, damaged, abandoned, discarded, unusable objects or equipment unused for its
originally intended purpose including but not limited to furniture, stoves, refrigerators, freezers, parts of motor vehicles, machinery, parts of machinery, mobile
homes, scrap metal, crates, tires or other similar items, except if in a completely enclosed building.
For the purpose of this ordinance the term “trash, rubbish or refuse shall consist of a disorderly accumulation of household items such as kitchen garbage, paper,
clothing, furniture, kitchen utensils, radios, televisions, lawn mowers, lamps, carpets, sinks, toilets, bathtubs, shower units, rags, batteries, rubber and/or plastic debris, waste, and other similar household items and waste, all of which are declared to be hazardous to the public health when accumulated.
E. In any area zoned high density residential – grass, weeds, or a combination of
grass and weeds shall not exceed 14 inches in height. For lots or parcels in any business or industrial zone grass, weeds, or combination thereof shall not exceed
14 inches in height. Unoccupied residential parcels of 2 or more acres in size, wooded lot areas, undeveloped lot areas or parcels used as part of an agricultural
business shall be exempt for the requirements of the section.
F. In any area any vehicle which has remained abandoned on private property
for a period of 48 continuous hours or more without the consent of the owner or occupant of the property, or for a period of 48 continuous hours or more after the
consent of the owner or occupant of the property has been revoked is deemed a cause of blight.
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