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CITY OF CHARLOTTE, MICHIGAN CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTERS 3-5: RESERVED
CHAPTER 6: ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS
CHAPTERS 7-9: RESERVED
CHAPTER 10: ANIMALS
CHAPTERS 11 - 13: RESERVED
CHAPTER 14: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 15: BUSINESSES
CHAPTERS 16 - 17: RESERVED
CHAPTER 18: CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
CHAPTERS 19 - 21: RESERVED
CHAPTER 22: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTERS 23 - 25: RESERVED
CHAPTER 26: RESERVED
CHAPTERS 27 - 29: RESERVED
CHAPTER 30: FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
CHAPTER 31: RESERVED
CHAPTER 32: MUNICIPAL CIVIL INFRACTIONS
CHAPTER 33: RESERVED
CHAPTER 34: OFFENSES
CHAPTERS 35 - 37: RESERVED
CHAPTER 38: PARKS AND RECREATION
CHAPTERS 39 - 41: RESERVED
CHAPTER 42: PLANNING
CHAPTERS 43 - 45: RESERVED
CHAPTER 46: SOLICITORS AND CANVASSERS
CHAPTERS 47 - 49: RESERVED
CHAPTER 50: SOLID WASTE
CHAPTER 51: RESERVED
CHAPTER 52: PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND NUISANCE ABATEMENT
CHAPTER 53: RESERVED
CHAPTER 54: SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
CHAPTERS 55 - 57: RESERVED
CHAPTER 58: STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
CHAPTERS 59 - 61: RESERVED
CHAPTER 62: SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 63: RESERVED
CHAPTER 64: TAX EXEMPTION
CHAPTER 65: RESERVED
CHAPTER 66: TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
CHAPTER 67: RESERVED
CHAPTER 68: UTILITIES
CHAPTER 69: RESERVED
CHAPTER 70: VEGETATION
CHAPTER 71: RESERVED
CHAPTER 72: MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
CHAPTER 73: RESERVED
CHAPTER 74: VEHICLES FOR HIRE
CHAPTERS 75 - 81: RESERVED
CHAPTER 82: ZONING
PARALLEL REFERENCES
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§ 30-62 APPROVAL FOR HYDRANT USE.
   A person shall not use or operate any fire hydrant intended for use of the Fire Department for fire suppression purposes unless such person first secures a permit for such use from the Fire Chief or his or her designee and the water company having jurisdiction. This section shall not apply to the use of such hydrants by a person employed by and authorized to make such use by the water company having jurisdiction.
(1993 Code, § 30-62) (Ord. 2023-04, passed 4-17-2023)
§ 30-63 LOCATION OF FIRE HYDRANTS AND WATER MAINS.
   The Fire Chief or his or her designee shall recommend to the City Manager the location of new fire hydrants or relocation of existing fire hydrants and the placement of water mains or replacement of inadequate water mains located upon public property when deemed necessary to provide an adequate fire flow and distribution pattern. A fire hydrant shall not be placed into or removed from service until approved by the Fire Chief or his or her designee.
(1993 Code, § 30-63) (Ord. 2023-04, passed 4-17-2023)
§ 30-64 PRIVATE FIRE HYDRANTS FOR CERTAIN HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS.
   All shipyards, oil storage plants, lumberyards, amusement or exhibition parks and educational or institutional complexes, and similar occupancies and uses involving high fire hazards or lifethreatening hazards and which are located more than 150 feet from a public street or which require quantities of water beyond the capabilities of the public water distribution system shall be provided with properly placed fire hydrants. Such fire hydrants shall be capable of supplying fire flows as required by the Fire Chief or his or her designee and shall be connected to a water system in accordance with accepted engineering practices. The Fire Chief or his or her designee shall designate and approve the number and location of fire hydrants. The Fire Chief or his or her designee may require the installation of sufficient fire hoses and equipment housed in accordance with the approved rules and may require the establishment of a trained fire brigade when the hazard involved requires such measures. Private hydrants shall not be placed into or removed from service until approved by the Fire Chief or his or her designee.
(1993 Code, § 30-64) (Ord. 2023-04, passed 4-17-2024)
§ 30-65 MAINTENANCE OF FIRE SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT.
   A person shall not obstruct, remove, tamper with, or otherwise disturb any fire hydrant or fire appliance required to be installed or maintained under the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code adopted in this chapter, except for the purpose of extinguishing fire, training, or testing purposes, recharging or making necessary repairs or when permitted by the Fire Chief or his or her designee. Whenever a fire appliance is removed as permitted in this section, it shall be replaced or reinstalled as soon as the purpose for which it was removed has been accomplished. Defective and nonapproved fire appliances or equipment shall be replaced or repaired as directed by the Fire Chief or his or her designee.
(1993 Code, § 30-65) (Ord. 2023-04, passed 4-17-2023)
§ 30-66 SALE OF DEFECTIVE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
   A person shall not sell, trade, loan, or give away any form, type, or kind of fire extinguisher which is not approved by the Fire Chief or his or her designee or which is not in proper working order or the contents of which do not meet the requirements of the Fire Chief or his or her designee. The requirements of this section shall not apply to the sale, trade, or exchange of obsolete or damaged equipment or junk when such units are permanently disfigured or marked with a permanent sign identifying the unit as junk.
(1993 Code, § 30-66) (Ord. 2023-04, passed 4-17-2023)
§ 30-67 STREET OBSTRUCTIONS.
   A person shall not erect, construct, place or maintain any bumps, fences, gates, chains, bars, pipes, wood or metal horses or any other type of obstruction in or on any street, within the boundaries of the city. The word STREET, as used in this section, shall mean any roadway accessible to the public for vehicular traffic, including, but not limited to private streets or access lanes, as well as all public streets and highways within the boundaries of the city.
(1993 Code, § 30-67)
§ 30-68 FALSE ALARM OF FIRE.
   No person shall willfully turn in, sound or cause to be communicated to the Fire Department a false alarm of fire.
(1993 Code, § 30-68)
§ 30-69 STARTING FIRES BY SMOKING.
   It shall be unlawful for any person in smoking or attempting to light or to smoke a cigarette, cigar or pipe to set fire to any bed, bedding, furniture, curtains or draperies in any hotel, lodginghouse, tourist home, motel or any other building.
(1993 Code, § 30-69)
§§ 30-70 – 30-90 RESERVED.
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