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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
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ARTICLE II. ADMINISTRATION
§ 82-26 VIOLATIONS OF CHAPTER.
   (A)   Municipal civil infraction. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be responsible for a municipal civil infraction.
   (B)   Public nuisance per se. Any building or structure which is erected, altered or converted, or any use of premises or land which is begun or changed subsequent to the time of passage of this chapter and in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, is hereby declared to be a public nuisance per se and may be abated by order of any court of competent jurisdiction.
   (C)   Fines, imprisonment. The owner of any building, structure or premises or part thereof, where any condition in violation of this chapter shall exist or shall be created, who has assisted knowingly in the commission of such violation shall be guilty of a separate offense and upon conviction thereof shall be liable to the fines herein provided.
   (D)   Each day a separate offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or when a violation occurs or continues.
   (E)   Rights and remedies cumulative. The rights and remedies provided in this section are cumulative and in addition to any other remedies provided by law.
(1993 Code, § 82-26) (Ord. passed 10-12-1992; Ord. passed 2-26-1996)
§ 82-27 ENFORCEMENT.
   The provisions of this chapter shall be administered and enforced by the Building Official or by such deputies of his department as the Building Official may delegate to enforce the provisions of this chapter exclusive of the provisions of the Mobile Home Commission Act, Public Act 96 of 1987, being M.C.L.A. §§ 125.2301 et seq., as amended, which are under the jurisdiction of the state.
(1993 Code, § 82-27) (Ord. passed 10-12-1992; Ord. 3-12-2007)
§ 82-28 DUTIES OF BUILDING OFFICIAL.
   (A)   The Building Official shall have the power to grant zoning compliance and occupancy permits and to make inspections of buildings or premises necessary to carry out his duties in the enforcement of this chapter. It shall be unlawful for the Building Official to approve any plans or issue any permits or certificates of occupancy for any excavation or construction until he has inspected such plans in detail and found them to conform with this chapter.
   (B)   The Building Official, and/or such other officers or departments as shall be designated by the City Manager, shall record in duplicate, 1 copy of which shall be filed with the City Clerk, all nonconforming uses of structures and land existing at the effective date of this chapter for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of § 82-453 of this chapter.
   (C)   The Building Official is under no circumstances permitted to make changes to this chapter nor to vary the terms of this chapter in carrying out his duties as Building Official.
   (D)   The Building Official shall not refuse to issue a permit when conditions imposed by this chapter are complied with by the applicant despite violations of contracts, such as covenants or private agreements which may occur upon the granting of the permit.
(1993 Code, § 82-28) (Ord. passed 10-12-1992)
§ 82-29 PLOT PLAN.
   (A)   The Building Official shall require that all applications for building permits for uses not covered in § 82-471 shall be accompanied by plans and specifications, including a plot plan, in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing the following:
      (1)   The actual shape, location and dimensions of the lot;
      (2)   The shape, size and location of all buildings or other structures to be erected, altered or moved, and of any building or other structures already on the lot;
      (3)   The existing and intended use of the lot and of all such structures upon it, including, in residential areas, the number of dwelling units the building is intended to accommodate;
      (4)   Such other information concerning the lot or adjoining lots as may be essential for determining whether the provisions of this chapter are being observed.
   (B)   One copy of the plans shall be returned to the applicant by the Building Official, after he shall have marked such copy either as approved or disapproved. The second copy shall be retained in the office of the Building Official.
(1993 Code, § 82-29) (Ord. passed 10-12-1992)
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