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Dearborn, MI Code of Ordinances
CITY OF DEARBORN, MICHIGAN CODE OF ORDINANCES
OFFICIALS 2024
Adopting Ordinance Ordinance No. 96-661
PART I - CHARTER[1]
PART II - CODE OF ORDINANCES
Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION[1]
Chapter 3 - ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS[1]
Chapter 4 - ANIMALS[1]
Chapter 5 - BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS[1]
Chapter 6 - CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS[1]
Chapter 7 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT[1]
Chapter 8 - ELECTIONS[1]
Chapter 9 - FEES FOR PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS[1]
Chapter 10 - FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION[1]
Chapter 11 - OCCUPANCY AND BUILDING STANDARDS[1]
Chapter 12 - LICENSES AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS[1]
ARTICLE I. - IN GENERAL
ARTICLE II. - AUCTIONS
ARTICLE III. - COFFEEHOUSES, CARD ROOMS AND ATHLETIC CLUBS
ARTICLE IV. - CHRISTMAS TREE SALES
ARTICLE V. - GARAGE SALES AND SIDEWALK SALES
ARTICLE VI. - JUNK DEALERS AND HAULERS FOR HIRE
ARTICLE VII. - STREET VENDORS
ARTICLE VIIA. FOOD TRUCKS
ARTICLE VIII. - SOLICITING AND CANVASSING
ARTICLE IX. - TOBACCO PRODUCTS
ARTICLE X. - USED AUTOMOBILE DEALERS
ARTICLE XI. - SECONDHAND JEWELRY AND PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS[2]
ARTICLE XII. - TRANSIENT MERCHANTS
ARTICLE XIII. - GASOLINE STATIONS
ARTICLE XIV. - AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENTS[3]
ARTICLE XV. - FOOD AND FOOD HANDLERS[5]
ARTICLE XVI. - MECHANICAL EXCAVATING AND GRADING
ARTICLE XVII. - HOTELS, ROOMINGHOUSES AND LODGINGHOUSES AND BEDS AND BREAKFASTS
ARTICLE XVIII. - GOING-OUT-OF-BUSINESS SALES
ARTICLE XIX. - MOTORBUSES
ARTICLE XX. - TAXICABS AND OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE
ARTICLE XXI. - PUBLIC MOVING VANS
ARTICLE XXII. - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES[6]
ARTICLE XXIII. - VALET PARKING
ARTICLE XXIV. - TREE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT
ARTICLE XXV. - SMOKING LOUNGES
ARTICLE XXVI. PROHIBITION OF MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS
ARTICLE XXVII. NIGHTCLUBS AND NIGHTCLUB PROMOTERS
Chapter 13 - NUISANCES[1]
Chapter 14 - OFFENSES[1]
Chapter 15 - PARKS AND RECREATION[1]
Chapter 16 - SOLID WASTE[1]
Chapter 17 - STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES[1]
Chapter 17.5 - SUBDIVISIONS
Chapter 18 - TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLES[1]
Chapter 19 - WATER AND SEWERS[1]
Chapter 20 TRANSITION FOLLOWING AN ELECTION
A. - Cablevision Industries
B. - Ameritech New Media, Inc.
SUPPLEMENT HISTORY TABLE
STATE LAW REFERENCE TABLE MICHIGAN STATUTES ANNOTATED
STATE LAW REFERENCE TABLE - MICHIGAN COMPILED LAWS
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE - ORDINANCES
ZONING ORDINANCE
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Sec. 12-244. - Renewals.
   Licenses may be renewed, provided an application for renewal and license fees are received by the city no later than the expiration date of the current license. Applications received after that date shall be processed as new applications. The city shall review each application for renewal to determine that the applicant is in full compliance with the provisions of this article. If the city finds that the new application meets the above requirements, the city shall issue a new license.
(Ord. No. 90-497, ยง 14, 12-18-90)
Secs. 12-245โ€”12-249. - Reserved.
ARTICLE VIIA. FOOD TRUCKS
Sec. 12-250. - Definitions.
   Food trucks shall mean a business serving or offering for sale food and/or beverages from a mobile food unit which, for purposes of this article, shall mean a fully enclosed vehicle or trailer that is also licensed by the state as a mobile food service establishment special transitory food unit.
   Local Health Department shall mean the health department having jurisdiction in the city where the mobile food service establishment is based.
   Mobile food service establishment shall mean a food service establishment operating from a vehicle or trailer which is not fully equipped for full food service and, therefore, must return to a licensed commissary at least once every 24 hours for servicing and maintenance (MCL 289.6135).
   Special transitory food unit shall mean a temporary food service establishment licensed to operate without 14-day limits or a mobile food establishment that is not required to return to a commissary (MCL 289.6137).
(Ord. No. 18-1613, 6-12-18; Ord. No. 22-1743, 5-24-22; Ord. No. 23-1805, 1-9-24)
Sec. 12-251. - License required; compliance and scope of article.
   (a)   It shall be unlawful for any food truck to operate in the City of Dearborn without first obtaining a food truck license from the city clerk and pursuant to the provisions of this article.
   (b)   It shall be unlawful for any person to assist or help any person with the operation of a food truck in the City of Dearborn except as provided by this article.
   (c)   The provisions of this article shall apply to food trucks operating in the city pursuant to the terms and conditions in this article.
(Ord. No. 18-1613, 6-12-18; Ord. No. 22-1743, 5-24-22; Ord. No. 23-1805, 1-9-24)
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