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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. 12-6. - License fees.
   The various businesses, trades, occupations or professions enumerated in this section shall pay a license fee as established in this schedule. Unless otherwise specified, the fee shall be on an annual basis. The fee for replacement of lost or duplicate licenses shall be half the annual fee, or$40.00, whichever is less, unless otherwise indicated in this schedule.
Amusement    
$50.00
Apartment (ten or less units)    
100.00
Apartment (more than ten units), per unit    
10.00
Athletic club    
100.00
Auctioneer (single-day)    
25.00
Auctioneer (annual)   
   100.00
Automobile parts and accessories (new or used)    
50.00
Awning erector    
50.00
Bed and breakfast    
300.00
Billiard room (each table)    
10.00
Block party
   25.00
Boiler operator, high-pressure    
   50.00
Boiler operator, low-pressure   
   40.00
Bowling alley    
100.00
Building contractor    
40.00
Building contractor registration    
40.00
Building subcontractor registration    
 
40.00
Card or game room    
   50.00
Carnival    
300.00
Carnival deposit (for grounds cleanup)   
 
1,500.00
Concrete contractor    
50.00
Chief powerhouse stationary engineer   
 
100.00
Christmas trees    
150.00
Circus    
300.00
Circus deposit (for grounds cleanup)    
 
1,500.00
Coffeehouse    
50.00
Concrete supplier    
250.00
Distributor, vending machine    
40.00
Distributor equipment, each machine; not amusement devices    
 
20.00
Distributor, amusement device only   
 
300.00
Dog, (1-year license, expires March 1)
   The following fees take effect March 1, 2025:
 
$20.00 for unsterilized dog with no microchip, or $10.00 for spayed or neutered dogs
$15.00 for unsterilized dog with a microchip
$10.00 for sterilized dog with or without microchip
Dog (3-year license, expires March 1)
   The following fees take effect March 1, 2025:
$60.00 for unsterilized dog with no microchip
$45.00 for unsterilized dog with a microchip
$30.00 for sterilized dog with or without microchip
Dog [license with automatic renewal (no additional fee)]
   The following fee takes effect March 1, 2025:
$100.00 for sterilized dog with microchip
 
 
A $3.00 processing fee will be added for mailing any dog license and tag.
Drain layer contractor    
50.00
Drive-in theater    
600.00
Electrical contractor registration   
40.00
Escrow license, type    
40.00
Exhibitor (expires December 1)   
75.00
Exhibitor equipment (each amusement device, expires December 1)   
 
50.00
Explosives contractor    
35.00
Fire repair contractor    
50.00
Fire sale (30 days only)   
75.00
Fire sale renewal (maximum of 2)   
75.00
Flea market   
250.00
Food establishment    
140.00
   31-50 seats    
192.00
   51-100 seats    
237.00
   101-150 seats    
280.00
   More than 150 seats    
315.00
   Satellites (each satellite)    
85.00
   Catering kitchen and/or commissary food    
 
315.00
Food truck   
   200.00
Fuel oil truck    
40.00
Garage sale    
10.00
Garage sale (second sale)    
15.00
Garage sale (third sale)    
20.00
Garage sale (fourth sale)    
25.00
Garage sale advertisement fee   
   10.00
Going-out-of-business sale (30 days only)    
 
65.00
Going-out-of-business sale renewal (maximum of 2)    
 
65.00
Golf course    
500.00
Hauling vehicle, each vehicle    
40.00
Hotel, per room    
10.00
Junk dealer vehicle, each vehicle    
40.00
Junkyard    
200.00
Lodging or rooming house    
35.00
Manager, motel, hotel, apartment, rooming house, coffee house, athletic club    
 
50.00
Mechanical contractor registration (heating, cooling, ventilation, refrigeration)    
 
15.00
Mechanical excavating and grading    
 
50.00
Mechanical excavating and grading equipment, each    
 
30.00
Motel, per room    
5.00
Motor bus, 1 to 300 each    
50.00
Motor bus, over 300, no further charge    
 
n/c
Motor supply station    
75.00
Motor vehicle for hire    
50.00
Motor vehicle parts recycling    
100.00
Moving contractor    
200.00
Moving van, each vehicle    
30.00
Nightclub and nightclub promoter   
   200.00
Plumbing contractor registration    
40.00
Refrigeration contractor registration    
40.00
Refrigeration operator, first class    
60.00
Refrigeration operator, second class    
50.00
Secondhand dealer
75.00
Sidewalk sale    
35.00
Sign erector    
50.00
Solicitor or vendor    
50.00
Stationary engineer, first class    
95.00
Stationary engineer, second class    
85.00
Stationary engineer, third class    
75.00
Stationary engineer/facilities engineer    
100.00
Tank installer    
50.00
Taxicab, expires June 30    
100.00
Taxicab driver    
25.00
Tent erector    
50.00
Theatre   
150.00
Tobacco   
500.00
Transient merchant, first 30 days or less    
250.00
Transient merchant renewal, each additional 30 days in one year    
100.00
Tree removal   
   50.00
Turbine and reciprocating engineer operator    
50.00
Used motor vehicle lot    
200.00
Valet parking   
   300.00
Vendor vehicle    
150.00
Welder    
30.00
 
(Ord. No. 81-25, § 5, 6-2-81; Ord. No. 81-192, 12-1-81; Ord. No. 81-192, 12-1-81; Ord. No. 82-214, 3-16-82; Ord. No. 82-214, 3-16-82; Ord. No. 82-233, 6-15-82; Ord. No. 84-308, 7-3-84; Ord. No. 85-333, 8-6-85; Ord. No. 85-337, 9-17-85; Ord. No. 89-441, 2-21-89; Ord. No. 90-479, 2-6-90; Ord. No. 95-633, 4-18-95; Ord. No. 96-670, 5-21-96; Ord. No. 96-685, 10-10-96; Ord. No. 98-741, 10-20-98; Ord. No. 05-1040, 6-6-05; Ord. No. 06-1113, 12-18-06; Ord. No. 10-1280, 6-21-10; Ord. No. 11-1323, 5-16-11; Ord. No. 17-1590, 8-15-17; Ord. No. 19-1641, 1-29-19; Ord. No. 19-1650, 5-21-19; Ord. No. 22-1724, 2-8-22; Ord. No. 22-1725, 1-25-22; Ord. No. 23-1803, 10-10-23; Ord. No. 24-1824, 10-8-24)
Sec. 12-7. - Referrals.
   Applications for all licenses must be referred to the police department and fire department, for approval, with the exception of the following, auctioneer, dog, garage sale, going-out-of-business sale, hauling vehicle, junk dealer vehicle, manager, motor vehicle for hire, moving van, solicitor, tobacco. Vendor vehicles must be referred to the police department for approval. Taxicabs and taxicab drivers must be referred to the police department only for approval. Motor buses must be referred to the police department. The applicant shall not be in default under the provisions of this chapter or indebted or obligated for personal property taxes to the city, and all businesses shall have received a tax clearance from the city treasurer before a license can be issued. If no disapproval is received by the city clerk within one month, she/he is then authorized to issue the license.
(Ord. No. 81-25, § 6, 6-2-81; Ord. No. 83-282, 9-6-83; Ord. No. 05-1040, 6-6-05)
Sec. 12-8. - Council approval of licenses.
   Arcade, carnival, circus and motor bus licenses must be approved by the city council.
(Ord. No. 81-25, § 7, 6-2-81)
Sec. 12-9. - Renewal of licenses.
   (a)   The city clerk shall send a notice of renewal to all affected departments at least 45 days prior to the expiration of any license. Upon receipt of fees, the city clerk shall issue all renewal licenses immediately unless refusal is requested in writing by affected city departments. The clerk shall then correspond with the licensee concerning such refusal in accord with suspension and revocation provisions of this chapter. An application for renewal will not be considered a renewal if there has been a change in business or owner.
   (b)   If a licensee who is not actively engaged in the occupation for which a license was issued desires to obtain an escrow license for the annual fee in lieu of a regular annual license, the licensee shall so respond upon receipt of the notice of renewal. The city clerk shall renew such escrow licenses on an annual basis if requested by the licensee. If an individual with as [an] escrow license desires to activate the escrow license on a single occasion during the escrow license period, one-half of the regular fee shall be paid to the city clerk. If the escrow licensee desires to perform services under the authority of a regular license on more than one occasion during the license period, the full license fee shall be paid. An escrow license may be renewed for up to five continuous years without the applicant/licensee required to take additional instruction or a competitive test, unless required by state law.
(Ord. No. 81-25, § 8, 6-2-81; Ord. No. 83-284, 10-4-83)
Sec. 12-10. - Identification cards; fingerprinting; bonds.
   With the exception of metal dog tags, no identification cards or metal badges shall be issued by the city clerk. Fingerprinting of a licensee, other than taxicab drivers, shall not be required. Bonds shall not be required.
(Ord. No. 81-25, § 9, 6-2-81)
Sec. 12-11. - Vehicle tags.
   Every vehicle licensed as a coal dealer vehicle, concrete supplier vehicle, mechanical excavating and grading vehicle, hauling vehicle, junk dealer vehicle, motor bus, moving van, fuel oil truck, food truck, taxicab or vendor vehicle shall display a vehicle tag in either a rear or left side window, or a metal license plate affixed to the rear of the vehicle, indicating that the vehicle has been licensed for the current year.
(Ord. No. 81-25, § 10, 6-2-81; Ord. No. 22-1724, 2-8-22)
Sec. 12-12. - Suspension and revocation.
   The city clerk, upon his own investigation or upon the investigation and complaint of any other city department properly charged with the enforcement of any applicable city ordinance, may order any license issued to be suspended or revoked. The notices of suspension or revocation shall be in writing and shall reasonably apprise the affected person of the reasons for such suspension or revocation. Depositing such notice in the United States mail shall constitute service thereof.
(Ord. No. 81-25, § 11, 6-2-81)
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