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CITY OF FLINT, MICHIGAN CODE OF ORDINANCES
PART I. CHARTER
PART II. THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS*
CHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATION*
CHAPTER 3: ADVERTISING AND SIGNS
CHAPTER 4: AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
CHAPTER 5: AIRPORT
CHAPTER 6: ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR SALES
CHAPTER 7: AMBULANCES
CHAPTER 8: AMUSEMENTS
CHAPTER 9: ANIMALS AND FOWL*
CHAPTER 10: AUCTIONS
CHAPTER 11: BUILDINGS
CHAPTER 12: BUSINESS AND OCCUPATIONS GENERALLY*
ARTICLE I. AUTOMATIC MUSIC MACHINES
ARTICLE II. BUILDING CONTRACTORS
ARTICLE III. BUMP SHOP
ARTICLE IV. CIGARETTE VENDING MACHINES AND MECHANICAL AMUSEMENT DEVICES
ARTICLE V. COIN-OPERATED LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING FACILITIES
ARTICLE VI. CUTTING, REMOVING OR TRIMMING TREES
ARTICLE VII. INITIAL MERCHANTS
ARTICLE VIII. JUNK DEALERS, SECONDHAND DEALERS, PAWNBROKERS AND THE LIKE
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
DIVISION 2. JUNK DEALERS, SECONDHAND DEALERS AND THE LIKE
§ 12-54 DEFINITIONS.
§ 12-54.1 SALE OF GOODS - LICENSE REQUIRED.
§ 12-54.2 SAME - ON PARKING LOTS AND THE LIKE.
§ 12-55 SECONDHAND OR JUNK DEALERS.
§ 12-56 LICENSE REQUIRED; APPLICATION; INVESTIGATION OF APPLICANT; ISSUANCE; RENEWAL.
§ 12-57 SAME - FEES; EXEMPTIONS.
§ 12-58 SAME - CERTAIN PERSONS PROHIBITED FROM BEING LICENSEES; REVOCATION.
§ 12-59 INSPECTION OF VEHICLES AND PREMISES.
§ 12-60 VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS.
§ 12-61 CONSENT OF OWNERS OF NEIGHBORING PROPERTY; LOCATION.
§ 12-62 NAME, ADDRESS, THUMBPRINT AND OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED FROM PAWNORS AND THE LIKE; PROVISIONS FOR TRANSACTIONS OF ALUMINUM SIDING.
§ 12-62.1 OPERATION OF PAWNBROKERS ON SUNDAY PROHIBITED.
§ 12-62.2 PERIOD OF RETENTION.
§ 12-62.3 RIGHT OF ENTRY OF POLICE, BUILDING INSPECTOR OR FIRE MARSHAL.
§ 12-62.4 SALE OR POSSESSION OF ITEMS WITH SERIAL NUMBERS ALTERED, REMOVED AND THE LIKE.
§ 12-62.5 POLICE ORDER TO HOLD PROPERTY.
§ 12-63 PURCHASE - SALE PROHIBITED DURING CERTAIN HOURS.
§ 12-64 POSTING OF BUSINESS SIGN; RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE KEPT.
§ 12-65 ARTICLES PURCHASED BY DEALER TO BE RETAINED UNALTERED FOR SPECIFIC PERIODS; EXCEPTIONS; REPORTS TO POLICE.
§ 12-66 PURCHASES FROM CERTAIN PERSONS PROHIBITED.
§ 12-67 RESERVED.
§ 12-67.1 OPERATION AND CONDITION OF PREMISES.
§ 12-67.2 CONDITIONS OF PREMISES GENERALLY.
§ 12-67.3 STORAGE OF SCRAP TIRES.
§ 12-67.3.1 DEFINITIONS.
§ 12-67.3.2 UNAUTHORIZED STORAGE OF SCRAP TIRES IN OUTDOOR COLLECTION SITES PROHIBITED.
§ 12-67.3.3 SAME - EXCEPTION.
§ 12-67.3.4 SAME - PERMIT REQUIREMENT.
§ 12-67.3.5 SAME - INSURANCE REQUIREMENT.
§ 12-67.3.6 SAME - BOND REQUIREMENT.
§ 12-67.3.7 SAME - STACKING REQUIREMENT.
§ 12-67.3.8 SAME - DISTANCE FROM COMBUSTIBLES.
§ 12-67.3.9 SAME - DISTANCE FROM BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY LINES.
§ 12-67.3.10 SAME - DISTANCE FROM FIRES OR FIRE PRODUCING INSTRUMENTS.
§ 12-67.3.11 SAME - DISTANCE FROM MOTORIZED EQUIPMENT, SPARK ARRESTING DEVICES REQUIREMENT.
§ 12-67.3.12 SAME - SMOKING PROHIBITED; NOTICE REQUIREMENT.
§ 12-67.3.13 SAME - FENCE REQUIREMENT.
§ 12-67.3.14 SAME - PENALTY FOR VIOLATION.
§ 12-68 SALE OF BEDDING, CLOTHING AND THE LIKE.
§ 12-69 OBJECTION OF NEIGHBORING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS.
§ 12-69.1 VIOLATION AND PENALTY.
ARTICLE IX. LEASING MOTORCYCLES AND THE LIKE
ARTICLE X. NONFIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
ARTICLE XI. SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTMAS TREES
ARTICLE XII. SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF COAL AND COKE
ARTICLE XIII. USE OF BUILDINGS, STANDS AND THE LIKE FOR CERTAIN BUSINESSES
ARTICLE XIV. WRECKERS AND WRECKER AND TOWING SERVICE
ARTICLE XV. EDUCATIONAL MUSEUM/THEME PARK
ARTICLE XVI. CAR WASHES
ARTICLE XVII. CLUBS
ARTICLE XVIII. FILLING STATIONS
ARTICLE XIX. HOTELS AND ROOMING HOUSES
ARTICLE XX. OPEN PARKING STATIONS
ARTICLE XXI. SOLICITOR’S, CANVASSER’S AND PEDDLER’S LICENSE
ARTICLE XXII. CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS AND THE LIKE
ARTICLE XXIII. SALE OF ICE CREAM FROM VEHICLES AND THE LIKE
ARTICLE XXIV. SIDEWALK PHOTOGRAPHERS
ARTICLE XXV. FREIGHT CARRIERS
ARTICLE XXVI. TAXICABS, AND OTHER FOR-HIRE VEHICLES
ARTICLE XXVII. OUTDOOR PAY TELEPHONES
ARTICLE XXVIII. GARAGE/YARD SALES
ARTICLE XXIX. FIREWORKS
CHAPTER 13: CEMETERIES
CHAPTER 14: CIVIL DEFENSE AND DISASTER
CHAPTER 15: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 16: ELECTRICAL CODE
CHAPTER 17: FENCES
CHAPTER 18: TAXATION; FUNDS; PURCHASING*
CHAPTER 19: FIRE PROTECTION*
CHAPTER 20: RESERVED
CHAPTER 21: RESERVED
CHAPTER 22: HEATING
CHAPTER 23: RESERVED
CHAPTER 24: HOUSING
CHAPTER 25: RESERVED
CHAPTER 26: LICENSING FEES AND OTHER CHARGES
CHAPTER 27: RESERVED
CHAPTER 28: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 29: MUNICIPAL RETAIL AND WHOLESALE GROWERS’ MARKET
CHAPTER 30: NUISANCES*
CHAPTER 31: GENERAL OFFENSES*
CHAPTER 32: RESERVED
CHAPTER 33: PARKS
CHAPTER 34: RESERVED
CHAPTER 35: PERSONNEL*
CHAPTER 36: PLUMBING
CHAPTER 37: POLES AND WIRES
CHAPTER 38: RAILROADS
CHAPTER 39: REFUSE, GARBAGE AND WEEDS
CHAPTER 40: RESERVED
CHAPTER 41: SCHOOLS
CHAPTER 42: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER 43: RESERVED
CHAPTER 44: RESERVED
CHAPTER 45: TREES AND SHRUBS
CHAPTER 46: UTILITIES*
CHAPTER 47: WARDS AND PRECINCTS
CHAPTER 48: WATERCRAFT
CHAPTER 49: WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
CHAPTER 50: ZONING*
APPENDIX: COMPILED ILLUSTRATIONS
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES*
APPENDIX A
PART III: PARALLEL REFERENCES AND INDEX
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§ 12-67.3.11 SAME — DISTANCE FROM MOTORIZED EQUIPMENT, SPARK ARRESTING DEVICES REQUIREMENT.
   Where an outdoor collection site is utilized for storage, scrap tires shall not be placed within fifty (50) feet of any motorized equipment unless the motorized equipment is operated with spark arresting devices on the exhaust pipes or exhaust system.
(Ord. 3342, passed 10-14-1996)
§ 12-67.3.12 SAME — SMOKING PROHIBITED; NOTICE REQUIREMENT.
   Where an outdoor collection site is utilized for storage, the smoking of cigarettes, cigars, or pipes is prohibited within fifty (50) feet of any outdoor location containing scrap tires.
   Persons, who utilize an outdoor collection site for the storage of scrap tires, shall post, in prominent and visible places both inside and outside their outdoor collection site, signs which prohibit smoking.
(Ord. 3342, passed 10-14-1996)
§ 12-67.3.13 SAME — FENCE REQUIREMENT.
   Where an outdoor collection site is utilized for the storage of scrap tires, the location shall be surrounded by a noncombustible, opaque fence which is ten (10) feet high, topped with barbed wire, and equipped with a lockable gate.
(Ord. 3342, passed 10-14-1996)
§ 12-67.3.14 SAME — PENALTY FOR VIOLATION.
   (a)   Any person who violates this division is guilty of a misdemeanor which is punishable by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) for each scrap tire which is disposed of or accumulated in violation of this division to a maximum fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00), or both.
   (b)   Each day that the violation continues shall constitute a separate violation for the purpose of the Court imposing punishment under this division.
(Ord. 3342, passed 10-14-1996)
§ 12-68 SALE OF BEDDING, CLOTHING AND THE LIKE.
   It shall be unlawful for any secondhand dealer or junk dealer to sell or deliver or cause to be sold or delivered any bed mattress which is stained or discolored, or the contents of which are musty, or to sell or deliver any secondhand clothing or bedding until the same has been thoroughly cleansed and disinfected, or to sell or deliver any secondhand linen until the same has been laundered.
   Provided, that the foregoing provisions shall apply only when such articles are sold or delivered for consumption or use or resold at retail, and that such provisions are inapplicable when such articles are to be sold or delivered for reprocessing.
(Ord. 426, passed 5-26-1941)
§ 12-69 OBJECTION OF NEIGHBORING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS.
   No person shall keep or store any secondhand property or junk within 300 feet of any residence if sixty-five percent (65%) of the owners of residential property within 300 feet from any part of the area used for the location and conduct of a junk or secondhand business shall have filed with the City Clerk a petition objecting to the conduct of such business and the selling, buying, placing or storing of secondhand property or junk within such area. Such petition shall be effective as conveying such objections and complying with this section when it is received by the City Council at an official meeting.
(Ord. 426, passed 5-26-1941)
§ 12-69.1 VIOLATION AND PENALTY.
   (a)   An appearance ticket may be issued by a police officer, or any other employee authorized pursuant to § 1-8 and § 1-9 of the Code for any violation of this article. If the offense is of a continuing nature, each day shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
   (b)   A person convicted of a violation of this article, except as to those sections specifically listed in subsection (c), shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days and/or by a fine not to exceed $500.00 or both, together with the costs of prosecution.
   (c)   Any person, association or corporation found in violation of §§ 12-53.1, 12-54.1, 12-54.2, 12-56, 12-62.1, 12-63, 12-67.1, 12-67.3.2, 12-67.3.4, 12-67.3.5, 12-67.3.6, 12-67.3.7, 12-67.3.8, 12-67.3.9, 12-67.3.10, 12-67.3.11, 12-67.3.12 or 12-67.3.13 shall be found responsible of a municipal civil infraction pursuant to §§ 1-10 through 1-21.
(Ord. 2945, passed 3-11-1985; Ord. 3550, passed 6-9-2004)
ARTICLE IX. LEASING MOTORCYCLES AND THE LIKE
§ 12-70 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   MOTORCYCLE. A motor vehicle having a saddle or seat for the use of a rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding a tractor.
   MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLE. Every motorcycle, including every motor scooter with a motor which produces not to exceed five maximum brake horsepower, and every bicycle with a motor attached.
(Ord. 1987, passed 7-24-1967)
Cross-reference:
   Motorcycles, see §§ 28-17528-183
Statutory reference:
   Leasing of motorcycles, see MCLA 257.251b
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