CHAPTER 652
Nuisances
652.01   Nuisance defined and prohibited.
652.02   Abatement.
652.03   Legal and equitable remedies.
652.04   Waterways.
652.05   Littering and distribution of handbills.
652.06   Noise control.
652.99   Penalty.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Nuisances generally - see M.C.L. Secs. 600.3801 et seq.
   Barking and howling dogs - see GEN. OFF. 606.03 
   Health, safety and sanitation - see GEN. OFF. Ch. 622 
   Assessments for nuisances - see B.R. & T. 892.20 
   Violations of industrial wastewater pretreatment regulations as nuisances; abatement - see S.U. & P.S. 1043.99
   Zoning Code nuisances - see P. & Z. Chapter 1240 (Zoning Code)
652.01 NUISANCE DEFINED AND PROHIBITED.
   As used in this chapter, "nuisance" means anything that annoys, injures or endangers the safety, health, comfort or repose of the public; offends public decency; interferes with, obstructs or renders dangerous any street, highway, navigable lake or stream; or in any way renders the public insecure in life or property. Public nuisances include, but are not limited to, whatever is prohibited by any provision of this chapter. No person shall commit, create or maintain any nuisance. Nuisance shall include the possession, shelter, keeping, harboring or maintaining any animal which, under such conditions or in such a manner, creates a nuisance by way of noise, odor, menace to health or otherwise. The Police Department, Livingston County Animal Director or its designee or any other person designated by resolution of the Council may impound, or if unable to apprehend the same, may destroy any sick, diseased or abandoned animal which is either running at large and/or creating a nuisance by way of noise, odor, menace to health or otherwise.
(Ord. 732. Passed 10-21-02.)
652.02 ABATEMENT.
   Where no other procedure is made specifically applicable by another provision of this chapter, any structure, condition or activity prohibited by this chapter may be abated by the City Manager in accordance with the following procedure. The City Manager shall first investigate the existence of the alleged nuisance to determine whether or not a nuisance, as defined in Section 652.01, exists and to further determine the person who has created or is committing or maintaining such nuisance. He or she shall then give written notice to the person responsible for the creation, commission or maintenance of such nuisance, specifying in particular the nature thereof, the corrective action to be taken to abate the same and the time limit for abatement of such nuisance, which shall be a reasonable time, but not to exceed fifteen days from the time the notice is served. Such notice shall be served verbally to such person or in writing. If in writing, it shall be sent certified, return receipt requested. If, at the expiration of the time limit in such notice, the person responsible for the commission, creation or maintenance of the nuisance has not complied with the requirements thereof, the City Manager shall carry out the requirements of such notice. The cost of such abatement shall be a debt owed the City by the person responsible for the commission, creation or maintenance of such nuisance.
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