*State Law References: Urban Cooperation Act of 1967, MCL 124.501 et seq.
In addition to the powers possessed by the City under the Constitution and Statutes of the State of Michigan, and those set forth throughout this Charter, the City shall have power with respect to and may, by ordinance and other lawful acts of itsofficers, provide for the following, but this list shall not be exclusive:
(1) The acquisition by purchase, gift, condemnation, lease, construction, or in any manner permitted by statute, of private property of every type and nature for public use, which property may be located within or without the County of Ingham and which may be required for or incidental to the present or future exercise of the purposes, powers, and duties of the City, either proprietary or otherwise; for the maintenance, development, operation, leasing, and disposal of City property subject to any restrictions placed thereon by statute or this Charter;
State Law References: Permissible Charter provisions, MCL 117.4e(1).
(2) Refunding money advanced or paid on special assessments for water main extensions, for borrowing money for such refunding, and for issuing bonds therefor;
State Law References: Permissible Charter provisions, MCL 117.4b(1).
(3) The installation and connection of conduits for the service of municipally owned and operated electric lighting plants;
State Law References: Permissible Charter provisions, MCL 117.4b(3).
(4) The purchase or condemnation of the franchises and of the property used in the operations of companies or individuals engaged in the cemetery, hospital, almshouse, electric light, gas, heat, water, and power business;
State Law References: Permissible Charter provisions, MCL 117.4f(a).
(5) The use, regulation, improvement, and control of the surface of its streets, alleys, public ways, and other public places, and of the space above and beneath them, whether such be located within or without the limits of the City;
State Law References: Permissible Charter provisions, MCL 117.4h(1).
(6) The use, by others than the owner, of property located in streets, alleys, and public places in the operation of a public utility, upon the payment of a reasonable compensation, to the owners thereof;
State Law References: Permissible Charter provisions, MCL 117.4h(2).
(7) A plan of streets and alleys within, and for a distance of not more than three miles beyond, the municipal limits;
State Law References: Permissible Charter provisions, MCL 117.4h(3).
(8) The use, control, and regulation of streams, waters, and water courses within its boundaries, subject to any limitations imposed by statute;
State Law References: Permissible Charter provisions, MCL 117.4h(4).
(9) The acquiring, establishment, operation, extension, and maintenance of facilities for the storage and parking of vehicles within its corporate limits, including the fixing and collection of charges for service and use thereof on a public utility basis, and for such purpose to acquire by gift, purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, the land necessary therefor;
State Law References: Permissible Charter provisions, MCL 117.4h(6).
(10) Regulating, restricting, and limiting the number and locations of oil and gasoline stations;
State Law References: Permissible Charter provisions, MCL 117.4i(b).
(11) Establishing of districts or zones within which the use of land and structures, the height, the area, the size and location of buildings, and required open spaces for light and ventilation of such buildings, and the density of population may be regulated by ordinance in accordance with statutory provisions governing zoning;
State Law References: Permissible Charter provisions, MCL 117.4i(c); zoning, MCL 125.581 et seq.
(12) Regulating of trades, occupations, and amusements within the City, not inconsistent with State and Federal laws, and for the prohibition of such trades, occupations, and amusements as are detrimental to the health, morals, or welfare of its inhabitants;
State Law References: Permissible Charter provisions, MCL 117.4i(d).
(13) Preventing injury or annoyance to the inhabitants of the City from anything which is dangerous, offensive, or unhealthful, and to prevent and abate nuisances and punish those occasioning them or neglecting or refusing to abate, discontinue, or remove the same;
(14) Prescribing the terms and conditions upon which licenses may be granted, suspended, or revoked, for requiring payments of reasonable sums for licenses; and for requiring the furnishing of a bond to the City for the faithful observance of the conditions under which licenses are granted;
(15) Licensing, regulating, restricting, and limiting the number and locations of advertising signs or displays and billboards within the City;
(16) Regulating all airports located within its boundaries, and, for the purpose of promoting and preserving the public peace, safety, and welfare, for controlling and regulating the use of the air above the City by aircraft of all types;
(17) Prohibiting or regulating the use, occupancy, sanitation, and parking of house trailers within the City, and the right of the City to so regulate any house trailer shall not be abrogated because of any detachment thereof from its wheels, or because of placing it on, or attaching it to the ground by means of any temporary or permanent foundation or in any manner whatsoever;
Editor's Note: The provisions of MCL 125.2307(3) provide that local ordinances cannot be designed as exclusionary to mobile homes generally whether the mobile homes are located inside or outside of mobile home parks or seasonal mobile home parks.
(18) Requiring an owner of real property within the City to construct and maintain sidewalks abutting upon such property, and, if the owner fails to comply with such requirements or if the owner is unknown, to construct the sidewalk and maintain it and assess the costs thereof against the abutting property in accordance with Section 11.9 of this Charter;
(19) Requiring an owner of real property within the City to abate public hazards and nuisances which are dangerous to the health or safety of inhabitants of the City, within a reasonable time after the Council notifies him that such hazard or nuisance exists, and if the owner fails to comply with such requirements, or if the owner is unknown, to abate such hazard or nuisance and assess the costs thereof against such property in accordance with Section 11.9, of this Charter;
(20) For the public peace and health and for the safety of persons and property.
State Law References: Mandatory that Charter provide for the public peace and health and for the safety of persons and property, MCL 117.3(j).