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Charter and Code of Ordinances of the City of Sterling Heights, Michigan
Charter and Code of Ordinances of the City of Sterling Heights, Michigan
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
CHARTER
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 3: ADVERTISING
CHAPTER 4: AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
CHAPTER 5: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
CHAPTER 6: RESERVED
CHAPTER 7: AMUSEMENT DEVICES
CHAPTER 8: ANIMALS
CHAPTER 9: BICYCLES
CHAPTER 10: RESERVED
CHAPTER 11: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 12: BUSINESS REGISTRATION AND REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 13: CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
CHAPTER 13A: CARNIVALS
CHAPTER 14: ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 15: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 16: RESERVED
CHAPTER 17: EARTH CHANGES
CHAPTER 18: RESERVED
CHAPTER 19: FENCES
CHAPTER 20: FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
CHAPTER 21: RESERVED
CHAPTER 22: FOOD AND FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
CHAPTER 23: GARBAGE AND REFUSE
CHAPTER 24: RESERVED
CHAPTER 25: HUMAN RELATIONS
CHAPTER 26: JUNK YARDS AND AUTOMOBILE WRECKING YARDS
CHAPTER 27: LAND DIVISION AND COMBINATION
CHAPTER 28: LIBRARY
CHAPTER 29: LICENSING OF BUSINESSES
CHAPTER 30: MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
CHAPTER 31: NOISE
CHAPTER 32: RESERVED
CHAPTER 33: NUISANCES
CHAPTER 34: OBSCENITY
CHAPTER 35: OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 36: FALSE ALARMS
CHAPTER 37: PARKING AND STORAGE OF VEHICLES
CHAPTER 38: PARKS
CHAPTER 39: PEDDLERS, ITINERANT MERCHANTS AND THE LIKE
CHAPTER 40: POLITICAL AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
CHAPTER 41: PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT
CHAPTER 42: RESERVED
CHAPTER 43: RECREATIONAL WATERS
CHAPTER 44: SCHOOLS
CHAPTER 45: SOLID WASTE REDUCTION
CHAPTER 46: RESERVED
CHAPTER 47: SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
CHAPTER 48: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER 48A: TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CHAPTER 49: TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE CODE
CHAPTER 51: VEGETATION
CHAPTER 52: VEHICLES FOR HIRE
CHAPTER 53: WATER, SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
ZONING ORDINANCE
SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
Zoning Comparative Table Subdivision Comparative Table
APPENDIX
23-10. MECHANICAL CONTAINER COLLECTION.
   (A)   Commercial establishments and residential condominium complexes not receiving curbside collection.
      (1)   The owner, occupant or user of a commercial establishment shall provide a mechanical container or containers of the type designed to be handled mechanically by refuse collection trucks and the owner, occupant or user is responsible to arrange for private collection and disposal.
      (2)   Unless cart collection is permitted by the city in accordance with § 23-2(D), residential condominium complexes not receiving curbside collection shall place refuse within a mechanical container provided by the city's waste contractor of the type designed to be handled mechanically by refuse collection trucks for collection.
      (3)   All mechanical containers must be maintained in good repair and must be of substantial metal construction, be water-tight and rodent-proof, be equipped with tight-fitting covers, and have sturdy metal fittings for mechanical unloading purposes. Covers shall be closed except when the container is being filled or emptied.
      (4)   It shall be unlawful for any establishment for which mechanical container collection is required under this chapter to permit storage of refuse upon any portion of the premises outside of buildings that is not confined in mechanical containers.
      (5)   It shall be unlawful to make any mechanical container collection within 1,000 feet of any property used or zoned for residential purposes prior to 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday, prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. on Saturday or prior to 12:00 noon or after 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, except in special cases authorized by the City Manager or his or her designate.
(1978 Code, § 15-10; Ord. No. 115-C, § 1, 1-20-87; Ord. No. 115-D, § 11, 4-7-92; Ord. No. 115E, § 5, 1-7-97; Ord. No. 494, § 5, 4-2-24) Penalty, see § 1-9