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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
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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
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APPENDIX
CHAPTER 40: POLITICAL AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
40-1. PURPOSE.
   The purpose of this chapter is to prevent fraud, crime, undue annoyance and harassment and to protect the privacy, safety, health and welfare of the citizens of Sterling Heights and all persons and organizations soliciting for charitable, religious and political purposes shall register with the city and all such persons and organizations shall be subject to the regulations set forth herein.
(1978 Code, § 27A-1; Ord. No. 262-A, § 1, 5-3-88)
40-2. DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL ORGANIZATION. A not-for-profit organization of persons which solicits or obtains contributions from the public for charitable, religious or political purposes.
   PERSON. Any individual, firm, co-partnership, corporation, company, association or joint stock association, church, religious sect, religious denomination, society, organization or league, political party or organization and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, agent or other similar representative thereof.
   SOLICIT, SOLICITATION and SOLICITING. The request of money, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing of value by personal interview or otherwise on the plea or representation other than by telephone or mail that such money, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing of value, or any part thereof, will be used for charitable, religious or political purpose. The words shall also mean and include the sale or offer to sell any article, tag, ticket, emblem, publication, advertisement, subscription or other thing, whether of value or not, on the pleas or representation that such money, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing of value, or any part thereof, whether received by the solicitor or purchased by the buyer, will be used for a charitable, religious or political purpose.
   SOLICITOR. A person or organization that solicits.
(1978 Code, § 27A-2; Ord. No. 262-A, § 1, 5-3-88)
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