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Chesterfield Charter Township, MI
Macomb County
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[Adopted 12-7-2015 by Ord. No. 155[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. VI, Property Maintenance Code, adopted 1-22-2002 by Ord. No. 122.
A certain document, a copy of which is on file in the office of the Township Clerk, being marked and designated as the "International Property Maintenance Code," 2012 Edition, as published by the International Code Council (Property Maintenance Code), is hereby adopted in its entirety by reference, with the exception of the revisions set forth in Section 14-202 of this article, and will be known as the "Property Maintenance Code" of the Township.
(a) 
The following sections of the 2012 Property Maintenance Code are revised and amended as follows:
(1) 
In Section 101.1, insert: "Charter Township of Chesterfield, Michigan."
(2) 
In Section 103.2, insert: "Building Official" in place of "code official" in every reference in the IPMC which refers to "code official."
(3) 
In Section 103.5, delete "The fees for activities and services performed by the department in carrying out its responsibilities under this code shall be indicated in the following schedule." and replace with "The Township Board may adopt a fee schedule by resolution for activities and services performed by the Building Department in carrying out its responsibilities under this code."
(4) 
Delete Section 112.4.
(5) 
In Section 302.4, insert "eight inches" in space for height in inches.
(6) 
In Section 304.14, insert: "January 1 to December 31" in spaces allocated for dates.
(7) 
In Section 602.3, insert: "January 1 to December 31" in space allocated for dates.
(8) 
In Section 602.4, insert: "January 1 to December 31" in space allocated for dates.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Property Maintenance Code, each day that a violation of this article continues to exist shall constitute a separate violation of this article.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Property Maintenance Code, the Township shall have the right to proceed in any court of competent jurisdiction for the purpose of obtaining an injunction, restraining order or other appropriate remedy or relief to enforce or compel compliance with this article.
The Township may establish, by resolution of the Township Board, any and all fees, including, but not limited to, inspection and permit fees payable to the Township as authorized under the 2012 International Property Maintenance Code and promulgated thereunder.
Any person who violates the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor and be subject to a penalty not to exceed $500 or imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 90 days, or both fine and imprisonment.