[HISTORY: Adopted by Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of
Northville 7-11-1991 as Ch. 35 of the Code of Ordinances.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Solid waste — See Ch. 149.
Construction site maintenance — See Ch. 64.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words
and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent
with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words
used in the singular number include the plural and words used in the plural
number include the singular. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not
mainly directory.
Any contravene now known or hereafter invented, used or designated
for navigation or for flight in the air. The word "aircraft" shall include
helicopters and lighter-than-air dirigibles and balloons.
Any printed or written matter, any sample or device, dodger, circular,
leaflet, pamphlet, paper, booklet or any other printed or otherwise reproduced
original or copies of any matter or literature:
That advertises for sale any merchandise, product, commodity or thing;
or
That which directs attention to any business or mercantile or commercial
establishment or other activity for the purpose of either directly or indirectly
promoting the interest thereof by sales; or
That which directs attention to or advertises any meeting, theatrical
performance, exhibition or event of any kind for which an admission fee is
charged for the purpose of private gain or profit, but the terms of this subsection
shall not apply where an admission fee is charged or a collection is taken
up for the purpose of defraying the expenses incident to such meeting, theatrical
performance, exhibition or event of any kind when either of the same is held,
given or takes place in connection with the dissemination of information which
is not restricted under the ordinary rules of decency, good morals, public
peace, safety and good order, provided that nothing contained in this subsection
shall be deemed to authorize the holding, giving or taking place of any meeting,
theatrical performance, exhibition or event of any kind without a license,
where such license is or may be required by any law of this state or under
any ordinance of this Township; or
Which, while containing reading matter other than advertising matter
is predominantly and essentially an advertisement, and is distributed or circulated
for advertising purposes, or for the private benefit and gain of any person
so engaged as advertiser or distributor.
Putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
Garbage, refuse, and rubbish as defined herein and all other waste
material which, if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited, tends to create
a danger to public health, safety and welfare.
Any newspaper of general circulation as defined by general law, any
newspaper duly entered with the United States Postal Service in accordance
with federal statute or regulation and any newspaper filed and recorded with
any recording officer as provided by general law and, in addition thereto,
shall mean and include any periodical or current magazine regularly published
with not less than four issues per year.
Any printed or written matter, any sample or device, dodger, circular,
leaflet, pamphlet, newspaper, magazine, paper booklet or any other printed
or otherwise reproduced original or copies of matter of literature not included
in the aforesaid definitions of a commercial handbill or newspaper.
A park, reservation, playground, beach, recreation center or any
other public area in the Township, owned or used by the Township or other
public entity and devoted to active or passive recreation.
That part of the street lying between the property lines and that
portion of the street right-of-way ordinarily used for vehicular traffic.
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company
or organization of any kind.
Any dwelling, house, building or other structure designed or used,
either wholly or in part, for the private residential purposes whether inhabited
or temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant and shall include any
yard, grounds, walk, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule or mailbox belonging
or appurtenant to such dwelling, house, building or other structure.
Any and all streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys or other public
ways and any and all public parks, squares, spaces, grounds and buildings.
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid waste (except body wastes),
including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleaning, dead animals, abandoned
automobiles and solid market and industrial wastes.
Nonputrescible solid waste consisting of both combustible and noncombustible
wastes, such as paper, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard, tin cans, yard clippings,
leaves, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and similar materials.
The Charter Township of Northville, Wayne County, Michigan.
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may
be transported or drawn upon a highway, including devices used exclusively
upon stationary rails or tracks.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any street, sidewalk
or other public place within the Township except in public receptacles, in
authorized private receptacles for collection or in the official Township
dump.
Persons placing litter in public receptacles or in authorized private
receptacles shall do so in such a manner as to prevent it from being carried
or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place
or upon private property.
No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street or other
public place within the Township the accumulation of litter from any building
or lot or from any public or private sidewalk or driveway in front of their
business premises.
No person owning or occupying a place of business shall sweep into or
deposit in any gutter, street or other public place within the Township the
accumulation of litter from any building or lot or from any public place or
private sidewalk or driveway. Persons owning or occupying places of business
within the Township shall keep the sidewalk and parkway in front of their
business premises free of litter.
No person, while a driver or passenger in a vehicle, shall throw or
deposit litter upon any street or other public place within the Township or
upon private property.
A.
No person shall drive or move any truck or other vehicle
within the Township unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to
prevent any load, contents or litter from being blown or deposited upon any
street, alley or other public place nor shall any person drive or move any
vehicle or truck within the Township, the wheels or tires of which carry onto
or deposit in any street, alley or other public place mud, dirt, stick substances,
litter or foreign matter of any kind.
B.
All trucks, trailers or other types of containers hauling
garbage, paper, wood, rubbish, metal and/or any other type of material likely
to blow or fall off onto the roadway or shoulders shall be in a closed container
or covered with a tarpaulin or other device sufficient to contain the items
herein mentioned.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in any park within the Township
except in public receptacles and in such a manner that the litter will be
prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any part of
the park or upon any street or other public place. Where public receptacles
are not provided, all such litter shall be carried away from the park by the
person responsible for its presence and properly disposed of elsewhere as
provided herein.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in any fountain, pond, lake,
stream, bay or any other body of water in a park or elsewhere within the Township.
No person shall throw or deposit any commercial or noncommercial handbill
in or upon any sidewalk, street or other public place within the Township
nor shall any person hand out or distribute or sell any commercial handbill
in any public place, provided, however, that it shall not be unlawful on any
sidewalk, street other public place within the Township for any person to
hand out or distribute without charge to the receiver thereof any noncommercial
handbill to any person willing to accept it.
No person shall throw or deposit any commercial or noncommercial handbill
in or upon any vehicle; provided, however, that it shall not be unlawful in
any public place for a person to hand out or distribute without charge to
the receiver thereof a noncommercial handbill to any occupant of a vehicle
who is willing to accept it.
No person shall throw or deposit any commercial or noncommercial handbill
in or upon any private premises which are temporarily or continuously uninhabited
or vacant.
No person shall throw, deposit or distribute any commercial or noncommercial
handbill upon any private premises, if requested by anyone thereon not to
do so or if there is placed on said premises in a conspicuous position near
the entrance thereof a sign bearing the words: "No Trespassing," "No Advertisement"
or any similar notice, indicating in any matter that the occupants of said
premises do not desire to be molested or have their right of privacy disturbed
or to have any such handbills left upon such premises.
No person shall throw, deposit or distribute any commercial or noncommercial
handbill in or upon any private premises which are inhabited except by handing
or transmitting any such handbills directly to the owner, occupant or other
person then present in or upon such private premises; provided, however, that
in case of inhabited private premises which are not posted as provided in
this chapter, such person, unless requested by anyone upon such premises not
to do so, may place or deposit any such handbill in or upon such inhabited
private premises if such handbill is so placed or deposited as to secure or
prevent such handbill from being blown or drifted about such premises or sidewalks
streets or other public places, except that mailboxes may not be so used when
so prohibited by federal postal law or regulations.
The provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to apply to the distribution
of mail by the United States nor to newspapers as defined in this chapter
nor to political or religious literature. The provisions of this chapter shall
also not apply to the literature of civic associations or service clubs.
No person in an aircraft shall throw out, drop or deposit within the
Township any liter, handbill or any other object.
No person shall post or affix any notice, poster or other paper or device
calculated to attract the attention of the public to any lamppost, public
utility pole or shade tree or upon any public structure or building except
as may be authorized by law or required by law.
No person shall throw or deposit litter on any occupied private property
within the Township, whether owned by such person or not, except that the
owner or person in control of private property may maintain authorized private
receptacles for collection in such manner that litter will be prevented from
being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other
public place or upon any private property.
The owner or person in control of any private property shall at all
times maintain the premises free of litter; provided, however, that this section
shall not prohibit the storage of litter in authorized private receptacles
for collection.
No person shall throw or deposit litter on any open vacant private property
within the Township, whether owned by such person or not.
A.
Notice to remove. The Township Supervisor is hereby authorized
and empowered to notify the owner of any open or vacant private property within
the Township or the agent of such owner to properly dispose of litter located
on such owner's property which is dangerous to public health, safety
or welfare. Such notices shall be by certified mail with return receipt requested
and addressed to said owner at his last known address.
B.
Action upon noncompliance. Upon the failure, neglect or refusal of any owner or agent so notified to properly dispose of litter dangerous to the public health, safety or welfare within five days after receipt of written notice provided for in Subsection A or within 10 days after the date of such notice in the event the same is returned to the local Post Office Department because of its inability to make delivery thereof, provided that the same was properly addressed to the last known address of such owner or agent as it appears on the tax roll, the Township Supervisor and his authorized representatives are thereby authorized and empowered to pay for the disposing of such litter or to order its disposal by the Township.
C.
Reimbursement to Township; tax lien. Whenever the Township
Supervisor or his authorized representatives shall enter upon any parcel of
land in order to accomplish abatement of an existing violation pursuant to
provisions of this chapter, the Township Supervisor is hereby authorized and
directed to keep an accurate account of all expenses incurred and, based upon
same, issue a certificate determining and certify the reasonable cost involved
for such work with respect to each parcel of property. The Township Supervisor
is also authorized to add to such costs an administrative charge of 10% to
cover the expense of administering the work performed, overhead and other
contingent expenses. Within 10 days after receipt of said certificate, the
Township Supervisor shall forward a statement of the total charges assessed
on each parcel of property to the owner as shown by the last current assessment
of tax roll, and said assessment shall be payable to the Township Treasurer
within 30 days from the date said statement was forwarded. If not paid within
the prescribed thirty-day period, such statement shall be filed with the Township
Assessor and shall thereupon be assessed against the land in question and
become a lien on such property. The amount so charged may be discharged at
any time by the payment of the amount specified in the statement together
with interest at the rate of 6% per annum compiled from the time of filing
said certificate with the Township Assessor.
