Ordinances
Recently Adopted Ordinances
ORDINANCE NO. 141-76 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BROWNSTOWN ORDINANCE 141-45, TO ADD A NEW SECTION 11.02(H) FOR THE KEEPING OF CHICKENS AND DOMESTIC FOWL.
ORDINANCE NO. 141-75 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BROWNSTOWN ORDINANCE 141-45, AND AS AMENDED, TO ADD A NEW USE AT NO. 8 OF TABLE 6.02 OF ARTICLE 6, AND AT NO. 19 OF APPENDIX A, TABLE OF USES, TO ALLOW CHURCHES, TEMPLES & OTHER PLACES OF WORSHIP WITHIN OR-1 DISTRICTS.
ORDINANCE NO. 141-74 AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE 141-45 SECTION 25.10(b) DEFINITIONS Q-R, AMENDED
TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES; AND SECTION 13.09(E) ADDED TO PROVIDE ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES FOR SAME
ORDINANCE NO. 269-11 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND PART 190, FIRE PREVENTION CODE, BY ADOPTING THE FIRE PREVENTION CODE OF 2021, TO INCLUDE MODIFICATIONS THERETO, PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE
ORDINANCE NO. 141-73 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BROWNSTOWN ZONING ORDINANCE 141, AS AMENDED, BY REZONING THE FOLLOWING PARCELS: 20230 TELEGRAPH RD, 70-026-01-0008-000 AND 20158 TELEGRAPH RD, 70-026-01-0006-000, FROM B-2 (COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICT), TO B-3 (GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT), AND REVISING THE ZONING MAP TO REFLECT SAID REZONING.
ORDINANCE NO. 141-72 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BROWNSTOWN ZONING ORDINANCE 141, AS AMENDED, BY REZONING THE FOLLOWING PARCEL: 22201 PENNSYLVANIA ROAD, 70-007-99-0001-000, FROM B-2 (COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICT), TO I-RT (INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY DISTRICT), AND REVISING THE ZONING MAP TO REFLECT SAID REZONING.
ORDINANCE 181-3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 181, _GRASS AND NOXIOUS WEEDS CONTROL_, PARTS 151.000, PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE 162-3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 162, _ANTI-BLIGHT ORDINANCE_, PART 152.003 _ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES_, AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, SAVINGS
ORDINANCE NO. 227-22 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 227, PART 105.4000(A)(3), “PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY”, TO CHANGE TO UNDER AGE 18, PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, PENALTIES, SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE NO. 227-21 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 227, PART 105.3700(A)(1), “REGULATING THE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND DRUGS AT OPEN HOUSE PARTIES OR IN MOTELS AND HOTELS”, TO CHANGE TO UNDER AGE 18, PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, PENALTIES, SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE NO. 227-20 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 227, PART 105.300(g), “DISORDERLY PERSON - CARE OF FAMILY”, TO CHANGE TO UNDER AGE 18, PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, PENALTIES, SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE NO. 227-19 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 227, PART 106, “CONTRIBUTING TO THE NEGLECT OR DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR”, TO CHANGE TO UNDER AGE 18, PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, PENALTIES, SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE NO. 227-18 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 227, PART 105.3500(b), “CURFEW FOR MINORS”, TO CHANGE TO UNDER AGE 18, PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, PENALTIES, SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE 173-11 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 173, ARTICLE 1.00, Part 133.212 “RUNNING AT LARGE” OF THE ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE, PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, PENALTIES, SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE 227-17 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 227, ARTICLE 5, PART 105.500, “CONCEALED WEAPONS”, TO INCLUDE “STUN GUNS” AND RELATED DEVICES, PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, PENALTIES, SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE 141-70 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND RELEVANT PORTIONS OF ORDINANCE No. 141-45, “ZONING ORDINANCE”, BY REZONING PART OF PARCEL #70-152-99-0009-000 FROM R-1 TO R-3, AND REVISING THE ZONING MAP TO REFLECT SAID REZONING.
ORDINANCE NO. 141-69 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE 141-45 TO ADD A NEW SECTION 25.11(a)
DEFINITIONS S-T REGARDING SANITARY LANDFILLS AND TO RE-LETTER SUBSEQUENT SECTIONS
Ordinance 312-1: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 312, TAX EXEMPTIONS – LOW INCOME ASSISTANCE, SECTIONS 1, 2, AND 4
Ordinance 316: Charter Township of Brownstown Tax Exemption Ordinance - Baldwin Senior Living, Brownstown
Ordinance 227-16: An Ordinance Adding Sections 105.2050 (Illegal Dumping and Littering) and 105.2075 (Collection and Financial Arrangements for Extensive Materials) to the Disorderly Conduct Ordinance, Providing for Repealer, Severability, Penalties and Effective Date
Ordinance 309-2: An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 309, Part 239, by Replacing and Restating Section 3, Adopting FEMA Updates for Regulated Flood Hazard Areas Under the Provisions of the State Construction Code, Providing for Repealer, Severability, Penalties and Effective Date
Ordinance 315: An Ordinance Prohibiting the Parking of Trucks, Tractors, Trailers, Recreational Vehicles, Campers, Boats, and Related Vehicles on any Street, Alley, Public Way, or Public Property, Providing for Repealer, Severability, Penalties and Effective Date
Ordinance 173-10; An Ordinance to Amend General Ordinance No. 173, Part 133, Article 3 “Dog and Cat Licenses”; and Article 4 “Kennel Licenses”; and Article 5 “Tags; and Article 8 “General Provisions”, Section 8.03 “Sanitation”, and Section 8.04 “Noise”, and Section 8.05 “Trespass”, and Section 8.08 “Abandonment”, and Section 8.10 “Exotic Animals”, and Section 8.14 “Interference with an Animal Control Officer”, and Section 8.25 “Penalties”
Ordinance 314; An Ordinance Regulating Solicitation or Standing in the Traveled Portion of the Roadway, Providing for Repealer, Severability, Penalties, and Effective Date
Ordinance 313; To Prohibit Marihuana Establishments Pursuant to the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act

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Zoning Map and Ordinances49 documents
- 00 Zoning Map - Revised Oct 2016
- 01 Table of Contents.pdf
- 01a Township Ordains.pdf
- 01b Purpose and Title.pdf
- 02 Mapped Districts.pdf
- 03 Single Family Residential Districts.pdf
- 04 Multiple Family Residential Districts.pdf
- 05 Manufactured Home Park Districts.pdf
- 06 Business Districts.pdf
- 07 Town Center Districts.pdf
- 08 Industrial Districts.pdf
- 09 Waterfront Marina Districts.pdf
- 10 Mining Extraction Districts.pdf
- 11 Use Requirements.pdf
- 12 General Provisions.pdf
- 13 Accessory Buildings and Uses.pdf
- 14 General Site Development Requirements.pdf
- 15 Off-Street Parking, Loading, Access & Circulation.pdf
- 16 Signs.pdf
- 17 Site Plan Review.pdf
- 18 Special Land Use Review.pdf
- 19 Planned Unit Developments.pdf
- 20 Condominiums.pdf
- 21 Nonconformities.pdf
- 22 Administration & Enforcement.pdf
- 23 Zoning Board of Appeals.pdf
- 24 Amendments to Ordinance.pdf
- 25 Definitions.pdf
- 26 Enactment Provisions.pdf
- A Table of Uses.pdf
Township Ordinances14 documents
Township Ordinance Amendments13 documents
- Ordinance 173-10; Animal Control
- Ordinance 227-14; Amend Ord 227 Parental Responsibility, Section (D) To Address the Residency Reference
- Ordinance 227-15; Amend Ord 227 Unlawful Purchase, Consumption or Possession of Alcohol by Minors
- Ordinance 229-15; Adopting 2015 Edition of the International Property Maintenance Code
- Ordinance 250-1; Amendment to Repeal Ord 250, Part 25, Sections 1-13 ("Amusement Devices; Mechanical")
- Ordinance 255-01; to Amend Existing Fireworks Ordinance No. 255 Pursuant to the Michigan Fireworks Safety Act, Public Act 256 of 2011
- Ordinance 269-10; Amend Ordinance No. 269 by Adopting the International Fire Prevention Code of 2012
- Ordinance 272-3; Amend Ord 272, Part 155, Noise Control
- Ordinance 308 Fees and Penalties
- Ordinance 308; Vacant Land
- Ordinance 313; Prohibit Marihuana Establishments
- Ordinance 314; Regulating Solicitation or Standing in the Traveled Portion of the Roadway
- Ordinance 315: Prohibiting the Parking, of Trucks, Trailers, Tractors, Trailers, Recreational Vehicles, Campers, Boats, and Related Vehicles on Any Street, Alley, Public Way, or Public Property, Providing for Repealer, Severability, Penalties, and Effective Date
Water and Sewer Ordinances3 documents
- Amend Ord. #165 Sewage Disposal Facilities, Rates and Charges, Providing for Repealer, Severability, Penalties, and Effective Date.
- Ordinance 152-11 Amend Ord. 152 Water Supply Distribution Facilities Rates and Charges.pdf AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 152, WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES', RATES AND CHARGES, BY ADDING PROVISIONS PROHIBITING THE OBSTRUCTING OF, OR INTERFERENCE WITH, CERTAIN MECHANICAL DEVICES, PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, PENALTIES AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
- Water and Sewer Ordinances