BUCHANAN TOWNSHIP – ORDINANCE 119-2020 ADOPTION

TOWNSHIP OF BUCHANAN
BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN
ORDINANCE #119-2020
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A CODIFICATION AND REVISION OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF BUCHANAN, COUNTY OF BERRIEN, STATE OF MICHIGAN; PROVIDING FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF SAID CODE; REPEALING AND SAVING FROM REPEAL CERTAIN ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN; ESTABLISHING A PENALTY FOR ALTERING OR TAMPERING WITH THE CODE; AND MAKING CERTAIN CHANGES IN PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED ORDINANCES
The Township of Buchanan ordains:
ARTICLE I
Adoption of Code
§ 1-1. Adoption of Code.
Pursuant to MCL 41.186, the Township of Buchanan (“Township”) adopts by reference the Buchanan Township Code of Ordinance (the “Code”) as revised, codified and consolidated into chapters and sections by General Code and consisting of Chapters 1 through 300, which constitutes a complete codification of the ordinances of the Township of Buchanan.
§ 1-2. When effective.
This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after publication.
§ 1-3. Copy of Code on file.
A copy of the Code in loose-leaf form shall be filed in the office of the Township Clerk for use and examination by the public during normal business hours.
§ 1-4. Amendments to Code.
Any and all additions, amendments or supplements to the Code shall be deemed to be incorporated into such Code so that reference to the “Code of the Township of Buchanan” shall be understood and intended to include such additions and amendments. Whenever such additions, amendments or supplements to the Code shall be adopted, they shall thereafter be printed and, as provided here under, inserted in the loose-leaf book containing said Code, as amendments and supplements thereto.
§ 1-5. Publication; filing.
Within thirty (30) days of the adoption of this Ordinance, the Clerk of the Township shall publish a true copy of this Ordinance or a summary of this Ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation in the Township.
§ 1-6. Code book to be kept up-to-date.
It shall be the duty of the Clerk or someone authorized and directed by the Clerk to keep up-to­date the certified copy of the book containing the Code required to be filed in his or her office for the use of the public. All changes in said Code and all ordinances adopted subsequent to the effective date of this codification shall, when finally adopted, be included therein by reference until such changes or new ordinances are printed as supplements to said Code book, at which time such supplements shall be inserted therein.
§ 1-7. Sale of Code book.
Copies of the Code, or any chapter or portion of it, may be purchased from the Clerk, or an authorized agent of the Clerk, upon the payment of a fee to be set by the Township Board of Trustees, or may be furnished electronically. The Clerk may also arrange for procedures for the periodic supplementation of the Code.
§ 1-8. Severability.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the Code is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or the Code.
§ 1-9. Repealer.
A. Repeal of inconsistent ordinances. All ordinances and parts thereof not included in the Code adopted by this ordinance, which are in conflict in whole or in part with any of the provisions of this Code, are repealed as of the effective date of this Code, but only to the extent necessary to give all provisions of this Ordinance and the Code full effect.
B. Repeal of specific ordinances. The Township Board of Trustees of the Township has determined that the following ordinances are no longer in effect or enforceable and hereby specifically repeals the following legislation:
(1) Legislation, regarding lot division, adopted June 9, 1970.
(2) Ordinance No. 12, regarding solid waste: garbage, trash and refuse collection, adopted October 12, 1971.
(3) Legislation, regarding construction codes: adopting 1973 Uniform Building Code, adopted October 23, 1974.
(4) Ordinance No. 119, regarding construction codes: designating enforcement agency, adopted November 2, 1974.
(5) Ordinance No. 15, regarding construction codes: electrical code, adopted December 3, 1978.
§ 1-10. Changes in previously adopted ordinances.
A. In compiling and preparing the ordinances for adoption and revision as part of the Code, certain grammatical changes and other minor changes were made in one or more ordinances. It is the intention of the Township Board of Trustees that all such changes be adopted as part of the Code as if the ordinances so changed had been previously formally amended to read as such.
B. In addition, the changes, amendments or revisions to previously adopted ordinances or parts of ordinances as set forth in Schedule A, attached hereto and listed by title below are made herewith, to become effective upon the effective date of this ordinance:(Chapter and section number references are to the ordinances as they have been renumbered and appear in the Code.)
1) Chapter 55, Pension Plan
2) Chapter 80, Communication Towers
3) Chapter 101 Entertainment, Public
4) Chapter 117, Facilities for Water, Trash and Sewage
5) Chapter 200, Sewers
6) Chapter 228, Stormwater Management
7) Chapter 233, Streets and Sidewalks
8) Chapter 260, Water
9) Chapter 272, Watercraft Regulations
10) Chapter 300, Zoning
11) Chapter A315, Cable Television Franchise
C. Nomenclature changes.
(1) All references to “Berrien County Road Commission” are hereby revised to “Berrien County Road Department.”
(2) All references to “Department of Consumer and Industry Services” are hereby revised to “Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.”
(3) All references to “Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ)” are hereby revised to “Michigan Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Department (EGLE).”
(4) All references to “Road Commission” are hereby revised to “Road Department.”
(5) All references to “M.S.A.” citations are hereby revised to their corresponding MCLA references. All M.S.A. references will be deleted.