PUBLIC NOTICE OF CITY OF BUCHANAN BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City Commission of the City of Buchanan, Berrien
County, State of Michigan held a Public Hearing on Monday, September
12, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at Buchanan City Hall, 302 N. Redbud Trail, Buchanan,
Michigan. The purpose of this hearing was to invite and hear public comments
on a proposed ordinance amendment to Chapter 14, Building and Buildings
Regulations, Article VIII. Property Maintenance Code. After the public hearing
the City of Buchanan held its regular meeting on Monday, September 12, 2016
at Buchanan City Hall and at that time the Buchanan City Commission approved
ORDINANCE 2016.09/401, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BUCHANAN,
AMENDING CHAPTER 14, BUILDING AND BUILDING REGULATIONS, ARTICLE
VIII, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE.
An ordinance of the City of Buchanan, Michigan adopting the 2015 edition of
the International Property Maintenance Code, regulating and governing the
conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings and structures; by providing
the standards for supplied utilities and facilities and other physical things
and conditions essential to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary and fit for
occupation and use; and the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for
human occupancy and use, and the demolition of such existing structures in
the City of Buchanan, Michigan: providing for the issuance of permits and collection
of fees therefore; repealing Ordinance No. 2011.04/383 of the City of
Buchanan, Michigan and all other ordinances and parts of the ordinances in
conflict therewith.
The City Commission of the City of Buchanan, Michigan does ordain as follows:
Section 1: That a certain document, one (1) copies of which are on file in the
office of the Clerk’s office of the City of Buchanan, Michigan, being marked and
designated as the International Property Maintenance Code, 2015 edition, as
published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the
Property Maintenance Code of the City of Buchanan, in the State of Michigan for
regulating and governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings
and structures; by providing the standards for supplied utilities and facilities
and other physical things and conditions essential to ensure that structures are
safe, sanitary and fit for occupation and use: and the condemnation of buildings
and structures unfit for human occupancy and use, and the demolition of such
existing structures as herein provided: providing for the issuance of permits and
collection of fees therefore: and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties,
conditions and terms of said Property Maintenance Code on file in the office
of the Clerk’s office are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof,
as if fully set out in this ordinance, with the additions, insertions, deletions and
changes, if any, prescribed in Section 2 of this ordinance.
Section 2. The following sections are hereby revised:
Section 101.1 Insert: THE CITY OF BUCHANAN
Section 103.5 Insert: Cost incurred plus fifteen percent (15%)
Section 106.3 Delete: or civil infraction as determined by the
local municipality
Section 111.1 Insert: Construction Board of Appeals
Section 111.2 Insert: Construction Board of Appeals
Section 112.4 Insert: not less than $100.00 or more than
$500.00
Section 302.4 Insert: Eight (8) inches
Section 304.14. Insert: May 1 – November 1
Section 602.3 Insert: October 1 – July 1
Section 602.4 Insert: October 1 – July 1
Section 3. That Ordinance No. 2011.04/383 of the City of Buchanan, Michigan
entitled ORDINANCE FOR ADOPTION OF THE 2009 INTERNATIONAL
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 4. That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City of
Buchanan, Michigan hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance,
and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact
that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be
declared unconstitutional.
Section 5. That nothing in this ordinance or in the Property Maintenance Code
hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding impending in
any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause or causes of
action acquitted or existing under any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited
in Section 3 of this ordinance; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any
character be lost, impaired or affected by this ordinance.
Section 6. That the City Clerk is hereby ordered and directed to cause this ordinance
to be published as required by law; and this ordinance shall take effect
from and after its approval as required by law.
Section 7. That this ordinance and the rules, regulations, provisions, requirements,
orders and matters established and adopted hereby shall take effect
and be in full force and effect fifteen (15) days from and after the date of its final
passage and adoption.
Gladys M. Bybee, MMC
Buchanan City Clerk
Publish Berrien County Record: Thursday September 22, 2016