Code Violation Reporting in Clinton Township, MI (2026)
2 verified code violation reporting rules for Clinton Township, Michigan, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Response Times
Once Clinton Township's Enforcement Official confirms a nuisance, the written notice must give the property owner up to fifteen days to fix it. If the owner ignores the notice, the Township Board must schedule a hearing within ten days, and if the Board's abatement order still isn't followed within three days, the Township steps in and bills the owner.
Clinton Township Nuisance Complaint Timelines
Some RestrictionsCodified Ordinances of Clinton Township §§ 654.06(b)(2), 654.06(c), 654.07(a)
(2) Content. The notice shall describe in detail the location and nature of the nuisance and the corrective action to be taken to abate it. The notice shall specify a time limit for compliance with the order to abate such nuisance, which shall be a reasonable time, but not to exceed fifteen days from the time the notice is served. ... The Township Board shall fix a date for a hearing, which d...
Common Violations
Clinton Township's nuisance code spells out exactly what gets a property owner cited: unsanitary litter and junk, unburied dead animals, standing water breeding mosquitoes, rodent or insect infestation, bird and bee infestations, open excavations and abandoned refrigerators, uncut noxious weeds, and obstructions blocking streets or sidewalks. Section 654.04 bans maintaining any of these conditions anywhere in the Township.
Common Nuisance Violations in Clinton Township
Some RestrictionsCodified Ordinances of Clinton Township §§ 654.03(d), 654.04
(d) Nuisance. ... "Nuisance" includes, but is not limited to: (1) Unsanitary disposal of litter, including garbage, waste, peelings of vegetables or fruits, rubbish, ashes, cans, bottles, wire, paper, cartons, boxes, parts of automobiles, wagons, furniture, glass, oil of an unsightly or unsanitary nature, or anything else of an unsightly or unsanitary nature; (2) Unburied dead animals; .....
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