Clinton Township, MI Code Violation Reporting: Common Violations (2026)
Key Facts
- Categories listed
- 9 specific nuisance conditions in Section 654.03(d)
- Governing rule
- Section 654.04 bans maintaining any listed nuisance
- Inspector
- Township Supervisor or Building Department Superintendent
- Notice window
- Up to 15 days to correct after notice
- Cost recovery
- Unpaid abatement costs become a property tax lien
Summary
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.
(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; ... (4) Rodent or insect infestation; ... (8) The growth of noxious weeds or plants which are about to spread or mature seeds; (9) Obstructions, as defined in subsection (e) hereof. 654.04 NUISANCES PROHIBITED. No person shall cause, harbor, commit or maintain, or suffer to be caused, harbored, committed or maintained, any nuisance, as defined by the statutes or by the common law of this State or as defined in this chapter or in any ordinance of the Township, at any place within the Township.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-25: Local legislation current through May 26, 2026).
Full Breakdown
03(d) nine specific conditions that make up a "nuisance" and therefore a common code violation. The list covers unsanitary litter disposal (garbage, rubbish, ashes, cans, bottles, wire, paper, cartons, boxes, car parts, furniture and unsightly oil), unburied dead animals, standing water that breeds mosquitoes, rodent or insect infestation, bee, wasp, bat or fowl accumulations that endanger public health, physical hazards such as open excavations, open wells, unsecured vacant structures and discarded refrigerators or freezers with doors still attached, bird infestation or roosting that causes unhealthful conditions, uncut noxious weeds about to go to seed, and obstructions blocking streets, sidewalks or public right-of-way.
04 makes maintaining, causing, harboring or suffering any of these conditions unlawful anywhere in the Township. 05, and no search warrant is required if the condition is an emergency situation imminently endangering life or health. Because these nine categories cover the bulk of residential complaints, from junk piles to standing water and infested structures, the Building Department and Township Supervisor's office field the majority of code-reporting calls under this chapter rather than under separate, narrower ordinances.
Violations & Fines
A confirmed Chapter 654 violation triggers a written notice under Section 654.06 giving the responsible party up to fifteen days to correct the condition. If the person ignores the notice, the Township Board holds a hearing within ten days and can order abatement; noncompliance within three days lets the Township fix the condition itself and place a lien for the cost plus administration expenses against the property under Section 654.07.
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