5 rules for unincorporated Saginaw County, Michigan.
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Michigan sets no statewide decibel limit, so quiet hours come from each community. The City of Saginaw's Chapter 94 nuisance code bars loud, disturbing noise and restricts nighttime street noise. Saginaw Charter Township and Frankenmuth run their own noise rules.
City of Saginaw Code of Ordinances § 94.047
Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling, or singing on the public streets, particularly between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. or at any time or place so as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort, or repose of persons in any office or in any dwelling, hotel, or other type of residence
Michigan fixes no statewide construction hours, so limits come from local codes. The City of Saginaw's nuisance ordinance bars loud construction equipment overnight, from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Saginaw Charter Township and Frankenmuth set their own limits.
City of Saginaw Code of Ordinances § 94.047
The operation between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of any pile driver, steam shovel, pneumatic hammer, derrick, steam or electric hoist, or other appliance
Persistent barking is handled locally in Saginaw County. The City of Saginaw and the townships treat chronic barking as a nuisance, usually starting with a warning. Saginaw County Animal Care & Control handles licensing and problem-animal complaints countywide.
No Saginaw County community singles out leaf blowers, and Michigan has no equipment ban. Gas and electric blowers are legal in the City of Saginaw, the townships, and Frankenmuth, answering only to the general noise ordinances.
Amplified music in Saginaw County answers to each community's noise code. The City of Saginaw's Chapter 94 nuisance ordinance restricts loudspeakers, radios, and amplified sound that disturbs neighbors, and public events need permits. Frankenmuth's tourist core has its own event controls.
City of Saginaw Code of Ordinances § 94.047
loud, disturbing, unnecessary, and excessive noises in violation of this subchapter
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