Westland, MI Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing law
- §§ 42-201: 42-226
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 227-A-1, 8-19-02
- Civil fine
- $1,000-$27,500 per day
- Administered by
- Dept. of Public Services
Summary
Westland requires a stormwater construction approval before any regulated construction activity affecting roads, city drains or storm sewers, enforced under the city's Stormwater Management Ordinance.
It shall be a violation of this article to engage in regulated construction activity except in accordance with this article and rules promulgated pursuant to this article, and pursuant to a valid stormwater construction approval issued by the city. A stormwater construction approval shall be issued in a form and manner approved by the city, and may be incorporated into a construction permit or other approval issued under or required by another ordinance, statute or regulation.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 66).
Full Breakdown
Westland's Stormwater Management Ordinance (Code of Ordinances §§ 42-201, 42-226, Ord. No. 227-A-1, adopted 8-19-02) makes it a violation to engage in 'regulated construction activity', clearing, grading, excavating, paving or other earth change, without a stormwater construction approval issued by the city (§ 42-210). The ordinance applies to work touching city road rights-of-way, city drains, subdivisions under the state Subdivision Control Act, city-owned property or city storm sewers (§ 42-209), and the department of public services administers approvals, inspections and design review. Violations are enforced first through voluntary agreements and administrative compliance orders, then as municipal civil infractions carrying a civil fine of $1,000 to $27,500 per day, with steeper minimums for repeat offenses (§ 42-226).
Violations & Fines
Regulated construction activity, clearing, grading, excavating or paving, without a city stormwater construction approval is a municipal civil infraction fined $1,000 to $27,500 per day under § 42-226.
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