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Animal noise in Farmington Hills is enforced through two parallel authorities: the general Sec. 17-101 noise standard (with residential 60/55/50 dB(A) Table A caps) and Code Chapter 6…
Industrial-source noise in Farmington Hills is governed by Sec. 17-101(c) Table A using a tiered receiving-property cap: 70 dB(A) anytime where the industrial source is in IRO / LI-1…
Farmington Hills regulates noise under Code of Ordinances Chapter 17 (Nuisances), Article VII (Pests and Sanitation), Section 17-101 (Noise), adopted by Ord. No. C-10-2004 (8-23-04)…
Outdoor music in Farmington Hills is regulated under Sec. 17-101 (Noise) plus the Sec. 17-101(f) special-exception path. The city does not maintain an entertainment-district overlay…
Section 17-101(g)(1) exempts construction activity from the Table A dB(A) maximums, cross-referencing Section 18-164 (Buildings and Building Regulations) for the operative…
Farmington Hills does not publish a leaf-blower-specific ordinance and does not ban gas-powered blowers. Leaf blower and lawn-equipment use is governed by Sec. 17-101(g)(4), which…
Amplified music in Farmington Hills is regulated under the general Sec. 17-101 noise framework. Sound from amplification systems, bands, DJs, and outdoor PA systems must stay under the…
Aircraft-in-flight noise is preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration under the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 (49 U.S.C. 47521 et seq.). Farmington Hills lies…
Farmington Hills is one of the comparatively few Michigan cities with a codified dB(A) limit table. Sec. 17-101(c) Table A sets numeric caps at the adjacent property line by zoning…
Farmington Hills Sec. 34-5.12 does not mandate which direction the finished (smooth) side of a fence must face - the finished side may face either the owner's yard or the neighbor's…
Retaining walls in Farmington Hills are regulated under the Michigan Residential Code (MRC) and Michigan Building Code (MBC), which the city has adopted as required by the…
Farmington Hills Sec. 34-5.12 prohibits barbed wire, razor wire, and any electric current or charge in residential fences. Conventional materials such as wood, vinyl, chain link…
Farmington Hills requires a zoning permit for any fence regardless of size under Sec. 34-5.12. Residential fence permits are issued by the Zoning Division at $100. A building permit is…
Beyond height, Sec. 34-5.12 of Farmington Hills' Zoning Chapter requires a zoning permit, compliance with the 30-inch clear-vision triangle, and observance of yard setback rules…
Under Farmington Hills Zoning Ordinance Sec. 34-5.12, fences may not exceed eight (8) feet in height and may be located within any yard except the minimum front yard setback or the…
Swimming pool barriers in Farmington Hills must comply with the Michigan Residential Code Appendix G (adopted from the 2015 IRC), which is preempted to the state by the…
Farmington Hills Sec. 34-5.12 does not restrict residential fence materials beyond prohibiting barbed wire, razor wire, and electric fencing. Wood, vinyl/PVC, chain link…
Residential pool safety in Farmington Hills is governed by the Michigan Residential Code (2015 IRC) including Appendix G barriers, NEC Article 680 electrical (GFCI + equipotential…
Hot tubs and spas in Farmington Hills require both a building permit and an electrical permit through the Building Division. Under the Michigan Residential Code Appendix G as adopted…
Pool barriers in Farmington Hills must meet IRC Appendix G as adopted in the Michigan Residential Code: minimum 48-inch height, no 4-inch sphere openings, self-closing/self-latching…
Farmington Hills requires a building permit (including electrical permit) for any swimming pool, spa, or hot tub. Permits are issued by the Building Division at (248) 871-2450. Pools…
Above-ground pools in Oakland County are regulated as residential pools under Michigan Residential Code Appendix G. A pool with walls at least 48 inches above grade can use the pool…
Farmington Hills Chapter 6 (Animals) does not contain a dedicated beekeeping ordinance, and Chapter 34 (Zoning) does not list 'apiary' or 'beekeeping' as a permitted accessory use in…
Farmington Hills adopted Ordinance C-5-2017 in 2017 prohibiting the feeding of deer within the city. The ordinance is part of the City's deer-management strategy in response to chronic…
Farmington Hills has NO breed-specific dog ban. Pit bulls, Rottweilers, Doberman Pinschers, German Shepherds, and other commonly-restricted breeds are legal in Farmington Hills without…
Farmington Hills Chapter 34 (Zoning Ordinance) restricts the keeping of horses, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, and other farm livestock to limited large-lot residential and any remaining…
Farmington Hills Chapter 6 Article III (Dangerous Animals) regulates possession of dangerous and exotic animals at the local level, allowing the City to classify any animal (not just…
Farmington Hills is a fully built-out suburban city and does NOT have a permissive backyard-chicken ordinance comparable to Detroit, Ann Arbor, or Ferndale. Chapter 6 (Animals) of the…
Farmington Hills Chapter 6 Article II (Dogs and Cats) requires dogs to be under physical restraint when off the owner's property and prohibits dogs running at large. Annual dog…
Michigan's animal cruelty law universally applies to hoarding situations involving inadequate care. Penalties escalate with the number of animals, and the state's anti-cruelty…
A Tree Removal Permit must be obtained from the Farmington Hills Planning Office prior to all tree removal activity involving trees six (6) inches or more DBH (diameter at breast…
Michigan has no statewide volume cap on residential rainwater collection, and Farmington Hills does not regulate residential rain barrels under its municipal code. Rain-barrel…
Farmington Hills does not prohibit artificial turf on residential, commercial, or institutional property. Michigan has no statewide artificial-turf or non-functional-turf prohibition…
Farmington Hills does not require a permit to prune healthy trees on private residential property. Trees in the public right-of-way and on City-owned property are maintained by the…
Farmington Hills does not mandate native plants in private landscapes, but actively encourages native and Michigan-adapted species through the City's Reduce Flooding campaign as a way…
Chapter 17 (Nuisances), Article II of the Farmington Hills Code of Ordinances requires property owners on land within 100 feet of a platted subdivision, single-family residential…
Farmington Hills regulates noxious vegetation locally through Chapter 17 (Nuisances), Article II, alongside the 8-inch grass-height standard. State-level invasive-plant authority sits…
Farmington Hills purchases drinking water from the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) — sourced from Lake Huron via the Lake Huron Water Treatment Plant in Port Huron and from the…
Michigan's Right to Farm Act preempts local ordinances regulating commercial farm composting following Generally Accepted Agricultural Management Practices, under MCL 286.471 et seq.
Farmington Hills permits home occupations in single-family residential zoning districts under Sec. 34-4.15 of the Zoning Ordinance, provided the activity is conducted only by residents…
Cottage food sales in Farmington Hills are governed by the Michigan Cottage Food Law (MCL 333.12601-12605), which preempts local licensing for direct-to-consumer sales of…
Farmington Hills prohibits any exterior signage associated with a home occupation. Under Sec. 34-4.15 of the Zoning Ordinance, a home occupation must not be noticeable from the…
Farmington Hills strictly limits customer traffic for home occupations. Under Sec. 34-4.15 of the Zoning Ordinance, no more than one (1) client or customer may be served at a time on…
Farmington Hills requires a Home Occupation Registration with the Department of Planning and Community Development before operating any home-based business. The application fee is $150…
Family child care homes in Farmington Hills are licensed by the State of Michigan under the Child Care Organizations Act (MCL 722.111 et seq., particularly MCL 722.117a) through the…
Short-term rentals in Farmington Hills collect a single state-level lodging tax: the 6% Michigan Use Tax under MCL 205.92, applied to rooms or lodging furnished by hotels, motels, and…
In September 2023, the Farmington Hills City Council adopted Zoning Text Amendment 3, 2023 amending Chapter 34 (Zoning) - and related provisions in Chapter 9 (Community Development…
Farmington Hills does not codify an annual night cap on short-term rental operation (no 90-, 120-, or 180-night limit). Instead, the September 2023 ordinance restricts STR activity to…
Farmington Hills does not codify short-term-rental-specific quiet hours separate from its general noise framework. STR guests and operators are subject to Chapter 17 (Nuisances) and…
Farmington Hills does not impose a separate short-term-rental-specific parking ratio because the September 2023 ordinance restricts STR activity to owner-occupied residential dwellings…
Farmington Hills does not codify a single short-term-rental-specific occupancy formula (like 'two per bedroom plus two') separate from the general housing code framework. Maximum…
Public summaries of the Farmington Hills September 2023 STR ordinance reference liability insurance as a requirement but do not publish a specific minimum coverage amount in the…
Under the September 2023 ordinance, every lawful Farmington Hills short-term rental (limited to owner-occupied dwellings, plus pre-September-2023 grandfathered non-owner-occupied…
Farmington Hills' September 2023 ordinance effectively requires host presence for all newly initiated STRs through the owner-occupied / primary-residence requirement. Lawful new STRs…
The September 2023 Farmington Hills ordinance imposes an explicit primary-residence requirement on all newly initiated short-term rentals: the host must use the dwelling as their…
Curb markings on Farmington Hills public streets are installed and maintained only by the City of Farmington Hills Department of Public Services under federal Manual on Uniform Traffic…
Farmington Hills regulates recreational vehicle (RV), boat, trailer, and recreational equipment parking primarily through its Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 34) and through Chapter 30…
Driveway approaches and curb cuts in the Farmington Hills public right-of-way require a permit from the City of Farmington Hills Department of Public Services / Engineering Division…
On-street parking in Farmington Hills is governed by Chapter 30 (Traffic and Motor Vehicles) of the City Code, with Michigan Vehicle Code MCL 257.674-682 supplying the underlying…
Farmington Hills does not advertise a single citywide overnight on-street parking ban for properly registered passenger vehicles, but the practical constraint is Michigan Vehicle Code…
Abandoned vehicles in Farmington Hills are handled under Michigan Vehicle Code MCL 257.252a, which treats a vehicle that has remained on public property for a period of not less than…
Farmington Hills regulates commercial vehicle parking on residential property through the City Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 34) accessory-use provisions. The City's Common Zoning…
Farmington Hills regulates oversized vehicles primarily through zoning. Section 34-4.14 of the City Zoning Ordinance governs commercial vehicles parked as an accessory to a one-family…
Michigan has not enacted a statewide HOA/condominium 'right to charge' law for electric vehicles, so Farmington Hills residents in subdivisions and condominium associations remain…
Farmington Hills places responsibility for sidewalk snow and ice removal on the abutting property owner or occupant. The City does not plow or salt sidewalks and has adopted a policy…
Loading zones in Farmington Hills are installed and signed by the City Department of Public Services under Chapter 30 (Traffic and Motor Vehicles) of the City Code, following federal…
Farmington Hills regulates consumer fireworks under Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordinances within the strict limits set by the Michigan Fireworks Safety Act (MCL 28.451 et seq.) as…
Outdoor open burning is broadly prohibited inside Farmington Hills under Chapter 12, Sec. 12-14 of the Code of Ordinances. The only outdoor fires allowed are small recreational fires…
Farmington Hills sits in the suburban core of southeast Michigan (western Oakland County, immediately west of Detroit) and is not within any federally designated Wildland-Urban…
The Farmington Hills Fire Prevention Ordinance at Chapter 12 (Fire Prevention and Protection), Sec. 12-14, allows for small recreational fires at single-family homes only. The fire…
Smoke alarm requirements in Farmington Hills follow Michigan state law: MCL 125.1504a (smoke alarms in residential rental property) and the 2015 Michigan Residential Code (MRC) Section…
Burning brush, leaves, grass clippings, and yard waste is prohibited in Farmington Hills under Chapter 12, Sec. 12-14 of the Code of Ordinances. The Farmington Hills Fire Department…
Propane and LPG appliances and storage in Farmington Hills are governed by the 2015 Michigan Fire Code (adopted under the Stille-DeRossett-Hale Single State Construction Code Act, MCL…
Backyard fires in Farmington Hills are tightly controlled under Chapter 12 (Fire Prevention and Protection), Sec. 12-14 of the Code of Ordinances. The only outdoor fire allowed in a…
Carports in Farmington Hills are accessory structures regulated under Chapter 34 of the Zoning Ordinance. A building permit is required for any carport that is structurally attached…
Farmington Hills does not have an accessory dwelling unit ordinance — separate ADUs are not a permitted accessory use in single-family districts under Chapter 34. Michigan currently…
Farmington Hills does not have a tiny-home ordinance. Permanent tiny houses must comply with the Michigan Residential Code minimum-dwelling standards and Chapter 34 single-family…
Farmington Hills requires a building permit for sheds over 200 square feet. Sheds 200 sq ft and under are reviewed by Zoning for placement only, with no building permit required. All…
Farmington Hills requires a building permit for any garage and for converting garage space to habitable use. Because the City does not permit accessory dwelling units in single-family…
When a tree of 6 inches DBH or larger is removed under a Chapter 34-5.18 Tree Removal Permit, replacement trees must have shade potential and other characteristics comparable to the…
A Tree Removal Permit must be obtained from the Farmington Hills Planning Office prior to all tree removal activity involving trees six (6) inches or more DBH, in accordance with City…
Farmington Hills' tree-protection framework rests on Zoning Chapter 34-5.18 (citywide 6-inch DBH Tree Removal Permit), Chapter 34-5.14 (landscape standards), and Chapter 31…
Farmington Hills does not maintain a stand-alone heritage-tree or champion-tree registry. Instead, the 6-inch DBH citywide permit trigger under Chapter 34-5.18 functions as the de…
Farmington Hills is unusual among Michigan cities in that the City does not plow or salt residential sidewalks and does not impose a citywide ordinance requiring residents to shovel…
Farmington Hills does not require a Special Event Permit or City business license for a residential garage / yard sale at a private residence. The City Clerk's Permits/Licenses page…
Under Farmington Hills Code Sections 17-26 through 17-31, every property owner — vacant or occupied — must keep weeds, grass, and other noxious vegetation under control. The City's…
Farmington Hills enforces property blight under Chapter 17 of the Code of Ordinances, Sections 17-51 through 17-77, administered by the Planning Department's Zoning and Code…
Residential garbage and recycling in Farmington Hills is collected weekly by Priority Waste under contract with the City. Carts may be placed at the curb no earlier than 6:00 PM the…
Farmington Hills residential garbage, recycling, yard waste, and bulk pickup are provided weekly by Priority Waste under a long-term contract with the City, administered by the…
Farmington Hills requires residents to place trash carts, recycling carts, and yard waste at the curb or at the edge of the street in front of the home NO EARLIER than 6:00 PM on the…
Bulk items in Farmington Hills are collected by Priority Waste on the resident's regularly scheduled collection day with NO advance call required and at NO additional charge (included…
Oakland County does not mandate recycling countywide, but participating communities provide curbside recycling through SOCRRA, RRRASOC, or a private hauler. SOCRRA accepts plastics…
Outdoor lighting in Farmington Hills is governed by the Zoning Chapter 34 of the Code of Ordinances, specifically Sec. 34-5.16 (Exterior Lighting), as substantially revised by…
Light trespass — illumination crossing a property line and falling on a neighbor's land — is regulated at the city/township level in Oakland County. Farmington Hills bans light…
Farmington Hills participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and regulates floodplain development under the local zoning ordinance (Chapter 34) in conjunction with EGLE…
Farmington Hills is a Phase II Jurisdictional MS4 community in the Rouge River watershed regulated under EGLE NPDES General Permit MIS040000 and is a Primary Member of the Alliance of…
Grading and drainage in Farmington Hills are regulated through the Engineering Design Standards (Department of Public Services / Engineering Division), Chapter 33 Article IX of the…
Soil erosion and sedimentation control (SESC) in Farmington Hills is administered under Part 91 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, MCL 324.9101 et seq., with…
Oakland County contains hundreds of inland lakes (Cass Lake, Orchard Lake, Lake Orion, Union Lake, Walled Lake, and others). Seasonal single-family docks placed by a riparian property…
Michigan's Part 323 NREPA preempts local coastal rules in designated high-risk erosion, flood-risk, and environmental areas along the Great Lakes.
Farmington Hills regulates signs in Chapter 34 (Zoning), administered by the Planning Department (248-871-2540). The City's sign code is content-neutral after Reed v. Town of Gilbert…
Farmington Hills does not set a calendar-based take-down date for residential holiday lights, wreaths, inflatables, or seasonal decorations. Decorations without a commercial message…
Farmington Hills regulates all temporary signs in a content-neutral way under Chapter 34 (Zoning), so the rules that apply to a small temporary sign apply equally to a garage-sale…
Farmington Hills sets minimum front, side, and rear yard setbacks district-by-district in Chapter 34 of the Zoning Ordinance. Single-family districts (RA-1, RA-2A, RA-2B, RA-3, RA-4)…
Building height limits in Oakland County are set by each municipality, not the county. In Royal Oak's One-Family Residential district (§ 770-34), no principal building may exceed 30 ft…
Lot coverage — the percentage of a lot that may be covered by buildings and impervious surface — is regulated by each Oakland County municipality, not the county. Typical single-family…
Solar PV systems in Farmington Hills require both a building permit and an electrical permit from the Building Division at (248) 871-2450, with electrical interconnection through the…
Michigan adopted the Homeowners' Energy Policy Act (Public Act 68 of 2024, MCL 559.301 to 559.317), signed July 8, 2024 and effective April 1, 2025, which VOIDS any homeowners'…
Adult home cultivation of marihuana is LEGAL in Farmington Hills under the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA), MCL 333.27951 to 333.27967, approved by voters in…
Farmington Hills has OPTED OUT of all commercial marihuana establishments — there are NO licensed recreational marihuana retailers, growers, processors, microbusinesses, designated…
Operating a food truck in Farmington Hills requires (1) a Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Mobile Food Establishment or Special Transitory Food Unit…
Farmington Hills does not designate dedicated food-truck vending zones. Food trucks may operate from private property with the owner's written consent (subject to Chapter 34 zoning)…
Federal and Michigan state law preempt almost all local drone regulation in Farmington Hills. Under the Michigan Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act (Act 436 of 2016, MCL 259.301 et seq.)…
Commercial drone work in Oakland County — real estate photography in Bloomfield Hills, roof inspections in Troy, construction progress shoots in Auburn Hills, wedding video in…
Oakland County has no county-wide just-cause eviction ordinance. Landlord-tenant disputes in Royal Oak, Troy, Farmington Hills, Southfield, Pontiac, and every other Oakland County…
Oakland County has no rent control or rent stabilization. Michigan law (MCL 123.411) explicitly bars every county, city, township, and village in the state from enacting or enforcing…
Oakland County itself does not operate a county-wide rental registration program. Rental registration is set by each city, village, or township and the rules and fees vary widely…
Before evicting, a Michigan landlord must serve the correct written demand: 7 days for nonpayment of rent, 7 days for serious health hazards, extensive damage, or physical violence…
Every residential lease in Michigan includes a statutory covenant by the landlord that the premises and common areas are fit for their intended use and kept in reasonable repair, in…
Michigan has no statute requiring a landlord to give advance notice before entering a rented unit. A tenant's protection comes instead from the lease terms and from MCL 600.2918, which…
Michigan has no statute capping residential late fees or setting a grace period. A late fee is enforceable only if the lease provides for it, and Michigan courts will scrutinize…
Either party may end a Michigan estate at will or month-to-month tenancy by giving one month's notice. When rent is payable at intervals shorter than three months, the notice need only…
Michigan has no statute setting a notice period for residential rent increases, and local rent control is prohibited by MCL 123.411. For a month-to-month tenancy, a rent change is a…
Michigan's Landlord-Tenant Act caps a residential security deposit at one and one-half months' rent. A landlord who keeps any of the deposit for damages must mail the tenant an…
Michigan requires 15 years of adverse possession before a squatter can claim title to land. Under MCL 600.5801 the owner's action to recover land is barred after 15 years in most…
Michigan state law sets a baseline juvenile curfew that applies countywide in Oakland County. Under MCL 722.751, no child under 12 may loiter, idle, or congregate on any public street…
Oakland County Parks and Recreation operates 14 parks under Michigan's County and Regional Parks Act (Public Act 261 of 1965, MCL 46.351–46.367). The Parks Commission sets posted…
Oakland County itself has no countywide door-to-door solicitor permit ordinance. Permits are issued at the city, village, or township level — and every Oakland County municipality…
Oakland County itself does not operate a countywide no-knock list, but several of its largest municipalities — including Royal Oak, Bloomfield Township, Madison Heights, Troy, and…
Oakland County's cities and townships set their own garage sale hours. The City of Oak Park is the clearest example: under Chapter 22, Article IX, no garage sale may be conducted…
Oakland County does not require a countywide garage sale permit, but many of its cities and townships do. The City of Oak Park (Chapter 22, Article IX) requires a permit from the City…
Most Oakland County communities cap the number of garage sales each household may hold per year. The City of Oak Park (Chapter 22, Article IX) allows no more than two garage sales per…
Architectural review in Oakland County HOAs (Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Northville, Novi, Rochester Hills, etc.) is driven by the association's recorded declaration of CC&Rs and any…
CC&Rs in Oakland County subdivisions and condominium projects (recorded at the Oakland County Register of Deeds, 1200 N. Telegraph Rd., Pontiac) run with the land and bind successive…
Oakland County has no county-level HOA code. Homeowners associations in Royal Oak, Troy, Farmington Hills, Rochester Hills, Novi, West Bloomfield, and other Oakland County communities…
HOA and condo assessments in Oakland County are levied under the association's bylaws and (for condos) the Michigan Condominium Act. Unpaid assessments — together with interest, late…
Oakland County HOA and condo disputes are resolved in the 6th Judicial Circuit Court (Oakland County Circuit Court, Pontiac) for amounts above the small-claims and district-court…
The Michigan Condominium Act lets associations levy fines, but only after due process. Under MCL 559.206 a condo association may impose late charges and, after notice and a hearing…
Michigan's Homeowners' Energy Policy Act (PA 68 of 2024, MCL 559.301-559.317) overrides HOA solar bans. Effective April 1, 2025, an HOA provision prohibiting a solar energy system is…
Oakland County does not issue film-location permits for private property or for cities/townships. Location permits are issued by the host municipality, by Oakland County Parks (for…
Street closures for film production in Oakland County are coordinated through three jurisdictions: the city or township for local streets (e.g., Royal Oak Ch. 312 special-event…
Film productions in Oakland County must comply with the host municipality's noise ordinance — there is no countywide noise standard. Charter Township of Oakland (Ch. 274) prohibits any…
Oakland County, Michigan does not require seismic foundation anchoring (bolting sill plates to foundations) for existing dwellings. New construction follows the Michigan Residential…
Oakland County, Michigan does not have a soft-story seismic retrofit ordinance. Michigan is in a low seismic-hazard zone and the Michigan Building Code (based on the 2015 IBC, MCL…
Oakland County, Michigan has no Unreinforced Masonry (URM) retrofit program. URM ordinances are found in high-seismic jurisdictions (Los Angeles Ordinance 183893, Long Beach, Berkeley…
Oakland County, Michigan has no hurricane-shutter or impact-glazing ordinance. Hurricanes do not make landfall in the Great Lakes region, and the Michigan Building Code's wind-design…
Oakland County has no hurricane-specific debris-management ordinance because the region experiences no hurricanes. Post-storm cleanup (severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, ice storms) is…
Oakland County participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). New construction within FEMA-mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) — primarily along the Clinton River…
Oakland County, Michigan has no hurricane-rated roof tie-down or uplift ordinance. The Michigan Residential Code's roof connection and fastening requirements (IRC Chapter 8) address…
Where vendors may legally set up in Oakland County is set by each municipality's zoning ordinance, not by the county. Most Oakland County cities limit street vending to commercial…
Oakland County does not issue a county-wide street vendor or peddler permit. Vendor licensing is handled by each of the county's 62 cities, villages, and townships under Michigan's…
Mobile food carts, trucks, and trailers operating in Oakland County must be licensed as Mobile Food Establishments (MFEs) or Special Transitory Food Units (STFUs) by the Oakland County…
Michigan minimum wage is set by the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (PA 337 of 2018). The Local Labor Regulatory Limitation Act (PA 105 of 2015, MCL §123.1381+) preempts local…
Michigan preempts local paid leave ordinances; statewide paid sick leave is governed by the Earned Sick Time Act under MCL 408.961.
Michigan's Local Government Labor Regulatory Limitation Act preempts local predictive scheduling and fair workweek ordinances under MCL 123.1387.
Michigan issues Concealed Pistol Licenses (CPLs) under MCL 28.425 series, with statewide rules that local governments cannot override or supplement.
Michigan firearms preemption (MCL §123.1101–123.1104) prohibits local units of government from imposing any ordinance, regulation, or policy on the purchase, registration, ownership…
Michigan generally permits open carry of legally owned firearms in public, with state law preempting local restrictions per MCL 123.1102.
Michigan law under MCL 750.227 makes it a felony to carry a concealed pistol in a vehicle without a valid Concealed Pistol License or other statutory exemption.
Michigan's Right to Farm Act (MCL 286.474) preempts local zoning that conflicts with Generally Accepted Agricultural Management Practices on protected farms.
The Michigan Right to Farm Act (Act 93 of 1981, MCL §286.471 et seq.) provides nuisance protection for qualifying commercial farms following Generally Accepted Agricultural and…
Michigan PA 389 of 2016 (MCL 445.572b) prohibits local governments from banning, taxing, or regulating plastic bags and other auxiliary containers.
Michigan's auxiliary container preemption law, MCL 445.572b, also prevents local bans on polystyrene foam food containers.
Plastic straws are auxiliary containers under MCL 445.572b, so local bans or fees on straws are preempted statewide in Michigan.
Michigan set the minimum age to buy, possess, or use tobacco and vapor products at 21 through PA 167 of 2022, which amended the Youth Tobacco Act (MCL 722.641), aligning with federal…
Michigan currently has no statewide ban on flavored tobacco or vape products; an attempted 2019 emergency ban was struck down in court.
Michigan regulates retail sale of vapor products and alternative nicotine products under the Youth Tobacco Act, MCL 722.641 and MCL 333.12601.