Michigan counties do not zone or run blight code; your city or township does. In Holland, every property must stay clean, safe and sanitary so it never becomes a blighting problem or public-health risk.
Ottawa County has no countywide blight ordinance; anti-blight enforcement is a city or township function under the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (MCL 125.3201). The City of Holland's Housing-Property Maintenance Code (Chapter 14, adopting property-maintenance standards) requires all properties, occupied or not, to be kept in good condition, and its exterior-premises section bars accumulated rubbish and garbage. Townships such as Holland Charter, Georgetown and Allendale adopt their own IPMC-style property-maintenance codes. Check your specific municipality, since the rule and enforcement office differ by jurisdiction.
Holland issues a correction notice; unabated blight can bring municipal civil infractions, abatement at owner cost, and liens for cleanup expenses.
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Ottawa County, MI
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Ottawa County, MI
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Ottawa County, MI
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Ottawa County, MI
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