Royal Oak Township, MI

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, § 26-77 bars commercial vehicles, construction equipment, mobile structure trailers, tow trucks and utility trailers from public…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, the township supervisor puts a parking prohibition on snow emergency routes when snow, sleet or freezing rain is falling or forecast…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, no one can park, store or place a junk, dismantled or unlicensed motor vehicle, boat or trailer on a public right-of-way, public…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, required loading space sits to the rear or side of the building, screened from adjoining roads, at least ten feet wide and 50 feet long…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, parking spaces in single-family districts consist of a parking strip, driveway or garage, and driveways and maneuvering areas must be…

Michigan regulates nonconsensual towing through the Michigan Vehicle Code, 1949 PA 300. MCL 257.252k makes an owner or lessor of private real property post a sign at every vehicular…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, veterinary clinics and hospitals are special land uses that must meet the site standards in § 32-765(t) and (u). All activities stay…

In Royal Oak Township, Michigan, a dog cannot run at large unless it is under the immediate control of its owner or someone with the owner's permission. On a highway, in a public park…

Royal Oak Township, Michigan, bans owning or harboring a fierce or vicious dog, a dog that has bitten a person or another animal, or a dog that has been bitten by an animal known to…

In Royal Oak Township, Michigan, no one can willfully or knowingly let a cat run at large, and no one can keep cats so as to create a public nuisance by noise or other threat to public…

In Royal Oak Township, Michigan, no one can willfully or knowingly have or possess more than three cats, six months of age or over, in any single household, unless the premises are…

Michigan's Large Carnivore Act (MCL 287.1101 et seq.) bans private ownership of lions, tigers, cougars, leopards, cheetahs, panthers, jaguars, and bears statewide: directly enforceable…

Oakland County does not zone livestock at the county level: each township or city controls horses, cattle, goats, pigs, and sheep through its zoning code. The county does enforce the…

Michigan sets no statewide beekeeper license or registration. Under the Apiary Law, 1976 PA 412, MDARD runs voluntary hive inspections and holds standby authority to quarantine bee…

Michigan DNR prohibits baiting and feeding of free-ranging deer and elk in the Lower Peninsula due to chronic wasting disease. State wildlife law preempts local rules permitting such…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, leaf blowers, lawn mowers and snow blowers count as residential power equipment. Use within or adjacent to a residential area is limited…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, operating or controlling a parked or moving vehicle with sound amplification equipment that produces sound clearly audible more than 50…

In Royal Oak Township, Michigan, no one can keep or harbor a dog whose loud, frequent or habitual barking, yelping or howling causes a serious annoyance to the neighborhood or to…

The Charter Township of Royal Oak sets nighttime noise limits by the clock. Residential areas drop from 55 to 50 dB(A) between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and construction tools are…

In Royal Oak Township, Michigan, the Charter Township code caps sound at 55 dB(A) in residential districts from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and 50 dB(A) from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, operating tools or equipment used in construction, drilling or demolition is prohibited from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and any…

Michigan's Aeronautics Code preempts local regulation of aircraft operations and noise, leaving control over aircraft noise to state and federal authorities under MCL 259.1 et seq.

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, weeds of any species or variety, and wild growing brush or underbrush, may not exceed eight inches in height on any land. The Township…

Rainwater harvesting is legal and encouraged in Oakland County. The Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner's RainSmart Rebates program pays homeowners in southeast Oakland County…

Oakland County actively promotes native Michigan plants through the RainSmart Rebates program. Qualifying rain gardens must be at least 75 square feet and consist of at least 75%…

Family child care homes are a permitted use in the R-1A and R-1B one-family districts in Royal Oak Township, Michigan, subject to section 206 of Public Act No. 110 of 2006. Group child…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, signs advertising products or services are prohibited at a home occupation. The only sign allowed is one nonilluminated nameplate of not…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, a home occupation can add no more than one additional vehicle at a time, and no more than ten customers or clients can come to the…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, Code § 32-622(c) requires a permit from the building official before any home occupation starts. Only current residents can work in it…

Oakland County home bakers, jam makers, and other cottage food operators are governed by Michigan's Cottage Food Law (MCL 289.4102), administered by MDARD. Sales are capped at…

Michigan has never created a microenterprise home kitchen permit. The word "microenterprise" returns zero results in a full-text search of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and the only…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, it is unlawful to ignite, discharge or use fireworks except on the day preceding, the day of, or the day after a national holiday…

The Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan prohibits open burning of fuel, garbage or other combustible refuse or waste material, including leaves, brush, tree trimmings and grass…

In Royal Oak Township, Michigan, storage or use of liquefied petroleum gas is permitted only subject to approval by the fire chief. Storage or utilization of 80 lbs. or less is a…

Smoke alarms in Oakland County are required under Michigan state law MCL 125.1504c and the Michigan Residential Code R314. Owners of homes built before November 6, 1974 must install at…

Anyone operating a hotel, motel, bed-and-breakfast, rooming house, boardinghouse or tourist home in the Charter Township of Royal Oak needs a Township license first. A tourist home is…

In licensed lodging in the Charter Township of Royal Oak, occupancy of a room is limited to the number of beds in the room and never more than two persons for every one bed. A…

Every STR booking of less than 30 days in Oakland County is subject to Michigan's 6% Use Tax under the Use Tax Act (MCL 205.93a). Oakland County does not impose a separate…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, a fence permit from the Building Official is required before any fence is installed or erected, with a fee set by Township resolution, a…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, residential fences six feet or less sit behind the front building line, side yard fences are four feet or less, decorative front fences…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, fences must use materials commonly used in conventional fence construction, such as wood or metal, built new, with posts sunk three feet…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, no fence can project beyond the fence owner's property or obstruct an adjoining owner's use or driveway, and a fence on the shared…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, Code § 32-619 puts detached accessory buildings in the rear yard, at least one foot from the rear lot line, one story and 14 feet tall…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, Code § 32-619(a)(6) bars attached and detached accessory buildings in residential districts from use as dwelling units or for any…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, an accessory apartment dwelling is allowed only in an owner-occupied residence, one per zoning lot, with a total floor area not…

Oakland County does not issue residential swimming pool permits directly. Public pools must be reviewed and permitted by EGLE under MCL 333.12522, while residential pools require a…

Michigan's Public Health Code Part 125 sets uniform safety, lifeguard, and water quality standards for public and semi-public pools. State rules apply statewide regardless of local…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, a secondhand store is a regulated use under zoning § 32-768. A third such regulated use within a 1,000-foot radius is prohibited, none…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, no one operates a sexually oriented business, or works in one, without a township license. The zoning code adds spacing: no new…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, vehicle and engine repair businesses and repair shops are strictly prohibited as home occupations, and any home occupation that is…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, a massage parlor or massage establishment is a regulated use: it is prohibited if it would be the third regulated use within a…

Michigan regulates retail sale of vapor products and alternative nicotine products under the Youth Tobacco Act, MCL 722.641 and MCL 333.12601.

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, no owner, occupant, agent or person in control of any public or private land may allow poisonous or injurious weeds to be present. The…

In residentially zoned parts of the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, all visible front and side yards must be landscaped and properly maintained. The Code names grass, ground…

In Royal Oak Township, Michigan, it is unlawful for an owner or agent to keep or maintain a dwelling, or part of one, that is a dangerous building under § 6-44. The definition covers…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, every owner, tenant or occupant of land fronting a paved sidewalk must clear snow and ice from the walk within 24 hours after a fall of…

In Royal Oak Township, Michigan, the owner of any residential rental dwelling or rental unit must register each rental dwelling with the Township and designate a responsible local…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, a rental dwelling or unit that is damaged, unsanitary or vermin-infested, or that lacks adequate light, ventilation or sanitation facilities, is…

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 has no county-wide just-cause eviction ordinance. Landlord-tenant disputes in Royal Oak, Troy, Farmington Hills, Southfield, Pontiac, and every other Oakland County…

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…

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…

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'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…

Site plans in Royal Oak Township, Michigan must include measures that prevent soil erosion and sedimentation during and upon completion of construction, judged against current county…

Section 26-45 of the Charter Township of Royal Oak code sets no idling limit in minutes. Its idling rule is location-based: parking, idling or camping a Class A or Class B commercial…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, on-site stormwater retention is required for all developments and redevelopments, and runoff from each site is restricted to 0.2 cubic…

Michigan's Part 323 NREPA preempts local coastal rules in designated high-risk erosion, flood-risk, and environmental areas along the Great Lakes.

Michigan requires EGLE permits for occupation, filling, or construction within the 100-year floodplain of any river or stream statewide.

A building permit or other appropriate permit is required in Royal Oak Township, Michigan before erecting, altering, renovating, repairing, demolishing or removing any building or…

In Royal Oak Township, Michigan, a building permit or other appropriate permit is required before the installation, extension, or replacement of plumbing, electrical, drainage, or…

Building work in the Charter Township of Royal Oak needs a permit first, then a final inspection and a certificate of occupancy before anyone moves in. The enforcement official must…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, group child care homes and child care centers must be registered with or licensed by the state, provide at least 150 square feet of…

In Royal Oak Township, Michigan, using a separate parcel or lot solely for gardening or the production of agricultural products is a special land use in the R-1A and R-1B one-family…

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…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, municipal civil infraction fines paid at the ordinance violations bureau climb from $50.00 for a first violation to $400.00 for a fourth…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, ordinance complaints land with the Ordinance Enforcement Officer, an office the Township Board fills by resolution and the Code…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, § 16-80 bars loitering in a public place in a way that disturbs others, risks a breach of the peace, or obstructs pedestrians or…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, § 16-179 makes it unlawful to imbibe any alcoholic beverage in any public place not licensed to sell it for consumption on the premises…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, § 16-256 makes it unlawful for any minor under the age of 17 years to be in public places in the township between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00…

In Royal Oak Township, Michigan, no one can use, occupy, frequent, loiter or be in a Township park from dusk to dawn. The Charter Township of Royal Oak lets posted park hours replace…

Chapter 17 of the Royal Oak Township code has no pavilion reservation system. It works through activity permits: written permission from the director of the department of recreation is…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, the building official grants temporary use of land and structures for special events only on four conditions: written owner permission…

Royal Oak Township's code has no standalone encampment ordinance. Its camping rule is in the park chapter: no person can camp in a Township park without a camping permit from the…

Royal Oak Township bans open burning of fuel, garbage and yard waste, but § 10-45 exempts fires of charcoal or non-ash-producing fuel on private property used exclusively to prepare…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, no person can solicit without a license approved by the Township Clerk. A license expires 30 days after approval unless renewed, and the…

In Royal Oak Township, a solicitor cannot visit a home without an appointment where a sign says no peddlers, no solicitors, no sales, no trespassing or words of similar meaning…

Royal Oak Township bans establishing a stand, booth or other place of business on any street curb, sidewalk, public right-of-way or other public place. Section 18-6 also bars curbside…

The Charter Township of Royal Oak Code does not use the terms food truck or mobile food unit. Its mobile food vending rule covers ice cream trucks: § 18-21 makes it unlawful to operate…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, bulk rubbish from commercial or manufacturing buildings, such as cardboard containers and wooden crates, must be flattened and tied in…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, brush must be cut into lengths of no more than three feet and tied in bundles one collector can handle, and tree limbs over eight inches…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, garbage goes in watertight, tight-lidded containers of five to 20 gallons at residences, residential garbage must be securely wrapped…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, the Township Supervisor must provide for collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, ashes, leaves and other solid waste, set a…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, containers go at the curbline in front of the building on scheduled collection days, cannot be set out before 12:00 noon the day before…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, dumpsters for non-residential uses sit in the side or rear yard on a concrete pad, fully screened on three sides by a wall or fence at…

Section 22-27 of the Charter Township of Royal Oak code makes it unlawful to deposit, throw or bury garbage, rubbish or other solid waste in or on any street, alley or other public…

Owners of rental dwellings in the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan must register each rental with the Township, name a responsible local agent, and pass Building Division…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, no one can run a power generator of 20 hp or less in or adjacent to residential areas for building, street or motor vehicle work between 7:00 p.m…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, Code § 32-619 places exterior air conditioning and HVAC units in the rear yard, out of view from any street right-of-way or adjacent…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, no person can let a sidewalk adjoining property he owns fall into disrepair or become unsafe (§ 24-20). If the township inspector finds…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, it is unlawful to obstruct any gutter, drain or drainage ditch in or abutting a street, road or alley unless the person follows Article…

Anyone in the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan who wants a driveway or other obstruction over a gutter, drain or drainage ditch beside a street, road or alley applies to the…

The Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan completely prohibits marihuana establishments within its boundaries under § 8-187, using the opt-out the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of…

Adults 21+ in Oakland County may cultivate up to 12 marihuana plants per household for personal use under Michigan MCL 333.27955, provided plants are not visible from public places and…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, lighting at parking areas, walkways, driveways and building entryways must be placed and shielded to direct light onto the site and away…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, the Schedule of Regulations in Code § 32-599 fixes yard setbacks district by district. An R-1A lot carries a 25 foot front yard, side…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, the Schedule of Regulations in Code § 32-599 caps buildings at 2½ stories and 35 feet in the R-1A, R-1B and R-M districts. The M-1…

In Royal Oak Township, Michigan, holiday displays on signs fall under the community special event sign row of the zoning sign table: all districts, permit required, permitted for the…

In Royal Oak Township, Michigan, the total of all window signs, temporary and permanent, cannot exceed one-third of the total window area. Temporary window signs are allowed in…

In Royal Oak Township, Michigan, a political sign is limited to 16 sq. ft., 10 ft. in height and two signs, in all districts, with no permit. The sign must come down within 7 days…

In Royal Oak Township, Michigan, off-premises advertising signs, which include billboards, are allowed only in the M-1 and M-2 districts at up to 300 square feet per face and 25 feet…

In Royal Oak Township, Michigan, a garage sale sign in a residential district is limited to 2 sq. ft. and 5 ft. in height, two signs, with no permit, for 4 consecutive days. The sign…

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…

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 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…

Michigan's Condominium Act gives co-owners a records right and almost nothing else on meeting mechanics. MCL 559.157(1) makes the books, records, contracts and financial statements…

Michigan's Homeowners' Energy Policy Act, 2024 PA 68, took effect April 2, 2025 and made any homeowners' association provision that bans an "energy-saving improvement or modification"…

Michigan protects home EV charging through the Homeowners' Energy Policy Act, 2024 PA 68, which took effect April 2, 2025. MCL 559.303(c)(ix) counts "electric vehicle supply equipment"…

Michigan's flag protection is one sentence long and narrower than most. MCL 559.156a bars a developer or association of co-owners from prohibiting a co-owner from displaying a single…

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…

A Michigan condominium association can foreclose its assessment lien by advertisement, meaning it never has to file a lawsuit, but MCL 559.208(3) bars it from starting until it records…

Michigan runs the opposite way from states that shield owners who rent. MCL 559.212(1) of the Condominium Act says that after the transitional control date the association of co-owners…

Recreational drone use in Oakland County is governed by federal law (49 USC 44809 and FAA Part 107 where applicable). Michigan state law (MCL 259.305) preempts every Oakland County…

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…

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 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 Gaming Control and Revenue Act reserves commercial casino gaming to cities whose local legislative body passes an ordinance approving it and signs a certified development…

Michigan bars bingo, raffles, charity games, numeral games, and millionaire parties unless a licensed 'qualified organization' runs them under the Traxler-McCauley-Law-Bowman Bingo…

Michigan's penal code makes no exception for private, social, or "friendly" gambling. MCL 750.301 criminalizes accepting money contingent on an uncertain event's outcome: full stop…

Michigan legalized internet sports betting under the Lawful Sports Betting Act, but the Michigan Gaming Control Board can license only two kinds of operators: existing commercial…

Michigan does not run sobriety checkpoints, and the reason is unusual. Michigan's own checkpoint programme was the one the United States Supreme Court upheld under the Fourth Amendment…

Michigan has no statute granting an express right to film police, and no statute forbidding it either. What governs is the 1966 eavesdropping chapter of the Michigan Penal Code, and…

Michigan has never enacted a general stop-and-identify statute. Nothing in the Michigan Compiled Laws makes it an offence to stand on a sidewalk and decline to give a police officer…

Michigan is one of the few states where the answer to a roadside search question is written into a statute rather than left to case law. Section 5 of the Michigan Regulation and…

Michigan does not legalise golf carts on public streets statewide, and it does not leave the question to every council either. MCL 257.657a switches street use on only where the local…

Michigan PA 389 of 2016 (MCL 445.572b) prohibits local governments from banning, taxing, or regulating plastic bags and other auxiliary containers.

Since April 2, 2025, Michigan's Homeowners' Energy Policy Act (2024 PA 68, MCL 559.301 to 559.317) makes any provision of a homeowners' association agreement that prohibits or has the…

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 runs a closed list rather than a list of banned colors. MCL 257.698(4) provides that unless a lamp is both covered and unlit, a vehicle on Michigan highways must not carry a…

Michigan sets no measured windshield zone for a camera and no sticker size limit. What it regulates is the screen. MCL 257.708b(1) prohibits operating a motor vehicle with a television…

Michigan bans lane splitting in plain words. MCL 257.660(5) says a person operating a motorcycle, moped, low-speed vehicle, electric personal assistive mobility device or electric…

Michigan does not regulate license plate covers by naming them. It regulates the result. MCL 257.225(2) requires that the plate be maintained free from foreign materials that obscure…

Radar detectors are legal in a private vehicle in Michigan, and the state says so in the statute rather than by silence. MCL 750.508 restricts carrying a police-frequency radio…

Michigan does not run a studded tire season the way its neighbours do. MCL 257.710(b) forbids operating on a highway any tire carrying a block, stud, flange, cleat, spike or other…

Michigan does not set a visible light transmission percentage for any window. MCL 257.709(1)(a) instead bans film outright on the front windshield and on the side windows and sidewings…