Sterling Heights, MI

Sterling Heights requires fences and privacy screens to be built of ornamental metal, wire, wrought iron, wood or similar durable material, with the Building Official signing off on…

Interior-lot fences in Sterling Heights must stand three to six feet above grade and stay out of the front yard; corner lots get extra rules for sight-obscuring fences near the street.

Sterling Heights requires a building permit before anyone constructs a fence or privacy screen anywhere in the city; the property owner is responsible unless a hired contractor takes…

Macomb County has no shared-fence ordinance. Boundary fences fall under Michigan's statewide Fences and Fence Viewers Act (MCL 43.51 et seq.), and any location or nuisance rules are…

Open burning is banned in Sterling Heights unless it fits a narrow exempt list or the fire code official issues a bonfire or recreational-fire permit filed ten days ahead.

Sterling Heights caps recreational fires at 4 feet in diameter and 2 feet high, burning no longer than 4 hours, under the city's local amendments to the adopted International Fire Code.

Sterling Heights bans consumer fireworks except during set holiday windows, New Year's, Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, and June 29 through July 4, with a $1,000 civil fine per…

Sterling Heights' local Fire Code amendments require new-construction smoke alarms to run on building wiring with battery backup, and mandate 10-year sealed lithium batteries in…

Michigan requires plan review and a state certificate from LARA's Bureau of Fire Services Storage Tank Division before installing any LP-gas system with a single 2,000-gallon tank, a…

Sterling Heights lets residents run a home occupation as a zoning accessory use, but only if a permanent resident runs it, it stays entirely inside the house, and it takes up no more…

Running a home business in a Sterling Heights one-family district comes with a hard sign ban: Zoning Ordinance Section 3.03(D)(5) requires that a home occupation display no sign of any…

Sterling Heights zoning bars home occupations from generating any customer traffic or parking demand beyond what the dwelling itself would need, effectively barring client visits that…

Michigan's Cottage Food Law lets residents make and sell certain non-hazardous foods from their home kitchen without a license, up to $50,000 in annual gross sales. The rules are…

In-home child care in Macomb County is licensed by the State of Michigan (LARA / MiLEAP), not the county. A family child care home covers 1–6 children and a group child care home 7–12…

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…

To curb rodent infestation, Sterling Heights' Property Maintenance Code amendments require every container used to feed wild birds or animals to sit at least 48 inches off the ground…

Sterling Heights bans letting any dog or other animal run at large on public streets, parks, or another person's property without permission, under City Code § 8-9.

Sterling Heights outlaws owning, breeding, or selling exotic or wild animals, including big cats, primates, venomous reptiles, and alligators, under City Code § 8-23.

Sterling Heights caps households at four animals older than four months under Code § 8-31, with exceptions for young puppies and kittens, licensed vets, and properly zoned kennels.

Sterling Heights has no citywide spay/neuter law, but a dog animal control has classified 'potentially dangerous,' if over 12 weeks old, must be spayed or neutered before it's allowed…

Sterling Heights' one-family zoning districts (R-60 through R-100) permit agriculture, but Zoning Ordinance Section 3.01(B) bans raising livestock, fowl, or other animals on any parcel…

Sterling Heights, Michigan allows veterinary offices and clinics as a special-approval use in the C-1 Local Convenience Business District, but only inside an enclosed building with…

Sterling Heights doesn't microchip every pet, but a dog animal control has classified 'potentially dangerous' must carry a vet-implanted microchip encoding its status before it's…

Sterling Heights requires every cat within city limits to be under its owner's control or confined to the owner's premises at all times under City Code § 8-27. Owners must also produce…

Sterling Heights doesn't ban dog breeds. Animal control declares a dog 'potentially dangerous' or 'dangerous' based on documented aggressive behavior, then imposes fencing, insurance…

Sterling Heights requires a hobby beekeeping permit from the City Clerk before installing hives, and residential hives must sit in the rear yard, at least ten feet from property lines.

Sterling Heights requires property owners to trim trees and shrubs bordering public streets to an 8-foot clearance or back to the property line, keeping branches off the road and…

Sterling Heights limits municipal water use for lawn and landscaping irrigation to non-peak hours, 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m., from Memorial Day through Labor Day, enforced under a City…

Anyone who removes a regulated or landmark tree under a Sterling Heights permit must replace or relocate it under a set credit schedule or pay into the Tree Preservation Fund.

Sterling Heights caps home compost piles at 5 feet tall and 125 cubic feet, set back 3 feet from lot lines.

Sterling Heights requires owners to destroy noxious weeds and grass over six inches before they go to seed; miss the deadline and the City cuts them and bills you, with a lien on the…

Macomb County government does not restrict planting native species, and Michigan's noxious-weed law expressly protects milkweed. The County and MSU Extension promote native and…

Sterling Heights requires off-street loading docks wherever the Planning Department finds a building or use needs one, with a 14-foot minimum clearance and loading confined to rear…

Sterling Heights declares it a public nuisance to keep an abandoned vehicle -- one tagged by police and left 48-plus hours -- on public or private property citywide.

In the Van Dyke Mixed Use District, EV charging stations are allowed by right as an accessory use tied to the district's permitted and special-approval land uses.

Sterling Heights limits RVs, boats and utility trailers in residential yards to specific setback distances, driveway placement rules and a two-unit-per-lot cap.

Sterling Heights bans street parking citywide once the Director of Public Services declares a snow emergency, with violators towed and cited under the city's Snow Emergency Article.

Sterling Heights requires single-family driveways to be poured concrete or another approved hard surface: unpaved surfaces can't be used for second-garage access, per city Code in…

Recreational vehicles, boats, campers, and utility trailers can't sit on a Sterling Heights public street beyond 48 hours for loading or repairs: after that they must move to an…

Macomb County has no county-level street ordinance. State law MCL 257.674 sets the baseline on every street: no parking on sidewalks, in front of driveways, within 15 feet of a…

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…

Sterling Heights prohibits vehicle stereos and portable sound systems that are plainly audible 30 feet away, bans them outright overnight, and requires functioning mufflers on all…

Sterling Heights requires a city license for any outdoor patio using amplified sound and requires a nuisance-mitigation plan for speakers or live entertainment.

In Sterling Heights, Michigan's O-R Office Research District, zoning rules cap noise at 60 decibels in the daytime and 55 decibels at night at any property line touching a residential…

Construction, demolition, alteration, or excavation noise within 30 feet of a residence is barred outside 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in Sterling Heights.

Sterling Heights bars loud noise plainly audible from any public place between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., without exception.

City Code § 8-30 bans keeping any dog or cat whose loud, frequent, or habitual barking, whining, yelping, howling, or crying disturbs the peace of any person or annoys the neighborhood…

Macomb County has no countywide leaf-blower ordinance. Yard-equipment noise is regulated locally. Macomb Township bans residential landscaping equipment between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m…

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.

Sterling Heights enforces Appendix G of the Michigan Building Code, the swimming pool, spa and hot tub safety appendix, through its own Building Official, on top of the building permit…

Public pools in Macomb County are licensed by Michigan EGLE and inspected by the Macomb County Health Department under Part 125 of the Public Health Code. Private backyard pools are…

Sterling Heights caps accessory buildings at one story or 15 feet, with sheds on quarter-acre-or-smaller residential lots limited to 10 feet high, 6-foot-wide doors, and a concrete…

Macomb County government does not issue or require a short-term rental permit. Under Michigan law, STR permitting and zoning are handled by each city or township, so the applicable…

Macomb County imposes no annual cap on the number of nights a property may be rented short-term. Any night limit is a city or township decision, and Michigan sets no statewide night…

Macomb County levies no local accommodations or hotel-motel excise tax; it is statutorily ineligible because its population exceeds 600,000. Short-term rentals of under one month are…

Decorative decks in Sterling Heights may project up to 15 feet into the required rear yard if they clear easements, meet side-yard setbacks, and sit at least 10 feet from any detached…

The Michigan Plumbing Code governs plumbing work in Sterling Heights under City Code § 11-58, enforced by the city's Building Official as the state-designated agency. Homeowners also…

Sterling Heights doesn't mandate green construction citywide, but within Corridor Improvement Authority Development Areas the Plan Review Committee encourages builders to follow LEED…

Sterling Heights requires multifamily balconies, decks, and similar structures more than 10 years old to be inspected and re-certified by a licensed structural engineer every five…

Child and adult day care centers need Planning Commission special-approval in Sterling Heights, with a minimum 15,000 sq ft parcel and a fenced outdoor play area.

The Michigan Electrical Code governs all wiring work in Sterling Heights under City Code § 11-34, enforced by the city's Building Official as the state-designated enforcing agency…

Sterling Heights bars human habitation inside its FEMA-mapped floodplain area under Zoning Ordinance Article 16 and imposes a two-foot freeboard on lots that straddle the boundary…

Sterling Heights requires City of Sterling Heights Building Department approval before anyone builds, maintains or places a dock, pier or raft on recreational waters within the city…

In Sterling Heights, Michigan floodplain areas, a home's lowest floor must sit at least two feet above the FEMA floodplain boundary elevation before the city allows habitable…

Sterling Heights requires a Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control permit from the Office of Engineering before any grading, excavation, or earth change under Chapter 17, enforcing…

Sterling Heights bans discharging anything but storm water into its municipal storm drain system and watercourses, regulating illicit connections and requiring industrial and…

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

Sterling Heights commercial establishments and non-curbside condo complexes must use city-standard mechanical containers under Code of Ordinances Section 23-10(A): water-tight…

Sterling Heights requires single-family homes, duplexes, residential condominiums and townhouses to set recyclables at the curb only in the 65-gallon cart the city's waste contractor…

If Sterling Heights' waste contractor rejects your trash for not meeting the rules, it gets tagged at the curb with 24 hours to fix the problem: miss that window and the city arranges…

Sterling Heights, Michigan bans depositing waste, filth, or offensive materials on any public or private property in this Macomb County city, including dumping refuse into another…

Sterling Heights requires large items like furniture and appliances to be broken down and tied in bundles under 50 pounds and three feet in size, or set out intact if too big to break…

Carts must reach the curb by 7:00 a.m. on collection day and can't go out before 1:00 p.m. the day before, or 3:00 p.m. Fridays, and empty carts have to come back off the curb within…

Grass clippings, leaves, and bundled brush under six inches thick and four feet long go out in a 39-gallon paper bag or 95-gallon cart on the regular collection day; stored yard waste…

Sterling Heights runs curbside refuse, recycling, and yard waste collection once a week on the day assigned to each address; anything picked up outside that regular weekly round is a…

Sterling Heights requires every body art facility, meaning any location offering tattooing, branding, or body piercing for pay, to hold both a state license from the Department of…

Sterling Heights requires every pawnbroker operating in the city to hold a license issued by the City Clerk under Code of Ordinances § 12-86, backed by a bond with two sureties…

Sterling Heights allows only minor auto repair as an accessory home use in its one-family districts. Zoning Ordinance Section 3.03(F) permits minor automobile repair but excludes major…

Sterling Heights caps massage establishment licenses citywide at 18 active at once, and operating a massage establishment or school without one is a chapter violation.

Retailers in Sterling Heights must keep vapor and alternative nicotine products behind the counter or in a locked case: self-service displays are illegal, and violators face a $500…

Sterling Heights requires pawnshops, junk dealers, auto wreckers, and other secondhand merchants to register with the City Clerk, report transactions daily to police, and renew their…

Adult entertainment uses need special approval in Sterling Heights and must sit in a C-2 shopping center, 1,000 feet from any other such use.

Sterling Heights lets the Film Office restrict noisy filming activity under Code of Ordinances § 12-160(A), covering gunfire, sirens, public address systems, bull horns, and other loud…

Sterling Heights requires a Film Office permit for any commercial filming outside an enclosed studio, with fees covering staff time and public-property use.

Sterling Heights bars anyone from closing a city street or alley for filming, or parking vehicles and equipment on one, without city authorization under Code of Ordinances §…

Sterling Heights exempts student films from its Film Permit Ordinance under Code of Ordinances § 12-153(H), but only when the production does not use or affect public ways and is not…

In Sterling Heights' R-60 through R-100 one-family residential districts, Zoning Ordinance Section 3.04.A.8 caps the footprint of a house, garage and other buildings at 30 percent of…

In Sterling Heights' one-family residential districts, R-60 through R-100, Zoning Ordinance Section 3.04.A.5 caps a building's maximum height at two stories and 30 feet, the same limit…

Sterling Heights sets minimum front, side, and rear yard setbacks for each one-family district, R-60 through R-100, with front setbacks measured from the road centerline under the…

Drinking alcohol on any Sterling Heights street, sidewalk, alley or parking area is banned outright under City Code § 35-35(A), and carrying an open container into a city park without…

Sterling Heights bans loitering in a place, time, or manner unusual for law-abiding people when it creates a justifiable, reasonable alarm for public safety, under City Code Section…

Sterling Heights makes it a misdemeanor to urinate or defecate anywhere in public except a designated restroom toilet.

Sterling Heights bans skateboards, roller skates, roller blades, and scooters anywhere on the Civic Center Complex property, backed by posted warning signs.

Sterling Heights bans consuming marijuana in any public place under City Code § 35-65(A)(5), part of a longer list of prohibited acts that also bars smoking marijuana in a vehicle's…

Sterling Heights treats panhandling as disorderly conduct, not a narrowly defined "aggressive" offense. City Code § 35-16(B)(8) makes any person found begging in a public place a…

Sterling Heights makes it a misdemeanor to host, maintain, cause, or facilitate a gathering that becomes a public nuisance under City Code § 35-16(N). A party that spills into loud…

Sterling Heights opted out of the state's adult-use marijuana industry entirely: City Code § 35-70 prohibits all "marihuana establishments as defined in the Act" within city limits, so…

Michigan's MRTMA allows adults 21+ to grow up to 12 plants at home, preempting local bans on personal cultivation.

Sterling Heights' Property Maintenance Code names specific noxious weeds, Canada thistle, poison ivy, giant hogweed, ragweed, and more, plus any grass over six inches, as a nuisance…

Sterling Heights closes its public parks overnight, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. in summer and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. from October through March, and bars loitering after closing.

Sterling Heights sets a 9 p.m. curfew for children under 12 and an 11 p.m. curfew for minors under 18, both running until 6 a.m., with exceptions for work, school events, and parental…

Roof-mounted solar panels are a permitted accessory use in every Sterling Heights zoning district, capped at 10 feet above the finished roof at maximum tilt, but still require approval…

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…

Sterling Heights property owners must clear snow and ice from abutting public sidewalks within 24 hours of it falling, per the city's Snow Removal Ordinance in Macomb County, Michigan.

Sterling Heights, Michigan requires owners of subdivided or roadside lots in Macomb County to cut noxious weeds before they reach six inches, or the city mows the lot and liens the…

Sterling Heights, Michigan can declare a building dangerous for structural failure, fire damage, or 180-plus days of vacancy, then order the owner before the Board of Ordinance Appeals…

Sterling Heights bars door-to-door sales or solicitations on any private property posting a "No Solicitors," "No Trespassing" or similar sign, and requires licensed itinerant merchants…

Anyone going door-to-door in Sterling Heights to sell goods, take orders or peddle wares must hold an annual itinerant-merchant license from the City Clerk, expiring every December 31…

Sterling Heights requires a City Clerk license for outdoor patio spaces (sidewalk cafes) that are enclosed, open late, exceed 100 sq ft, use amplified sound, or serve alcohol.

Street fairs, festivals, and carnivals in Sterling Heights need a City Clerk license and City Manager temporary-use approval, filed at least 60 days ahead, before any vendor booth or…

Sterling Heights requires a permit from the Parks and Recreation Director before hosting organized recreational activities, festivals or extended-hours events in any city park.

Sterling Heights created a non-complaint-based inspection program for non-homestead rentals after finding they accounted for over half of exterior maintenance violations reviewed each…

Every mobile food truck or trailer operating in Sterling Heights needs a fire department operational permit, plus proof of the county health permit, insurance, and an annual LP-gas…

Sterling Heights requires anyone operating a mobile vending cart, ice cream trucks, hot dog carts, and similar foodstuff vendors, to get a city license, pass a police inspection, and…

Sterling Heights limits mobile food vending units to daytime hours, 8 p.m., or 9 p.m. in summer, and bars them from operating within 250 feet of an elementary school during school…

Commercially-built barbecues and smokers can run in Sterling Heights without a permit, as long as they burn only charcoal, LP-gas, pellets, or natural gas and stay attended.

Sterling Heights bans charcoal burners and other open-flame cooking devices, including propane and gas grills, from operating or being stored on combustible balconies or within 10 feet…

Sterling Heights bans vending machines, mailboxes, fences, mounds, and other obstructions placed in the public right-of-way.

Sterling Heights requires a city permit before building, repairing, or excavating within any public street or sidewalk right-of-way.

Sterling Heights property owners must keep the sidewalk abutting their lot in good repair or face liability for injuries.

Sterling Heights regulates campaign and political signs the same as any other temporary sign: up to 9 square feet total on single-family residential lots, set back from property lines…

Billboards, digital or otherwise, are banned in Sterling Heights outright, with only a narrow carve-out for signs controlled by an outside governmental entity, capped at 25 feet tall…

Sterling Heights bans flashing or intermittent exterior lighting citywide under its zoning code, but the same section exempts lighting authorized as holiday decorations under the sign…

Window signs in Sterling Heights cannot exceed 25% of the glass area of the facade they're displayed on, and no window sign may exceed 150 square feet no matter how much glass the…

Sterling Heights' zoning ordinance bars its own Building Official from using HOA deed restrictions or private covenants as grounds to approve or deny a building or zoning permit.

Michigan condominium associations get an automatic statutory lien for unpaid assessments under MCL 559.208, foreclosable like a real-estate mortgage. Michigan has no general non-condo…

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…

Sterling Heights limits visible yard ornaments to one per 20 feet of street frontage, capped at 4 feet tall, and keeps every display within 10 feet of the house and 10 feet of…

Sterling Heights lets officers cite booming stereos on rhythmic bass alone -- they don't have to identify the song, lyrics, or artist to prove a 'plainly audible' noise violation.

Sterling Heights prohibits operating any truck or other vehicle in a manner that causes loud noise anywhere in the city.

Sterling Heights exempts garage, yard, and estate sales from secondhand-merchant licensing only if held fewer than three times a year and for fewer than three consecutive days on…

Sterling Heights caps how much light a site can throw, from 2 footcandles in security areas up to 30 near auto-dealer lots, to curb glare and light pollution under the zoning lighting…

Sterling Heights requires exterior fixtures, including wall-packs, to be fully shielded and pointed downward so no light escapes above the horizontal plane, cutting sky-glow under the…

Sterling Heights sets exact placement rules for trees planted in the street right-of-way: no planting near intersections, and minimum clearance from the curb and sidewalk.

Sterling Heights protects 'landmark trees': any species 32 inches in diameter or larger, plus about two dozen listed species at smaller, species-specific thresholds like 16 inches for…

Sterling Heights requires 100% caliper-for-caliper replacement of any 'landmark tree' removed under a development permit, on top of the ordinance's regular tree-replacement rules.

From May 1 to October 15, Sterling Heights requires tightly fitting insect screens on doors and windows serving habitable rooms and food-prep areas, with self-closing screen doors…

Sterling Heights' local Property Maintenance Code amendments in § 11-87 set minimum habitability standards for every dwelling: heat of at least 68°F from October 15 to June 15 under §…

Sterling Heights enrolls non-homestead (rental-type) single-family residences in a two-year registration program, requiring each distinct residential address to be separately…

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 eviction procedure is governed uniformly by the Summary Proceedings Act. Landlords must follow statutory notice and court process under MCL 600.5701 through 600.5759.

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 has no statewide rent control and no cap on rent increases. A 1988 state law, MCL 123.411, bars every local government from enacting, maintaining, or enforcing any ordinance…

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 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act (PA 436 of 2016, MCL §259.301–259.327) creates a comprehensive state framework for drones and preempts local ordinances regulating UAS ownership…

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…

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 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…