CODE OF ORDINANCES VILLAGE OF SPARTA, MICHIGAN
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Published by Order of the Village Council
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>OFFICIALS
of the
VILLAGE OF
SPARTA, MICHIGAN
AT THE TIME OF THIS CODIFICATION
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Evelyn J. Champney, President
Kristi Dougan
Athena Eary
Todd Johnson
Leonard Meyer II
R. Hudson Miller
Robert Whalen
Village Council
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Bryan Chodkowski
Village Manager
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Scott Smith
Village Attorney
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Greta Heugel
Village Clerk
PREFACE
This Code constitutes a recodification of the general and permanent ordinances of the Village of Sparta, Michigan.
Source materials used in the preparation of the Code were the 1975 Code, as supplemented through October 6, 1993, and ordinances subsequently adopted by the village council. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Code. By use of the comparative tables appearing in the back of this Code, the reader can locate any section of the 1975 Code, as supplemented, and any subsequent ordinance included herein.
The chapters of the Code have been conveniently arranged in alphabetical order, and the various sections within each chapter have been catchlined to facilitate usage. Notes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant state law have been included. A table listing the state law citations and setting forth their location within the Code is included at the back of this Code.
Chapter and Section Numbering System
The chapter and section numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and local government codes. Each section number consists of two parts separated by a dash. The figure before the dash refers to the chapter number, and the figure after the dash refers to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the second section of chapter 1 is numbered 1-2, and the first section of chapter 6 is 6-1. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter, and at the same time new sections can be inserted in their proper place by using the decimal system for amendments. For example, if new material consisting of one section that would logically come between sections 6-1 and 6-2 is desired to be added, such new section would be numbered 6-1.5. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same way or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and, in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject. The next successive number shall be assigned to the new article or division. New chapters may be included by using one of the reserved chapter numbers. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters.
Page Numbering System
The page numbering system used in this Code is a prefix system. The letters to the left of the colon are an abbreviation which represents a certain portion of the volume. The number to the right of the colon represents the number of the page in that portion. In the case of a chapter of the Code, the number to the left of the colon indicates the number of the chapter. In the case of an appendix to the Code, the letter immediately to the left of the colon indicates the letter of the appendix. The following are typical parts of codes of ordinances, which may or may not appear in this Code at this time, and their corresponding prefixes:
CODE CD1:1 CODE APPENDIX CDA:1 CODE COMPARATIVE TABLES CCT:1 STATE LAW REFERENCE TABLE SLT:1 CHARTER INDEX CHTi:1 CODE INDEX CDi:1 Index
The index has been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of which are couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by local government officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the index itself which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which the user is interested.
Looseleaf Supplements
A special feature of this publication is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing of the publication. With this system, the publication will be kept up-to-date. Subsequent amendatory legislation will be properly edited, and the affected page or pages will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the publication, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.
Keeping this publication up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the publication. As revised pages are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publisher that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.
Acknowledgments
This publication was under the direct supervision of Roger D. Merriam, Senior Code Attorney, and Kelly K. Peuckert, Editor, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.
The publisher is most grateful to Mr. Tom Dempsey, former Village Manager and Mr. Scott Smith, Village Attorney for their cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this publication. It is hoped that their efforts and those of the publisher have resulted in a Code of Ordinances which will make the active law of the village readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the village's affairs.
ORDINANCE NO. 04-02
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A NEW CODE OF ORDINANCES, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS AND REPEALING CERTAIN ORDINANCES.
THE VILLAGE OF SPARTA ORDAINS:
Section 1. Adoption. The Code of Ordinances of the Village of Sparta, Michigan, consisting of chapters 1 to 82, each inclusive, is adopted as the "Code of Ordinances, Village of Sparta, Michigan," and, except to the extent provided in Section 3 below, shall supersede all general and permanent ordinances of the Village adopted before January 1, 2004.
Section 2. Effective Date. All provisions of such Code shall take effect 20 days after its adoption or upon publication of this adopting ordinance, which ever occurs later.
Section 3. Repeal. All ordinances of a general and permanent nature of the Village adopted before the date of the adoption of this ordinance and not included in such Code or recognized and continued in force by reference that Code, are repealed as of the effective date of such Code.
Section 4. No Revival. The repeal provided for in Section 3 above shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part of any ordinance that was repealed by a subsequent ordinance which is repealed by this ordinance.
Section 5. Amendments. Any and all additions and amendments to such Code, when passed in such form as to indicate the intention of the Village Council to make them a part of such Code, shall be deemed to be incorporated in such Code so that reference to such Code shall be understood and intended to include such additions and amendments.
Section 6. Penalty Not Provided. In case of the amendment of any section of such Code for which a penalty is not provided, the general penalty provided in Section 1-7 of such Code shall apply to the section as amended, or in the case that another section provides a penalty for the amended section, that specific penalty so provided shall be held to relate to the section so amended, unless such penalty is specifically repealed as part of the amending ordinance.
Section 7. Saving Clause. A prosecution pending on the effective date of this ordinance which arose from a violation of an ordinance repealed by this ordinance, or a prosecution which is started within the one year after the effective date of this ordinance arising from a violation of an ordinance repealed by this ordinance and which was committed prior to the effective date of this ordinance, shall be tried and determined exactly as if the ordinance had not been repealed.
YEAS: Councilmember(s): Meyer, Whalen, Champney, Dougan, Eary, Johnson
NAYS: Councilmember(s): Miller
ABSTAIN: Councilmember(s): _______
ABSENT: Councilmember(s): _______
ORDINANCE DECLARED ADOPTED.
Date: January 12, 2004 /s/
Evelyn J. Champney,
President/s/
Greta Heugel,
ClerkI certify this Ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Village Council of the Village of Sparta, Kent County, Michigan, held on January 12, 2004, and published in the North Kent Advance on January 19, 2004. Date: January 12, 2004 /s/
Greta Heugel,
ClerkPublished: January 19, 2004
Effective: February 8, 2004
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