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•   Zoning Ordinance (No. 1) Adopted 12/10/1941 - Original, replaced with 10

•   Liquor Control Ordinance (No. 2)  Adopted 02/01/1960

•   Traffic Ordinance (No. 3) Adopted 10/12/1960

•   Water Ordinance (No. 4)  Adopted 06/13/1962, Amended 06/14/1963, Amendment #4-1 Adopted 04/18/1977, #4-2, Adopted 09/06/1983, #4-3, Adopted 08-04-1986

•   Water Ordinance (No. 5), Adopted 07/05/1962, Amendment 5-1, Adopted 05-10-1978

•   Uniform Building Code Ordinance (No. 6), Adopted Unknown

•   Plumbing Laws - Rules & Regulations, Adopted 01/08/1964

•   Electrical Code Ordinance (No. 8), Adopted 05-27-1969

•   Subdivision Regulations Ordinance (No. 9) Adopted Unknown

•   Zoning Ordinance (No. 10), Adopted 10/22/1964 - Replaced with 36

•   Sewer Ordinance (No. 11) Adopted 05/12/1965, First Amendment (No. 11-1) Adopted 06/19/1979, Second Amendment (No. 11-2) Adopted 04/14/1997

•   Noxious Weeds Ordinance (No. 12) Adopted 06/20/1967

•   Anti-Blight Ordinance (No. 13) Adopted 05/21/1968, First Amendment (13-1)  Adopted 08/20/1979, Second Amendment (13-2) Adopted 06/14/1994, Third Amendment (No. 13-3) Adopted 01/26/2009

•   Dangerous and Unsafe Building Ordinance (No. 14), Adopted 04/15/1969,First Amendment (No. 14-1) Adopted 11/12/1973

•   Cable Antenna Television Service Ordinance (No. 15) Adopted 12/08/1970,  First Amendment (No. 15-1) Adopted 03/30/1972,  Second Amendment (No. 15-2) Adopted 06/15/191,

•   Cable Antenna Television Service Ordinance  Third Amendment (No. 15-A) Adopted 02/14/1994, Fourth Amendment (No. 15A-1) Adopted 05/08/2000

•   Employment Security Ordinance (No. 16), Adopted 12/22/1970

•   Zoning Ordinance (No. 17) Adopted 11/22/1971 - replaced with Zoning Ordinance 36A

•   Water Usage Ban Ordinance (No. 18) Adopted 05/19/1972

•   Discharge of Dangerous Weapons Ordinance (No. 19) Adopted 06/26/1972, First Amendment (No. 19-1)Adopted 08/16/1979, Second Amendment (No. 19-2) Adopted  09/06/1984

•   Horton Trespass Ordinance (No. 20) Adopted 06/26/1972

•   Ice and Snow Removal Ordinance (No. 21)  Adopted 06/26/1972

•   Water Supply Cross-Connection Ordinance (No. 22) Adopted 09/18/1972, First Amendment (No. 22-1)  Adopted 12/4/1978

•   Building Code Ordinance (No. 23) Adopted 10/21/1974

•   Pension Plan Ordinance (No. 24) Adopted 10/21/1974,  First Amendment (No. 24-1) Adopted 05/16/1988

•   Group Insurance Ordinance (No. 25) Adopted 10/21/1974

•   Building Code Ordinance Amendment (no. 26) Adopted 10/29/1974 Also adoption of Uniform Mechanical State Plumbing Code and the National Electrical Code

•   Subdivision Ordinance (No. 27) Adopted 05/12/1975,  First Amendment (No. 27a) adopted 04/26/1993

•   Farm Vehicle Ordinance (No. 28)  Adopted 03/31/1975

•   Building Code Ordinance Amendment (No. 29) Adopted 04/28/1975

•  Township Parks Ordinance (No. 30) Adopted 04/26/1976

•  Building Code Ordinance (No. 31)  Adopted 03/28/1977 & Ordinance Amendments 31-1 through 31-12

•  Police Department Ordinance (No. 32) Adopted 04/10/1978

•   Regulated Materials Ordinance (No. 33) Adopted 04/17/1978

•   Traffic Ordinance (No. 34) Adopted 06/26/1978   Amendments 1-6

•   Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance (No. 35) Adopted 07/10/1978, Amendment 35-A, Adopted 08/23/2010, Amendment 35-1, Adopted 05/28/1996

•   Hampton Zoning Ordinance (No. 36) Adopted 03/26/1979 Replaced with 36A

•   Hampton Zoning Ordinance (No. 36A)   Adopted 06/08/1992 including Amendments 1-17 (Current Zoning Ord.)

•   Hampton Zoning Ordinance Map (Large Document - loads slowly)

•   Theft of Service Ordinance (No. 37) Adopted 04/23/1979

•   Snow and Ice Emergency Ordinance (No. 38) Adopted 01/14/1980

•   Smoke Detector Ordinance (No. 39) Adopted 12/2/1983

•   Solicitors, Peddlers, and Transient Merchants Ordinance (No. 40) Adopted 09/6/1984

•   Massage Parlor Ordinance (No. 41) Adopted 01/31/1985

•   Disorderly Conduct & Nuisance Ordinance (No. 42) Adopted 01/28/1985, First Amendment (No. 42-1) Adopted 08/22/1996 

•   Sidewalk Ordinance (No. 43) Adopted 05/21/1987

•   Flood Protection Ordinance (No. 44) Adopted 06/7/1988

•   Slow No-Wake Ordinance (No. 45) Adopted 03/20/1989

•   Consumers Energy Company Gas and/or Electric Franchise Ordinance (No. 46) Adopted 08/28/1989

•   Downtown Development Authority Ordinance (No. 47) Adopted 05/18/1989 First Amendment (No. 47-1) Adopted 03/13/2006

•   Trespassing Or Unlawful Entry Upon Lands Or Premises of Another Ordinance (No. 48) Adopted 10/12/1990

•   Ordinance to Provide a Service Charge in Lieu of Ad Valorem Tax for Low & Moderate Income Housing Ordinance 49 Adopted 05/28/1991

•   Ordinance Prohibiting Public Nudity Ordinance (No. 50) Adopted 02/27/1992

•   City of Bay City Electric Franchise (Ordinance No. 51) Adopted 08/24/1992

•   Cost Recovery Ordinance (No. 52) Adopted 10/20/1994, First Amendment (No. 52-1) Adopted 01/6/2000

•   Hazardous Materials-Cost Recovery Ordinance (No. 53)  Adopted 06/24/1996

•   Land Division Ordinance (No. 54) Adopted 06/9/1997

•   Hampton Chase Apartments Tax Exemption Ordinance (No. 55)  Adopted 07/14/1997

•   Revocable Franchise For Retail Wheel Electric Providers Ordinance (No. 56) Adopted 02/20/2000

•   Cross Connection Ordinance (No. 57) Adopted 08/11/2003

•   Liquor Control (Minor In Possession) Ordinance (No. 58) Adopted 11/10/2003

•   Metropolitan Extension Telecommunications Rights-of-Way Ordinance (No. 59) Adopted10/10/2003

•   Curfew Ordinance (No. 60) Adopted 11/14/2005

•   Sewer Ordinance Bond Issue (No. 61) Adopted 03/16/2010  

•   Tennant Water Deposit Policy, June 11, 1990

•   Delinquent Water and/or Sewer Bill Policy

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