Recent Ordinances

Ordinance 742-Zoning Ordinance, adding Section 20.05, Conditional Rezoning to Article 20, Procedures and Standards.
Ordinance 741-Section 86-196-Established grand and drainage control.
Ordinance 740- B-1, B-2, B-3 and FS Districts and Article 7- M-1 AND M-2, Industrial Districts; to permit Cannabis Adult-Use Retailers and Microbusinesses as an Adult regulated use Under special uses.
Ordinance 739-  Adopt the 2021 EDITIONS OF NFPA 1 AND NFPA101 and add them to Fire Safety Code.
Ordinance 738-Double Parking of Vehicles Prohibited   
Ordinance 737-Provide for Licensing and Regulation by the City of Certain Adult-Use Cannabis Businesses Operated in accordance with State Law and subject to restrictions on location pursuant to certain distance requirements and to the City's Zoning District requirements.
Ordinance 736-Section 66-36 Enforcement of traffic ordinances on Private property.
Ordinance 735 -“Accessory structures and uses, Swimming Pools permitted yard encroachments to provide for allowance of pool decks for above-ground pools not to exceed 4 feet in height
Ordinance 734-Traffic Control Order Number 432
Ordinance 733-Traffic Control Order Numbers 430 and 431
Ordinance  732-Life Safety Code adopt the 2015 Edition of the Life Safety Code.
Ordinance 731-Adopt the 2015 edition of the International Fire Code.
Ordinance 730-Registration Forms and Fees-Update Sections for Residential Rental Dwellings and Rental Units 
Ordinance 729-Regulate the Sale, Distribution, Possession and Use of Certain Chemical agents and devices known as Nitrous Oxide and commonly called "whippets"
Ordinance 728-Storm Water Management, in Chapter 70 Utilities, to update the article.
Ordinance 727-Ratify and approve Traffic Control Order Number 429
Ordinance 726-Ratify and approve Traffic Control Order Number 428
Ordinance 725-Comply with the Federal Emergency management Agency's Flood Insurance Study and State Law 
Ordinance 724-ZONING ORDINANCE, TO ACCOMPLISH THE REZONING OF A PARCEL OF LAND FROM THE EXISTING M-2 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT UNDER ARTICLE 7, TO THE PSP PUBLIC/SEMI-PUBLIC DISTRICT UNDER ARTICLE 4, TO ALLOW FOR RECREATIONAL USES ON SPECIFIC VACANT PROPERTY EAST OF WEST JEFFERSON AVENUE, PER SECTION 2.02 “ADOPTION OF ZONING MAP” AND SECTION 2.03, ”INTERPRETATION OF BOUNDARIES,” OF ARTICLE 2 “ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS,” ALL BEING PART OF THE RIVERVIEW ZONING ORDINANCE
Ordinance 723-SECOND READING, BY TITLE ONLY, AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 723 - AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 34, “LAW ENFORCEMENT,”OF THE RIVERVIEW CODE OF ORDINANCES, BY THE REPEAL AND READOPTION OF SECTION 34-32, “MINIMUM EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADOPTED,” OF ARTICLE II, “POLICE DEPARTMENT,” TO UPDATE THE SECTION AND TO BE OTHERWISE CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW
Ordinance 722-To ratify and approve Traffic Control Order Number 427
Ordinance 721-Offenses involving public safety, to be consistent with State Law concerning Switchblade knives.
Ordinance 720-To allow and regulate the operation of Mobile Food Vending Units in the City.
Ordinance 719-Downriver Central Animal Control Agency's Standard Provision to provide uniform enforcement 
Ordinance 718-Ratify and Approve Traffic Control Order Numbers 424 and 426
Ordinance 717-ZONING ORDINANCE  SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS (R-1, R-2, R-3, AND R-4)”, OF ARTICLE 3 “R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, RM, RM-1, RM-2 AND MHP, RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS”; BY THE REPEAL AND RE-ADOPTION OF SECTION 9.101 “TABLE OF DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS BY DISTRICT”,  OF ARTICLE 9 “SCHEDULE OF REGULATIONS”; AND TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP; ALL TO REFLECT THE CREATION OF A NEW ZONING DISTRICT (R-5 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT) IN THE CITY OF RIVERVIEW  NEW ZONING MAP
Ordinance 716-Adding Section N “Small Cell Wireless Facilities," To Section 24.14 to provide that it not conflict with small wireless facilities Act, 2018 PA 365, MCL 460.1301, ET SEQ.
Ordinance 715-To regulate the deployment of small cell wireless facilities and infrastructure within the city
Ordinance 714-Water Encroachment on Public or Private Property
Ordinance 713-REPEAL IN ITS ENTIRETY OF SECTION 38-9 “TRANSPORTATION OR POSSESSION OF USABLE MARIJUANA; PENALTY”, OF ARTICLE I, “IN GENERAL”, TO BE CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW CONCERNING THE POSSESSION AND USE OF RECREATIONAL MARIHUANA.
Ordinance 712- EMERGENCY ZONING ORDINANCE -PLACEMENT OF A MORATORIUM AGAINST THE ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINCE THAT PROHIBIT OUTDOOR DINING TO ALLOW AND PERMIT OUTDOOR DINING FOR A LIMITED TIME DUE TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RELATED TO THE COVID-19 VIRUS.
Ordinance 711-Prohibit Illicit discharge and connection to sewers in the City of Riverview.
AMENDMENT TO CITY CHARTER - Publications: Shall Section 7.4 of the Riverview City Charter, entitled “Publication and Recording of Ordinances” and Section 19.4 entitled “Definition of Publication” be amended to permit, as an alternative to newspaper publication, the posting and publishing of locally required notices and ordinances, on the City’s official internet website, along with paper copies to be posted in two public buildings; or on the public access stations of the cable and satellite providers operating in the City,” together with paper copies to be posted in two public buildings?  The electorate voted 1,573 YES and 423 NO to pass the amendment.
Ordinance 710-Prohibit possession or use of tobacco, vapor products or alternaive nicotine products to persons under 18 years of age
Ordinance 709-To expand the definition of smoking to include vaping and marijuana as being prohibited.
Ordinance 708-TO PROHIBIT MARIHUANA BUSINESSES AND ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE CITY PURSUANT TO THE MICHIGAN REGULATION AND TAXATION OF MARIHUANA ACT, BALLOT PROPOSAL 1 OF 2018
Ordinance 707-Service Charges in Lieu of Taxes Riverview Cooperative Tax Exemptions and payments in Lieu of Taxes
Ordinance 706-"NOISE" IN CHAPTER 22, "ENVIRONMENT," TO PROHIBIT UNREASONABLE NOISE WITHIN THE CITY
Ordinance 705 - To amend Traffic Control Order Number 346
Ordinance 704-“OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS”, OF ARTICLE 13, “STREETS, ROARDS, OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING”; AND BY THE REPEAL AND RE-ADOPTION OF SECTION 14.04, “GENERAL REQUIREMENTS”, OF ARTICLE 14, “LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING”; AND BY THE REPEAL AND RE-ADOPTION OF SECTION 24.06, “ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND USES”, OF ARTICLE 24, “GENERAL PROVISIONS”, TO UPDATE THE SECTIONS
Ordinance 703-Offenses involving public peace and order in Chapter 38, Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions to comply with state law.
Ordinance 702-Purchase, possession or consumption of alcohol by minors; false identification; to make the section consistent with state law
Ordinance 701-SECTION 14-48 “DENIAL, REVOCATION, SUSPENSION GENERALLY” OF ARTICLE II “LICENSES AND PERMITS”;  AND SECTION 14-209 “DENIAL, REVOCATION, SUSPENSION GENERALLY” OF ARTICLE V “JUNK DEALERS”, DIVISION 2 “LICENSE”;   AND SECTION 14-391 “DENIAL, REVOCATION, SUSPENSION GENERALLY”, AND SECTION 14-392 “APPEALS PROCEDURE” OF ARTICLE VIII “PEDDLERS”, DIVISION 2 “LICENSE”, IN CHAPTER 14 “BUSINESSES”, TO UPDATE THE SECTIONS
Ordinance 700-“DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION”, AND SECTION 86-248 “RIGHT OF APPEAL”, OF ARTICLE VII “CONTRACTORS”, IN CHAPTER 86 “BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS”, OF SUBPART B “LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS”,  update the sections.
Ordinance 699- To adopt the 2015 to adopt the 2015 version of the Property Maintenance Code.
Ordinance 698 -Ratify and approve Traffic Control Order Number 423
AMENDMENT TO CITY CHARTER BY RESOLUTION 17-37  excerpts:  “Notwithstanding any charter provision, the city may provide by resolution for any election provision that is consistent with the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.”  "because a conflict exists between the City Council’s organizational meeting date stated in Section 6.1 of the City Charter, and MCL 168.822 concerning the board of canvassers vote certification date, the State Election Law provision shall prevail and the City Council’s organizational meeting shall be held on the Monday, following the certification of the vote.AMENDMENT TO CITY CHARTER BY RESOLUTION 17-36 excerpts: "State Election Law provision shall prevail and the nominating petitions for offices to be filled at the odd year general election must be filed by 4 p.m. on the fifteenth Tuesday before the odd year primary election.
Ordinance 697-AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 38 OF THE RIVERVIEW CODE OF ORDINANCES, “OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS”, BY ADDING SECTION 38-380 “TOBACCO”, TO DIVISION 1 “GENERALLY”, ARTICLE IX, “MINORS”, TO PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION, CARRYING OR USE OF TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY A MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE. (This ordinance was adopted previously, but mistakenly removed when ordinances were re-codified.)
Ordinance 696-Ratify and approve Traffic Control Order Number 422 (in regards to the STOP sign at Brandywine and Hamilton).
Ordinance 695-“Litter" in Chapter 46 "Solid Waste" to provide additional terms and clarification for litter.
Ordinance 694-SECTION 7.02D “SPECIAL LAND USES” OF ARTICLE 7 “M-1 AND M-2, INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS”; BY ADDING SECTION 8.411 “GROUND MOUNTED SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS” TO SECTION 8.400 “INDUSTRIAL, RESEARCH AND LABORATORY USES” OF ARTICLE 8 “DESIGN STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC USES”; AND BY THE REPEAL AND RE-ADOPTION OF SECTION 25.02 “DEFINITIONS”  OF ARTICLE 25 “CONSTRUCTION OF LANGUAGE AND DEFINITIONS”  TO ADD ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.
Ordinance 693-THE CITY OF RIVERVIEW’S ZONING  ORDINANCE TO REZONE TWO SPECIFIC PARCELS OF LAND FROM THE EXISTING M-1 DISTRICT (LIGHT INDUSTRIAL) TO RM-1 DISTRICT  (MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) BY REVISING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP.
Ordinance  694-"Environment" regulating donation boxes in the city
Ordinance  691- BUSINESS" ARTICLE XIII, REGARDING MEDICAL MARIJUANA REQUIREMENTS
Ordinance 690-ZONING  ORDINANCE TO REZONE A SPECIFIC PARCEL OF LAND FROM THE EXISTING PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT #2 TO FS FORT STREET DISTRICT BY REVISING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP.
Ordinance 689-ZONING  ORDINANCE TO REZONE A SPECIFIC PARCEL OF LAND FROM THE EXISTING PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT #2 TO A NEW PROPERTY DELINEATION DESCRIBED AS PARCEL “A” BY REVISING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP.
Ordinance 688-ZONING ORDINANCE TO REZONE A SPECIFIC PARCEL OF LAND FROM THE EXISTING M-1DISTRICT (LIGHT  INDUSTRIAL) TO RM-1 DISTRICT (MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) BY REVISING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP.
Ordinance 687-CHAPTER 38, “OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS”, BY ADDING SECTION 38-9 “TRANSPORTATION OR POSSESSION OF USABLE MARIJUANA; PENALTY” TO ARTICLE I, “IN GENERAL”, TO REGULATE THE TRANSPORTATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN THE CITY.
Ordinance 686-CHAPTER 14, “BUSINESSES”,  BY ADDING ARTICLE XIII., “MEDICAL MARIJUANA”, TO REGULATE THE LOCATION AND OPERATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA PRIMARY CAREGIVERS IN THE CITY.
Ordinance No. 685-ZONING ORDINANCE BY AMENDING SECTION 7.02(D) “SPECIAL LAND  USES”, OF ARTICLE 7 “M-1 AND M-2, INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS”, TO INCLUDE ADULT REGULATED USES AS  A SPECIAL LAND USE WITHIN AN M-2 DISTRICT.
Ordinance 684-ZONING ORDINANCE BY REPEALING SECTION 6.03 (B) “PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES” IN A B-3 DISTRICT, OF ARTICLE 6 “B-1, B-2, B-3 AND FS BUSINESS DISTRICTS”, AND RE-ADOPTING SAME TO REMOVE ADULT REGULATED USES AS PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES IN A GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.
Ordinance 683-SECTION 14-449 “INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS REQUIRED”, OF DIVISION 2 “LICENSE”, ARTICLE IX “SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES”, IN CHAPTER 14 “BUSINESSES”, TO MAKE THE SECTION CONSISTENT WITH “SECTION 8.301- ADULT REGULATED USES”, OF ARTICLE 8 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
Ordinance  682- SECTIONS 38-371, 38-373, 38-376 AND 38-378 OF ARTICLE IX “MINORS”, DIVISION 1 “GENERALLY”, IN CHAPTER 38 “OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS”, TO  REDEFINE THE TERM “MINOR” FOR TRUANCY ISSUES
Ordinance  681-PREVENT BLIGHT BY INSURING A MINIMUM MAINTENANCE OF DWELLINGS.
Ordinance  680-“VACANT PROPERTY REGISTRATION” TO CHAPTER 86 “BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS” TO PREVENT BLIGHT BY INSURING A MINIMUM MAINTENANCE OF ALL PROPERTY.
Ordinance 679-SUBDIVISION I, BEING SECTION 2-246, TO ADD A DEFINITION OF “MEDICAL DIRECTOR” AND REVISE THE DEFINITION OF “EMPLOYEE”; TO REPEAL, REVISE AND READOPT SUBDIVISION II, “BOARD OF TRUSTEES” BEING SECTION 2-275 TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO RETAIN A MEDICAL DIRECTOR; TO REPEAL, REVISE AND READOPT SUBDIVISION V, “DISABILITY BENEFITS”, BEING SECTIONS 2-351 THROUGH 2-359, TO CLARIFY THE PROCEDURE, REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENTS AND FOR REFERRAL OF SUCH APPLICATIONS TO A MEDICAL DIRECTOR, UNDER CHAPTER 2 “ADMINISTRATIONS” ARTICLE VI “EMPLOYEE BENEFITS”, DIVISION 2 “RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Ordinance 678-Ratify and approve Traffic Control Order Number 421(REGARDING SIGNAGE FOR FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL'S NEW EXIT FROM PARKING LOT.)
Ordinance  677-To Prohibit the Use of Sky Lanterns in the City.
Ordinance 676-ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF RIVERVIEW BY AMENDING THE TITLE OF ARTICLE 6 TO “B-1, B-2, B-3 AND FS DISTRICTS” AND THE ADDITION OF SECTION 6.04 “FORT STREET DISTRICT” TO ARTICLE 6 “B-1, B-2, B-3 AND FS DISTRICTS” TO ENHANCE THE FORT STREET STREETSCAPE.
Ordinance 675-PROVIDE FOR RETIREMENT BOARD MEMBERS SELECTION PROCESS AND TRAINING
Ordinance 674-SECTION 38-160 "LOITERING", OF ARTICLE V "OFFENSES INVOLVING PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER", IN CHAPTER 38 "OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIOINS", TO MAKE THE OFFENSE A CIVIL INFRACTION
Ordinance 673-"IMPROPER USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE" OF ARTICLE II "OFFENSES INVOLVING PERSONAL INJURY", IN CHAPTER 38 "OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS" TO UPDATE THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE.
Ordinance  672-SECTION 38-392, PURCHASE, POSSESSION OR CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL BY MINORS; FALSE IDENTIFICATION
Ordinance 671-A "SEWER SYSTEM" IN CHAPTER 70 "UTILITIES" TO PROVIDE FURTHER DEFINITION AND SUBSTANCE TO THE ORDINANCE.
Ordinance 670-SECTIONS 78-51 AND 78-53 OF ARTICLE II “BOAT RAMPS”, IN CHAPTER 78 “WATERWAYS”, TO REVISE THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL INFRACTION FINE AMOUNT.
Ordinance 669-To ratify and Approve Traffic Control Order Number 420
Ordinance 668-Property Maintenance to be Consistent with Current Law

Ordinance 667-Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions to Categorize Certain Conduct by Minors as a Municipal Civic Infraction
Ordinance 666-Fireworks Offenses Involving Public Safety and Miscellaneous Provisions to amend prohibited hours to be consistent with state Law