Detroit City Code of Ordinances
What are City Codes of Ordinances?
City codes of ordinances are a set of regulations that govern public safety, health, and general welfare in a city. An ordinance must advance a public purpose and relate to local matters, not to matters of statewide concern.Â
Get to Know Your Ordinances
The City of Detroit has hundreds of ordinances and it wouldn't be practical to learn each and every one of them, but as a courtesy to you Regent Park Community Association has compiled a few important ordinances and their associated fines.
Chapter 42. Solid Waste and Illegal Dumping
Chapter 2. Administration
Chapter 3. Administrative Hearings and Enforcement, and Administrative Appeals
Chapter 4. Advertising
Chapter 5. Amusements and Entertainments
Chapter 6. Animal Care, Control, and Regulation
Chapter 7. Aviation
Chapter 8. Building Construction and Property Maintenance
Chapter 9. Car Washes
Chapter 10. Casinos
Chapter 11. Cigarettes
Chapter 12. Community Development
Chapter 13. Elections
Chapter 14. Emergency Management
Chapter 15. Eminent Domain
Chapter 16. Environment
Chapter 17. Finance
Chapter 18. Fire Prevention and Protection
Chapter 19. Food
Chapter 20. Health
Chapter 21. History
Chapter 22. Housing
Chapter 23. Human Rights
Chapter 24. Land Division and Subdivision
Chapter 25. Laundering
Chapter 26. Law Enforcement
Chapter 27. Library
Chapter 28. Licenses
Chapter 29. Minors
Chapter 30. Moving and Storage
Chapter 31. Offenses
Chapter 32. Off-Street Parking
Chapter 33. Parks and Recreation
Chapter 34. Peddlers, Solicitors, and Vendors
Chapter 35. Personnel
Chapter 36. Public Lodging
Chapter 37. Public Markets
Chapter 38. Rental Halls and Banquet Facilities
Chapter 39. Retirement Systems
Chapter 40. Sales
Chapter 41. Secondhand Goods
Chapter 42. Solid Waste and Illegal Dumping
Chapter 43. Streets, Sidewalks, and Public Places
Chapter 44. Taxation
Chapter 45. Telecommunications
Chapter 46. Traffic and Vehicles
Chapter 47. Transportation for Hire
Chapter 48. Utilities
Chapter 49. Waterways and Marine Safety
Chapter 50. Zoning