Ordinance 83-1

AN ORDINANCE to provide for the regulation and coordination of the numbering of all buildings and names of public streets and roads within the County of Hillsdale as the statues of this State may allow; to compel the owners or occupants to affix numbers on their buildings or mail boxes; to designate and change the names of public streets and roads; and to provide penalties for the violation of this ordinance. This ordinance is made pursuant to the authority vested in the Hillsdale County Board of Commissioners in section 11(m) of Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, to-wit MCLA 46.11(m).

The County of Hillsdale Ordains:

Section 1

(a) The Hillsdale County Board of Commissioners, at a lawfully held meeting, shall:

      (1)  Adopt a master plan for the numbering of all buildings, and the naming of all public streets and roads within the County of Hillsdale, but such plan shall not contravene the general laws of this state and shall not interfere with the local affairs of a township, city or village within the limits of the county as designated by law.

     (2)   Coordinate the master plan with the local governmental authorities of each township, city and village within the limits of the county to insure a uniform system of numbering buildings and naming of public streets and roads for the general safety, health, welfare and convenience of the public.

     (3)   Designated existing of new numbers to all buildings within the county pursuant to the master plan.

     (4)   Designate existing or new names to all public streets or roads within the county pursuant to the master plan.

     (5)   Inform all owners and occupants of buildings within the county of changes in numbering of their buildings or names of the public streets or roads by publication in one (1) or more newspapers of general circulation in the county prior to this ordinance taking effect.

Section 2

(a)     All owners or occupants of buildings within the County of Hillsdale shall affix his/her number designated by the Hillsdale County Board of Commissioners pursuant to this ordinance, to his/her mail box if that mail box is a rural post box and to his/her building if the mail box is attached to the building or there is no receptacle for mail delivery.

(b)    All public streets or roads shall be designated by signs and the governmental entity with the responsibility for maintaining that public street or road shall install said sighs indicating existing or new names as adopted by the Hillsdale County Board of Commissioners pursuant to this Ordinance.

Section 3

It shall be unlawful and punishable for any owner or occupant of a building within this county not to have affixed his/her designated number to the building or mail box as provided for in Section 2(a) of this ordinance. Any person found to be in violation of Section 2(a), upon conviction shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $100.00 and/or imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 90 days as ordered in the discretion of the court having jurisdiction of said offense.

Section 4

That should any part of this ordinance be held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining parts shall be severable and shall continue to be in full force and effect.

Section 5

That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after 60 days subsequent to the date of adoption.

Adopted this 28th day of June, 1983.

Roll call vote: 8 yes / 1 opposed.

Board of Hillsdale County Commissioners:

By Olin Hinkle, Chairman

Attest: Doris June Pish, Hillsdale County Clerk

Approval by Governor James J. Blanchard, April 30, 1984