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269-223-3588The Battle Creek Area Catholic
Schools’ youngest students
cheered on the team Saturday
at C.W. Post Stadium. (Shopper News
photo by Shelly Kehrle-Sulser)The Harper Creek Beaver netters traveled to Marshall on Sept. 18 and each
team won four matches to split the contest. Pictured is Jake Schragg. (Shopper
News photo by John Hendler)
Harper Creek tennis splits contest with Marshall
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD
CALHOUN COUNTY, MICHIGAN
NOTICE OF CODE OF ORDINANCES
AMENDMENTS AND SYNOPSIS OF BOTH
CC ORD. #03-24
PUBLIC NOTICE IS GIVEN that at a regular meeting of the Board for the City of Springfield held at the
City Offices on September 16, 2024, the Council adopted the following code of ordinances:
AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL CHAPTER 36, ARTICLE II, DIVISION 4, SECTION
36-91, ENTITLED “OPEN BURNING PROHIBITED”, AND TO ADD ARTICLE
III TO CHAPTER 20, SECTION 20-50 THROUGH SECTION 20-65, ENTITLED
“OUTDOOR BURNING”, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF
SPRINGFIELD
THE EFFECT OF EACH ORDINANCE AMENDMENT IS SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Amendment of Ch. 36, Art. II, Div. 4, Sec. 36-91. Provides that the provisions of Chapter
36, Article II, Section 36-91 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Springfield, Michigan, are hereby
repealed and reserved.
Section 2. Amendment of Ch. 20, Art. III, Sec. 20-37 through 20-50. Provides that the provisions of
Chapter 20, Article III, Section 20-37 through 20-50 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Springfield,
Michigan, are hereby reserved.
Section 3. Addition of Ch. 20, Art. III, Sec. 20-50 through 20-65. Adds Article III to Chapter 20, of
the Code of Ordinances, City of Springfield, Michigan Sections:- 20-50 “DEFINITIONS” added to include defining the following terms as used in this Section:
clean wood, construction waste, fire hazard, incinerator, open burning, recreational fire,
recreational wood-burning unit and refuse; - 20-51 “PROHIBITIONS” added to include subsections (a) allows for open burning unless
prohibited by this chapter, (b) lists the items that shall not be burned unless permitted by
this chapter, (c) offensive or objectional burning and the authorities authorized to extinguish
the offensive or objectional burning; - 20-52 “PERMITTED OPEN BURNING” added subsections to include the types of open burn-
ing that shall be permitted (a) controlled burns for training of firefighters, (b) prevention
or control of disease or pests, and maintained by the fire department or other appropriate
agency, (c) recreational fires; - 20-53 “BURNING REQUIRING A PERMIT” added subsections to provide the types of burning
that necessitates a burning permit (a) bonfires, (b) burning of branches; - 20-54 “BURN PERMITS” added subsections to include (a) day-of permits, (b) the issuance
or denial of burns with permits if relevant to public safety, (c) authority to cancel or revoke
a permit if the burn may pose a fire hazard, (d) who can submit the application, (e) annual
permits; - 20-55 “ATTENDANCE” added subsections to include (a) who shall be in attendance of a
burn, (b) a portable fire extinguisher complying with Section 906 of the International Fire
Code shall be available at a burn; - 20-56 “OUTDOOR INCINERATORS” added subsections to include (a) permitted only on
premises occupied by commercial, government or industrial buildings, (b) a permit to install
shall be issue by the State Air Pollution Control Commission, this application shall be ob-
tained and filed with the City Building Inspection Division; - 20-57 “ENFORCEMENT” amend subsection (a) provides the violation of this article shall
be a municipal civil infraction; subsection (b) provides who can issue the municipal civil
infraction; and - 20-58 through 20-65 Provides that the provisions of Chapter 20, Article III, Section 20-58
through 20-65 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Springfield, Michigan, are hereby reserved.
Section 4. Conflict. Nothing in this Ordinance is to be construed to conflict with existing City ordi-
nances except as otherwise stated herein. Nothing in this Ordinance is to be construed to conflict
with any other law of the State of Michigan.
Section 5. Repealed. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are re-
pealed.
Section 6. Savings Clause. The provisions of this Ordinance are severable. If any part of this Ordi-
nance is declared void or inoperable for any reason, such declaration does not void any or render
inoperable any other part or portion of this Ordinance.
Section 7. Effective Date. Provides that the Ordinance is effective immediately following its publi-
cation in the manner permitted by law.
A TRUE AND COMPLETE COPY OF THESE ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS MAY BE OBTAINED, INSPECT-
ED, COPIED, OR REVIEWED AT THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE.
Location: 601 Avenue A, Springfield, Michigan 49037
Hours of Operation: Monday – Thursday: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Contact information: (269) 965-2354
Kris Vogel, City Clerk
City of Springfield