In the Law Room, you will be able to search and view Hamburg Township's ordinances and plans online.

Click on the links above to access the ordinances and plans. Access is free, and you may save copies of files on your computer at no charge.

 For paper copies of documents or maps, or electronic versions of the documents on discs, please contact the Hamburg Township Clerk's office.

 Ordinance and plan files are in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.

NOTE: The ordinance files are rather large files, many with color maps and tables, which may take 30 to 60 seconds to load depending upon your computer's processing capabilities and your type of internet connection. Please be patient. Thank you.

ABOUT HAMBURG TOWNSHIP

Hamburg Township was organized as a township in 1837. We are a "general law" township as defined under Michigan law. Hamburg is a "zoned" community. Zoning was first enacted in 1968.  Hamburg Township participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and is a Community Rating Service Class 8 community. Many areas of the township are served by sewer service, and some are served by water service.  The Township supports its own fire and police departments. Hamburg's fiscal year begins July 1st and ends June 30th. In the 2000 Census, Hamburg had 20,627 people. In the 2010 Census, Hamburg had 21,165 people. 

• 1 & 1A: Junk Yard Ordinance
• 3A; 3B:  Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Ordinance
• 4; 4A: Liquor Control Ordinance
• 5:  Stone Street Parking Ordinance
• 6; 6A:  Anti-Litter Ordinance
• 7: Nuisance Ordinance
• 7A/7B: Amendment AAmendment B
• 13:  Outdoor Assembly Ordinance
• 14: Watercraft Control – Tamarack Channel
• 15; 15A: Snowmobile Ordinance
• 16: Community Antenna Television System Ordinance
• 17; 17A: Watercraft Control – Shan-gri-la, Bass Lake Canals
• 18; 18A: Water control – Little Ore
• 19: Enforcing Agency Ordinance – State Construction Code Act
• 20A: Noise Ordinance
• 20B: 20/20B - Noise Ordinance
• 21; 21A: Special Watercraft Control Ordinance – Huron River
• 22; 22A: Watercraft Control – Chilson Creek & Chilson Pond REPEALED
• 23: Ordinance Adopting Basic Fire Control Measures and Regulations Governing Conditions Which Could Impede or Interfere with Fire Suppression Forces
• 24: Subdivision Control Ordinance
  Amendment A
  Amendment B
• 26; 26A: Omnibus Penal Ordinance
• 28E: Private Road Ordinance
• 29;29A: Gut Lake 29 & 29A Hunting Ordinance
• 30:  Hamburg Township Parks Ordinance
  • 30A/30B: Hamburg Township Parks Ordinance
• 31B: Police Protection Ordinance
• 32-C: Cemetery Ordinance
• 33: Special Watercraft Control Ordinance – Bishop Lake
• 34; 34A: Alarm Ordinance
• 35;35A: BOCA Basic Fire Prevention Code
• 37; 37A: Solicitation Ordinance
• 38; 38B: Anti-Blight and Anti-Nuisance Ordinance
  • 38A/38B: Amendment A
    Amendment B
• 39;39A: Minors-Alcohol or Drugs
• 40E: Burn Ordinance
• 41: Ordinance Enforcement Officer Ordinance (REPEALED See Ordinance 70)
• 42: Uniform Traffic Code (REPEALED See Ordinance 59)
• 44: Inoperable and/or Unlicensed Motor Vehicle and/or Inoperable Machinery Ordinance
  • Amendment A/Amendment B: Amendment AAmendment B
• 45; 45A: Condominium Ordinance (46A has incorporated 46 and the amendment language)
• 47: Sewer Usage and Administration Ordinance (REPEALED See Ordinance 65)
• 48A: Parking Ordinance (REPEALED See Ordinance 48C)
• 48B: Parking Ordinance (REPEALED See Ordinance 48C)
• 48C: Parking Ordinance 48C
• 49; 49A: Watercraft Control Ordinance – Tamarack Lake
• 50: Ordinance Repealing Ordinance 12 (Building Ordinance), Ordinance 19 (Plumbing Codes), and Ordinance 23 (Electrical Code)
• 51;51A: Portage-Base Lakes Sewage Disposal OrdinanceSee Ordinance 55 for Amendments
• 52; 52A: Hamburg Village Plaza Parking Ordinance - Coming Soon
• 53;53A: Property Identification Ordinance
• 54: Land Division and/or Combination Ordinance
• 55: Sewer Use Ordinance Amendment (to Ordinance 51)
• 56: Group Insurance Coverage Ordinance
• 57: Ordinance to Adopt Regulations and Procedures for Basic Cable TV Rate Regulation
• 58: Consumers Power Gas Company Franchise Ordinance
• 59B: Vehicle Code Ordinance - Eff 10/25/2016
• 60A: Motor Carrier Ordinance Eff 10/25/2016
• 61;61A: Watercraft Control Ordinance – Cordley Lake
• 62;62A: Stormwater Drainage Ordinance
• 63: Hazardous Spill Cost Recovery Ordinance
• 64: Establishment of a Township Sewer Enterprise Fund
• 64-Schedule 1 Schedule 1
• 65: Sewer Usage and Administration – Replaced Ordinance 47 (REPEALED See Ordinance 69)
• 66: Wastewater Treatment Plant Revenue Bond Sale Ordinance
• 67;67A: Special Watercraft Control Ordinance – Gill/Gut Lake
• 68: Transfer of Franchise/Cable Television System Ordinance
• 69F: Wastewater Treatment and Administration Ordinance. Please also view the Ordinance 69F Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual
• 69G: Companion Ordinance to Ordinance 69F Above
• 70: Ordinance Enforcement Officer Ordinance
• 71: Civil Infractions Ordinance
• 72: Watercraft Control Ordinance for Appleton Lake
• 73: Water Use and Rate Ordinance
• 74: Telecommunications - Coming Soon!
• 75: Pesticides & Manufactured Fertilizers - Repealed
• 76: International Fire Code Ordinance - Coming Soon!
• 77: Uniform Addressing and Road Naming Ordinance
• 78: Emergency Response Cost Recovery - Coming Soon!
• 79: WWTP Revenue Refunding Bonds Authorizing Ordinance - Coming Soon!
• 80: Video Service Provider Right-of-Way Management Ordinance
• 81: Ordinance Addressing Floodplain Management Provisions of the State Construction Code - Coming Soon!
• 82: Brine Discharging Water Softening Appliance Use Regulation Ordinance
• 83: LCWA Water Use & Rate Ordinance
• 84: Grass and Noxious Weeds Ordinance 
• 85: Dangerous, Abandoned Buildings
• 86: Ordinance Confirming Creation of the Hamburg Township Planning Commission
• 87: Domestic Animal Control Ordinance
• 88A: Hamburg Township Park Ordinance
• 89: Substance Abuse Ordinance
• 90: Commercial Vehicle Parking Ordinance
• 91: Coal Tar Ordinance

Updated June 23, 2017