ORDINANCE NO.   2-2011

Township of Secord

County of Gladwin, Michigan

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NUMBER 7-2007, BEING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE TO TOWNSHIP OF SECORD, COUNTY OF GLADWIN, MICHIGAN.

The Township of Secord, County of Gladwin, Michigan ordains, pursuant to the authority vested in it by Act 110 of 2006 of the Public Acts of the State of Michigan as amended, the following Amendment to the Secord Township Zoning Ordinance.

SECTION 1.

              Article VI, Terminology and Definitions, at Section 602, Definitions, is amended at the following Sub-Section by the amendment of the following definition which shall hereafter read as follows:

602:6     F

Fence                             A fence is an enclosure and or barrier, which is constructed or planted in whole or in part within ten (10) feet of the property line for the purpose of denoting a boundary line between parties or to visually create a barrier between adjacent parcels.

SECTION 2.

              Article VI, Terminology and Definitions, at Section 602, Definitions, is amended at the following Sub-Section by the amendment of the following definition which shall hereafter read as follows:

602:6     F

Fence, solid                  A solid fence is fence that is so constructed or planted such that more than fifty percent (50%) of the surface area, measured perpendicular to the sides, consists of material which is solid or opaque.

Floating Dock             A more or less rigid, free floating platform not attached to the land, made of buoyant materials: a dock, raft, float, ski jump, trampoline, swimming or diving platform.

602:9     I

Ice Shanty                    A shanty or tent type structure designed for fishing through the ice.  This may be a portable or stationary type of structure.

SECTION 3.

              Article IV, General Provisions, at Section 402, District General Regulations, Sub-Section 402:11 is amended and shall hereafter read as follows:

402:11

a.             Floating docks or ice shanties shall have light reflecting devices at each corner or side of the above said items that makes them clearly visible during night-time hours by boaters and snowmobilers.  Floating docks must also have a three (3) inch by five (5) inch permanent sign or placard that conspicuously identifies the current lake property name and address of the owner.  Ice shanties must be identified according to the DNRE requirements, which state that the name and address of the owner must be on all sides of the shanty in legible letters at least 2 inches in height.  The letters shall be readily visible and consist of material not soluble in water.  The name and address must be on the shanty and may not be placed on a board or other material that is attached to the shanty.

b.             Any water related accessory structure such as a boathouse, shed or similar shall follow all rules and regulations of this Ordinance including setbacks, height restrictions, lot conditions.

SECTION 4.

              Article IV, General Provisions, at Section 402, District General Regulations, Sub-Section 402:12 is amended and shall hereafter read as follows:

402:12   R-1 District Fences.

                Fences in the R-1 District must comply with the following.  Fences may be installed on an individual property providing that the fence meets all set back and dimensional requirements of this ordinance.  All fences require a land use permit.  The maximum height of a fence is four (4) feet from the normal surface of the ground.  Solid fences shall not be installed or erected closer than twenty-five (25) feet from the road right of way.  On lake front properties solid fences shall not be closer than forty (40) feet from the nearest established water’s edge.

SECTION 5.

              All ordinances and amendments thereto, in conflict with this ordinance area hereby repealed.

SECTION 6.

                This ordinance shall become effective eight (8) days after publication thereof.  Adopted by the Township Board, Township of Secord, Gladwin County, Michigan at the meeting of the Township Board held on the fifteenth day of June 2011

Dated:     June 15, 2011                                                     ___________________________

                                                                                                                                Vincent C. Barry, Jr.

                                                                                                                                Secord Township Supervisor

Dated:     June 15, 2011                                                     ___________________________

                                                                                                                                Kathy Wilton.

                                                                                                                                Secord Township Clerk

CERTIFICATION

The above Ordinance No.: 2-2011 was adopted at a meeting of the Secord Township Board on the fifteenth day of June 2011, and published in the Gladwin County Record, a newspaper of general circulation in the Township of Secord on the twenty second day of June 2011.

Dated:     June 15, 2011                                                     ___________________________

                                                                                                                                Kathy Wilton.

                                                                                                                                Secord Township Clerk