[Ord. No. 54,
art. I, § 2, eff. 9-12-1975]
The fundamental purposes of this article are to:
(1)
Promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare;
(2)
Encourage the use of lands and natural resources in the township
in accordance with their character and adaptability;
(3)
Limit the improper use of land;
(4)
Reduce hazards to life and property;
(5)
Regulate the location and size of wharves, docks and piling which
may be constructed along, abutting upon any lakes, rivers, lagoons,
channels, canals, and other waterways and to control dredging on those
waterways in the township;
(6)
Provide for the administration of this article, including the official
whose duty it shall be to enforce the provisions thereof;
(7)
Provide penalties for the violation of this article; and
(8)
Provide for conflicts with other ordinances or regulations.
[Ord. No. 54,
art. II, §§ 1—5, eff. 9-12-1975]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Includes all forms of dock, wharf, pier or other structure
used as a means of entrance to or exit from watercraft or for use
in connection with other waterfront activities, including a structure
used for retaining of lands and buildings.
Includes every kind of floating pier, dock or raft whether
tied to another object, anchored or floating untied or not anchored.
Includes all forms of piles, spiles or stakes whether for
tying or anchoring docks and/or watercraft or for use in connection
with other waterfront activities.
Includes every kind of boat, vessel, tug, tender, however
propelled, and all classes of pleasure boats, however propelled.
The point or points along a canal bank as described by the
property description or lot line as measured in a plotted subdivision.
The waters edge along Lake St. Clair, as along rivers, shall be as
legally determined by the corps of engineers or the state department
of natural resources.
