Ordinances

LIST OF ORDINANCES

1. #1-93  Rescue Service Fee:  An ordinance to establish rescue service fees under Michigan PA 33 of 1951, as amended; and to provide methods for the collection of such fees.  5/5/93
2. #2-93  Michigan Consolidated Gas:  An ordinance granting to Michigan Consolidated Gas Co, its successors and assigns, the right, power and authority to lay, maintain and operate gas mains, pipes and services on, along, across and under the highways, streets, alleys, bridges and other public places and to do a local gas business in the Township of Bear Lake, Kalkaska County, Michigan for a period of thirty years.  Non exclusive.  12/7/93
3. #3  Boating on Cub Lake:  An ordinance regarding boating on Cub Lake, Bear Lake Township.  Boat speed and towing restrictions.  1/12/65   Ordinance #3 – Boating on Cub Lake: Full Document
4. #4  Boating on Bear Lake:  An ordinance regarding boating on Bear Lake, Bear Lake Township, Kalkaska County. Boat speed and towing restrictions between 6:30 pm to 10 am the following day.  1/12/65   Ordinance #4 – Boating on Bear Lake: Full Document
5.  #3-95  Consumers Power Company:  An ordinance granting Consumers Power Company … to do a local gas business in the Township of Bear Lake, Kalkaska County, Mi for a period of thirty years.  7/11/95
6. #7-97  Partitioning of Land:  An ordinance to regulate partitioning or division of parcels or tracts of land, enacted pursuant but not limited to Michigan PA 288 of 1967, as amended etc.  7/1/97
7. #1-2002  Road Endings:  An ordinance to regulate activities on road endings that terminate on the shoreline of lakes and rivers and lake access sites within the Township and to provide penalties for violations of the ordinance.  3/5/02  Ordinance #1-2002 – Road Endings: Full Document
8. #5-03 of 2003  Blight/Nuisance Ordinance:  An ordinance to protect the public health, safety and general welfare by eliminating blight; to define and prohibit blight; and to provide penalties for violations.  5/13/03  Ordinance #5-03 of 2003 – Blight/Nuisance Ordinance: Full Document
9. #10-01 of 2003  Land Division Ordinance:  An ordinance to provide for private road regulations and to provide penalties for violations thereof.  10/7/03
10.  #11-02 of 2003  Land Division Ordinance Amended:  An ordinance to amend the Bear Lake Township and land division ordinance.  12/3/03
11. #9-05 of 2005  Amend Bear Lake Township Lake Access:  An ordinance amending the Bear Lake Township lake access ordinance to prohibit the operation of ORV’s on road endings and public access sites.  9/28/05
12. #08-01 of 2008  Financial Reimbursment to Bear Lake Township Fire Dept.:   An ordinance to provide financial reimbursement to the Bear Lake Township Fire Department under certain circumstances. (for fire and/or rescue services performed throughout the Bear Lake Township Fire Department area of operation).  8/27/08
13. #1- of 2018  Bear Lake Township Fireworks Ordinance:  An ordinance to control the use of fireworks the day of, the day before, and the day after the ten legal holidays and the use of fireworks thru out the remainder of the year.   7/10/18  Ordinance #1-2018 – Fireworks Ordinance: Full Document
14. #1-of 2019. Marijuana Ordinance: An Ordinance to prevent the licensing of any type of marijuana business within the township.  1/8/19.
15. #2-of 2019. Bear Lake Township Fireworks Ordinace Amended: An Ordinance amending the Bear Lake Township Fireworks Ordinance to reflect changes made to the State of Michigan Fireworks Law. 4/8/19.  Ordinance #2-2019 – Fireworks Ordinance, Amended: Full Document
16. #1-of 2020.  Bear Lake Township Noise Ordinance:  An Ordinance to prohibit any loud noise or sound that endangers or injures the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents and visitors to Bear Lake Township and to provide penalties for violation of the ordinance.  12/10/20.  Ordinance #1-2020 – Noise Ordinance: Full Document

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