County Ordinances

ClassicsAccommodations Ordinance
Adopted December 17, 1979
Approved by Governor February 12, 1980
Amended March 3, 1980 {Controller Collecting Tax}
Approved by Governor October 22, 1980
Amended February 7, 1983 {Change Collection Agent to Treasurer}
Amended May 7, 1991 To Increase the Excise Tax to 3%, Effective January 1, 1992


** Last Amendment —June 21, 2001 To Increase the Excise Tax to 5%,
Effective September 1, 2001
Published in the Enquirer and News June 28, 2001

Addressing Ordinance
Adopted March 16, 2000, Effective upon publication.
Published in the Enquirer and News May 2, 2000

Animal Control Ordinance
Amended January 17, 2019, amended articles 5, 6, 11 and 14 to decriminalize and create a new civil infraction for dog at large and unlicensed dog offenses; created rotating dog license expirations and made technical corrections.

Budget Stabilization Fund Ordinance
Adopted November 20, 2003, Effective upon publication.

Faxed to Enquirer and News for publication on November 21, 2003.
Published November 26, 2003

Drunk/Drugged Driving Civil Cost Recovery of Law Enforcement or Emergency Service Responses Ordinance
Adopted September 21, 1995, Effective November 28, 1995.

Economic Development Corporation Ordinance
Adopted June 2, 1975, Effective Immediately.
Remitted to Governor June 3, 1975 — No Response in File
Published in the Enquirer and News June 11, 1975.

County Parking Ordinance
Adopted July 6, 1972, Effective 60 days after adoption.
Amended August 6, 1973 {Exclude Enforcement on Leased Property}
Amended October 3, 1977 {Update}
Amended June 19, 1978 {Various Sections}
** Fee Schedule Established by Board Resolution June 19, 1978
Amended March 5, 1980 {Correct Various Sections}
Amended Ordinance Approved by Governor October 28, 1980
Revised Fee Schedule February 17, 1988
Revised Fee Schedule November 5, 1992

Calhoun County Farmland Preservation Ordinance
**Inactive due to repealed County and Zoning Enabling Act in 2006**
Adopted April 15, 2003, Effective upon publication.
Published in the Enquirer and News on April 29, 2003
Approved the Purchase of Development Rights Program Application and Selection Criteria on August 4, 2005.
Amended August 17, 2006.

Soil Erosion & Sedimentation Control Ordinance
Adopted December 18, 2003, Effective upon publication.
Published in the Enquirer and News on January 8, 2004

Calhoun County Motor Carrier Safety Ordinance
Adopted January 21, 2010, Effective upon publication.
Published in the Enquirer and News on January 28, 2010.

Calhoun County Planning Commission Ordinance
Adopted August 18, 2011 and amended July 21, 2022
Published in the Marshall Ad-visor & Chronicle on August 20, 2022.

Off Road Vehicle (ORV) Ordinance
Adopted by the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners on May 4, 2023
Published in Marshall Ad-visor & Chronicle and Battle Creek Shopper the week of May 29, 2023