City of Brighton Labor
Day Trash Schedule 2010
Please note that the City of Brighton’s
trash collection will be delayed by one day
due to the upcoming Labor Day Holiday. Residents whose
trash is picked up on Tuesdays will be picked up on
Wednesday September 8th and residents whose
trash is picked up on Wednesdays will be picked up on
Thursday, September 9, 2010.
Please contact the Department of Public
Service at 810.225.8001 for questions.
City of Brighton
Sweeping of City Residential Streets, Downtown Areas,
and Parking Lots
The
City of Brighton performs street sweeping on curbed city
streets and downtown parking lots five nights per week
from May through October.
Residential streets are cleaned between 2 am and 7 am
Monday through Friday.
Downtown area streets and parking lots are cleaned from
4 am – 7 am on Mondays, Fridays, and Sundays, with roads
with pedestrian islands being cleaned on Wednesdays and
Thursdays.
The
streets that will be swept during the week of August 23,
2010 are as follows:
South
Third Street, Main Street, Grand River, Challis, Orndorf,
Karl Greimel, Library, Appian Way, Rickett, Church, Oak
Ridge, Sisu Knoll, North Second, Cross, Alpine, Fairway
Trails, Peppergrove, Northern Ridge, Lincoln, Woodlake,
Whispering Oaks, Woodlake, and Glenwyth
If you
notice that a particular area of the City (your
residential street or a downtown street or parking lot)
that needs attention, please contact the Department of
Public Services at 810.225.8001 and we will address your
concern.
City
of Brighton Notice of Second Reading and
Public Hearing for a Proposed Ordinance
to Amend the City of Brighton Code Chapter 70
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
that the Brighton City Council will hold second reading
and public hearing at 7:30 p.m., September, 2, 2010 at
the Brighton City Council Chambers, 200 N 1st
Street, Brighton, Michigan 48116.
The proposed
Ordinance would amend The Code of Ordinances, City of
Brighton, Michigan, by amending Chapter 70, SOLID WASTE,
SECTION 70-3.
The proposed
amendment is available for inspection and copying at
City Hall, 200 N 1st Street, Brighton,
Michigan 48116. Public comment is invited.
ALL CONCERNED
CITIZENS are invited and encouraged to attend this
public hearing.
To comply with the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Any citizen
requesting accommodation to attend this meeting and/or
to obtain this notice in alternate formats, please
contact David Blackmar, ADA Coordinator (810) 225-8001,
at least five business days prior to the meeting.
Diana Lowe
City Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 552 Adopted
8/19/10
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, CITY OF BRIGHTON, MICHIGAN, BY AMENDING
CHAPTER 22 OF THE CODE BY ADDING NEW ARTICE XI, MEDICAL
MARIHUANA, AND A NEW SECTION 22-341.
WHEREFORE, On November 4,
2008, the voters of Michigan passed the Michigan Medical
Marihuana Act. This Act provides no guidance to local
governments regarding the sale and dispensing of medical
marihuana. As a result, municipalities throughout
Michigan are struggling with legal and zoning issues
related to the sale and dispensing of medical marihuana.
WHEREFORE, the sale or
dispensation of medical marihuana is not currently
addressed in the City of Brighton Code of Ordinances.
WHEREFORE, processing
applications for permits, licenses, certificates or
other approvals for uses associated with the sale or
dispensation of medical marihuana prior to the amendment
of the Code of Ordinances would be detrimental to the
public health, safety, and general welfare.
WHEREFORE, the City of
Brighton desires to ascertain the best and safest means
to comply with the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act, P.A.
2008, MCL 333.26423(d) in order to protect the public
health, safety and general welfare.
WHEREFORE, further study and
preparation are necessary in order to analyze potential
impacts and to draft appropriate amendments to the Code
of Ordinances, and it is necessary to immediately forbid
the issuance of permits and licenses for uses associated
with the sale or dispensation of medical marihuana until
an amendment to the Code of Ordinances becomes
effective.
THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, LIVINGSTON
COUNTY, HEREBY ORDAINS:
I. That a new Article XI,
Medical Marihuana shall be added to Chapter 22.
II. That a new Section
22-341 of Article XI of Chapter 22 is hereby added and
shall read as follows:
A moratorium is established on the issuance
of all City permits, licenses, certificates, and any and
all other approvals, including building permits, land
use permits, and certificates of occupancy or
re-occupancy, in regard to land uses associated with the
sale or dispensation of medical marihuana for a period
not to exceed six months, or until the effective date of
the adoption of amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and
any necessary licensing requirements, whichever occurs
first.
III. This Ordinance shall be
in full force and effect fifteen (15) days from the
adoption as provided by the Brighton City
Charter.
DIANA LOWE, City
Clerk
Pavement Maintenance Fall 2010 begins
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Please be advised that the City
of Brighton’s contractor will begin various pavement
maintenance projects throughout the City from Wednesday,
August 18, 2010 through Thursday, September 2nd.
The
contractor will be performing miscellaneous street
patching on W. Grand River, Rickett Road, the corner of
State and North 3rd Street, Lakeside Dr,
North 5th, North 6th, North 7th,
North East, West Spencer & South East Streets.
Sealcoating will be done on Devonshire, Devonshire Ct,
Robertson, Fairway Trails, Fairway Trails Ct, Alpine
Drive & Alpine Court.
This
work may cause minimal traffic inconveniences; however,
all roadways will be open to thru traffic and residents
will have access to their homes.
All of the work is expected to be
completed by Thursday, September 2nd,
2010.
If you have any questions, please contact
David Blackmar, Asst. DPS Director, at 810.225.8001.
City of
Brighton Notice of Second Reading and Public Hearing to
Amend the Code of Ordinances, City of Brighton,
Michigan, by Amending Chapter 22 of the Code by Adding
New Artice Xi, Medical Marihuana, and a New Section
22-341
PLEASE
TAKE NOTICE, that the Brighton City Council will hold
second reading and public hearing at 7:30 p.m., August
19, 2010 at the Brighton City Council Chambers, 200 N. 1st
Street, Brighton, Michigan 48116.
The
proposed ordinance would amend THE CODE OF ORDINANCES,
CITY OF BRIGHTON, MICHIGAN, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 22 OF
THE CODE BY ADDING NEW ARTICLE XI, MEDICAL MARIHUANA,
AND A NEW SECTION 22-341.
The
proposed ordinance is available for inspection at City
Hall, 200 N. First Street, Brighton, Michigan. Public
comment is invited. ALL CONCERNED CITIZENS are invited
and encouraged to attend this public hearing.
To
comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):
Any citizen requesting accommodation to attend this
meeting/function and/or to obtain this notice in
alternate formats, please contact David Blackmar, ADA
Coordinator (810) 227-1911, at least five business days
prior to the meeting/function.
DIANA
LOWE
CITY CLERK
Weatherization
Assistance from OLHSA
Weatherization Works!
The low-income Home Weatherization
Assistance Program is a FREE service funded by the
Federal Department of Energy (DOE) and
administered by the Michigan Department
of Human Services (DHS). The program provides free
energy conservation services for
eligible low-income households. DHS
contracts with Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency (OLHSA)
to operate the program. The
Agency determines applicant eligibility,
performs the necessary inspections and contracts with
qualified, licensed and insured
private contractors to complete the
work. Their services reduce energy use and lower utility
bills, thus creating more self sufficient
households.
Energy savings services may include:
Combustion
appliance testing
Installing
ceiling insulation/ventilation
Sidewall and
floor insulation
Interior
sealing of major cold-air infiltration areas, utilizing
blower door technology
Eligibility
Families and
individuals who are interested in having their home
weatherized must meet current federal income
guidelines, which includes the gross
income of everyone residing in the home at the time of
application
Recipients
of FIP, SSI or SDA who have received benefits during any
part of the past twelve months are
automatically eligible
Applications
must be residents of Oakland or Livingston County
How to Apply
You must
contact OLHSA to apply for services
All
applicants must provide proof of income for the previous
three months
Proof of
income could include one or more of the following items:
“Award”
letter from Social Security
Pay stubs
with year to date totals
Letter from
applicant’s employer
Unemployment
check stubs
Most current
W-2 or 1040 tax statement
Homeowner must provide one of the
following pieces of documentation:
Recorded
deed with name and address
Recorded
land contract
Mobile home owner must provide:
Title with
applicant’s name
Renters must have landlord:
Complete and
sign landlord agreement
Provide
proof of ownership (see homeowner above)
Provide
rental or lease agreements signed by both landlord and
applicant
For more information on the
Weatherization Program, please visit
www.olhsa.org
or call
248-209-2760 or 517-546-8500.
Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency
Community Action Since 1964
Helping People. Changing Lives
2010 July Board of Review for
City of Brighton
The
Board of Review for the City of Brighton will convene
for its July meeting with the Assessor on Tuesday, July
20, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. The Board of Review will meet at
Brighton City Hall located at 200 North First Street,
Brighton, MI. The purpose of this meeting is to correct
clerical errors, mutual mistakes of fact, qualified
errors, Homeowner’s Principal Residence Exemptions and
to consider applications for Hardship Exemptions.
To comply with the
Americans With
Disabilities Act (ADA):
Any
citizen requesting accommodation to attend this meeting,
and/or to obtain this notice in alternate formats,
please contact David Blackmar, ADA coordinator, (810)
225-8001, at least five business days prior to the
meeting.
Kathy Lupi
Assessor, City of Brighton
City of Brighton Ordinance No.
551
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF
BRIGHTON, MICHIGAN, BY REPLACING SUBSECTION 98-82(g)
Downtown business district parking exemptions OF ARTICLE
III OF CHAPTER 98 OF THE CODE WITH A NEW SUBSECTION
98-82(g) Downtown business district parking exemptions
OF ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 98 OF THE CODE.
THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, LIVINGSTON COUNTY, HEREBY ORDAINS:
I. Subsection 98-82(g) of Article III of Chapter 98 is
hereby replaced and shall read as follows:
(g)
Downtown business district parking exemptions.
The City of Brighton creates the following parking
exemption for the downtown business district in
recognition of the available public parking in the
downtown, and to encourage development in the downtown.
Uses within the defined downtown business district
boundary that are required by this section to provide
less than sixty-five parking spaces, shall be exempt
from providing any parking spaces required by this
section. For uses which exceed the parking exemption set
forth herein, the parking requirements shall be
calculated by deducting sixty-five parking spaces from
the parking calculation set forth in Sections 98-83
through 98-85. The DBD is established by ordinance and
its boundaries are shown on the city's zoning map.
II. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
fifteen (15) days from adoption as provided by the
Brighton City Charter.
DIANA LOWE
CITY CLERK
CITY
City Receives Upgraded Bond Rating
The City of Brighton is pleased to
announce that Fitch Ratings has recalibrated upward the
following three City Bonds from A+ to AA-.
1. Brighton (MI) GO Bonds series 1996;
2. Brighton (MI) GO Unlimited Tax Street
Bonds series 1997 (insured: Assured GuarantyMunicipal
Corp.); and
3. Brighton Building Authority (MI) GO
Bonds series 1996.
This adjustment ensures a greater degree
of comparability across Fitch's global portfolio of
credit ratings and denotes a comparable level of credit
risk as ratings in other sectors. By definition, a
credit rating is a forward-looking opinion of relative
credit risk. Fitch believes that the City of Brighton
has inherent strengths that allow us to maintain fiscal
balance, including the authority to raise taxes and
fees, strong powers to enforce revenue collection,
flexibility to cut expenses, and discretion to use
accumulated reserves.
Ordinance No.
550 Adopted May 6, 2010
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF BRIGHTON BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP
DESCRIBED IN SECTION 98.27 OF CHARTER 98 OF ARTICLE II,
THEREOF.
The City of Brighton ordains that
I. The real property described below and
commonly known as 100 Brighton Interior Drive is hereby
rezoned to RM (Research Manufacturing).
Legal Description:
SEC 24 T2N, R53, BEG AT THE S 1/4
COR OF SEC 24, TH S00*05'01"E 182.05 FT TO THE C/L OF
CHALLIS RD, TH S89*17'59"W 184.50 FT, TH WLY ALG THE ARC
OF A CURVE, CHORD N80*05'08"W 408.35 FT, TH N69*28'16"W
122.43 FT, TH N20*31'44"E 101.03 FT, TH ALG ARC OF
CURVE, CHORD BEARING N05*50'57"E 104.92 FT, TH
N08*49'52"W 327.02 FT, TH N81*10'15"E 10 FT, TH ALG
CURVE TO RIGHT CHORD BEARING N36*01'16"E 469.72 FT TO
THE POB, TH N05*15'11"W 528.70 FT, TH N52*09'16"E 212.56
FT, TH N43*13'37"E 363.55 FT, TH N84*44'49"E 530.85 FT
TO THE WLY R-O-W LINE OF MAGNA CIRCLE DR, TH S05*15'11"E
623.24 FT, TH ALG ARC OF CURVE TO THE RIGHT, CHORD
BEARING S45*31'55"W 568.69 FT, TH N83*40'49"W 461.63 FT,
TH ALG ARC OF CURVE TO LEFT, CHORD BEARING S88*35'43"W
89.48 FT TO POB. CONT. 18.91 AC. SPLIT ON 02/11/1999
FROM 18 24 300 013; GENOA TRANSFER PROPERTY - DDA 3,
LDFA
This Ordinance shall take full
force and effect fifteen (15) days from the date of
adoption, pursuant to the City Charter.
Diana Lowe
City Clerk
Livingston County Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Schedule 2010
The Livingston
County Solid Waste Department will be holding
household hazardous waste collections at their
center located in the Livingston County West Complex
on Highlander Way in Howell (located next to the
Livingston County Animal Shelter) on the following
dates. These collections are available to all
Livingston County Residents. Appointments are
necessary and proof of residency, by tax receipt or
voters registration card, is required.
Saturday, May 22nd
– 9:00 am – 12 pm
Saturday, August 7th
– 9:00 am – 12 pm
Saturday, October 2nd
– 10:00 am – 2 pm
Please call
517.545.9609 to schedule an appointment for drop off.
Also, visit
www.co.livingston.mi.us/SolidWaste/householdHazardousWaste.htm
for a list of acceptable materials.
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