NOTICE OF ADOPTION FOR CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BROWNSTOWN ORDINANCE 141-85 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE 141-45, SECTION 25.09 (DEFINITIONS O-P) BY ADDING A NEW SUBSECTION (q) AND REDESIGNATING THE FOLLOWING SUBSECTIONS. The Charter Township of Brownstown Ordains: Section 1: Ordinance No. 141-45, “ZONING ORDINANCE”, Section 25.09 (q) shall now provide: (q) Portable Temporary Storage Containers. A box-like container typically delivered by truck, used to temporarily store household or other goods and items. A portable temporary storage container does not include a truck trailer, or other part of a motor vehicle, nor any type of wheeled vehicle or conveyance except when attached to a truck for delivery and removal. (e.g. PODS). Section 2: Ordinance No. 141-45, “ZONING ORDINANCE”, Sections 25.09 (q) through (u) shall be redesignated as Sections 25.09 (r) through (u), respectively. Section 3. Severability. If any article, section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Ordinance shall be held invalid, the invalidity of such article, section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the other provisions of this Ordinance. Section 4. Repealer. All ordinances, resolutions or orders, or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance to the extent of such conflict, are hereby repealed. Section 5. Effective Date; Publication. This Ordinance was approved and adopted by the Township Board of Brownstown Charter Township, Wayne County, Michigan, on May 4, 2026, after introduction and a first reading on April 6, 2026, and publication after first reading as required by Act 359 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1947, as amended. This Ordinance shall be effective seven (7) days after publication of a “Notice of Adoption”, in The News Herald, a newspaper having general circulation in the Township. I further certify that the foregoing was published in The News Herald, a newspaper of general circulation in the Charter Township of Brownstown, on the 10th day of May, 2026. A true copy of this Ordinance (Ordinance 141-85) is held in the Clerk’s Office and can be inspected or obtained during regular business hours or obtained during regular business hours from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Thursdays at the Charter Township of Brownstown, 21313 Telegraph Road, Brownstown, MI 48183. 1st Reading Township Board approved on April 6, 2026. 2nd Reading Township Board approved and adopted on May 4, 2026. SHERRY A. BERECZ, Supervisor MAUREEN BRINKER, Clerk Publish: The News Herald Sunday, May 10, 2026
