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Notice is hereby given that at its regular meeting of October 21, 2025, the City Council of the City of Algonac adopted an amendment to Ordinance No. 2025-06 CHAPTER 32 “SOLID WASTE.” The ordinance has been published within 15 days of the council’s adoption and became effective when published. Copies of this ordinance are available at City Hall during normal business hours. ORDINANCE NO. 2025-06 CITY OF ALGONAC COUNTY OF ST. CLAIR, MICHIGAN AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ALGONAC, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, MICHIGAN TO AMEND CHAPTER 32 “SOLID WASTE,” ARTICLE I “IN GENERAL,” SECTION 1 “POLLUTING PUBLIC PLACES,” SUBSECTION (A) TO CHANGE VIOLATIONS OF THE ORDINANCE FROM MUNICIPAL CIVIL INFRACTIONS TO MISDEMEANORS BY ADDING SUBSECTION (C). THE CITY OF ALGONAC ORDAINS: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT CHAPTER 32—SOLID WASTE ARTICLE I—IN GENERAL Section 32-1. - Polluting public places. (a) Litter. It shall be unlawful for any person to litter or permit to be littered on any of the streets, alleys, sidewalks or other public places within the city by throwing, depositing, tracking, dropping, dumping or spilling any trash, paper, dirt, mud, ashes, sand, glass, leaves, garbage, debris or other materials or to deposit or cause the same to be deposited upon or permit the same to be accumulated upon any premises other than those designated as the official county sanitary landfill. (b)Commercial waste. It shall be unlawful to discharge any commercial or industrial water or any polluted or contaminated waste upon the sidewalks, streets, alleys or gutters within the city at any time. (c) Violations. A violation of this section shall constitute be a misdemeanor as defined in City Code §1-14(a). SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY This ordinance and each of the various parts, sections, subsections, sentences, phrases, and clauses hereof are declared to be severable. If any part, section, subsection, sentence, phrase, or clause is determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, it is hereby provided that the remainder of the Ordinance shall not be affected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 3. REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. Any and all Ordinances of the City of Algonac or any parts or provisions thereof, to the extent that they are contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of the within Ordinance, are hereby expressly repealed. SECTION 4. RATIFICATION All other provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Algonac, Michigan except as herein modified or amended are hereby expressly ratified and affirmed. SECTION 5. PUBLICATION. This Ordinance shall be published in accordance with the terms, provisions, and requirements of the City Charter of the City of Algonac, Michigan, and in accordance with and to the extent required by the statutes of the State of Michigan. SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take immediate effect upon publication in accordance with the provisions and requirements of the City Charter of the City of Algonac, but in no case sooner than ten (10) days after enactment pursuant to Charter Section 7.3(f). Lisa M. Borgacz, City Clerk INTRODUCED: October 7, 2025 ADOPTED: October 21, 2025 PUBLISHED: October 29, 2025 EFFECTIVE: October 29, 2025 Published: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 - The Voice