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Township reports hotel ordinance implementation; board to consider minor ordinance tweaks
Summary
Cascade Charter Township staff reported issuing 16 hotel licenses under a 2024 ordinance and conducting inspections; the board was told it will return with minor modifications and potential fines for some noncompliant hotels.
Speaker 1 briefed the board on hotel-ordinance implementation, saying, "We did end up, issuing all 16 licenses for the hotels in the township this past year." He said inspections began in October for the next licensing cycle and that inspections have prompted property-maintenance and fire-code corrections.
Speaker 5 told the board, "We are gonna go back to the board with some modifications to that ordinance," and said some hotel owners remain holdouts; Speaker 5 added the township is "working with our attorney" and may assess fines for noncompliance, referencing previously established penalty amounts.
Speaker 3 characterized the ordinance's effect positively: "That's ordinance has made a big difference," and cited a sustained police presence that, in his view, has reduced the scale and seriousness of incidents previously reported in the area. Board members discussed enforcement, licensing renewal procedures for 2026 and working with the township attorney to ensure fines and enforcement steps are legally supportable.
Next steps: staff will return to the board with proposed ordinance modifications and enforcement language; inspections and licensing renewals will continue through the 2026 cycle.
