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Pierson Township adopts Rental Oversight Program ordinance, establishes fees
Summary
Pierson Township adopted Ordinance 2022-01 to create a Rental Oversight Program (Chapter 11) and passed Resolution 2022-03 to set registration and inspection fees; minutes record unanimous board approval but do not list fee amounts.
Pierson Township’s board adopted Ordinance 2022-01 to enact a new Chapter 11 establishing a Rental Oversight Program and passed Resolution 2022-03 to establish registration application and inspection fees.
The ordinance was offered by Trustee Grice and seconded by Trustee Buyze; the adoption vote was recorded as aye from Buyze, Burkholder, Grice and Hyrns. The fee resolution was offered by Member Burkholder and seconded by Member Buyze and also passed with the same recorded aye votes.
The ordinance creates a local registration and inspection framework for rental properties in the township. The meeting minutes record the ordinance and the fee-resolution votes but do not include the specific fee amounts or a schedule of fines or exemptions. The planning commission listed a next meeting date of Feb. 24, 2022, where implementation details or follow-up could be discussed.
The board’s action immediately places a local regulatory framework on the agenda for property owners and managers. The minutes do not show public testimony for or against specific fee levels or the ordinance language.
Next steps noted in the minutes include the planning commission’s forthcoming meeting and administrative follow-up to implement the registration and inspection process.
