CommunityCleanUpDay set
Wayne will host Community Clean Up
Day from 9 a.m. until noon Saturday, Sept.
16.
Volunteers are encouraged to war old
clothes and bring gloves. Refreshments
will be provided. Check-in will be at the
northeast corner of Sims Street andWayne
Road. Parking is available at the 29th
District Court lot located at 34808 Sims St
inWayne.
Volunteers are also requested at the
WayneHistorical Museum to help improve
the landscaping.
Volunteers should bring work gloves,
shovels and hoes to help in pruning
shrubs, moving plants and planting spring
bulbs.
This is a partnership with Wayne
Rotary, Healthy Wayne, Jaycees and sever-
al other community organizations.
For more information, phone Wayne
MainStreet at (734) 629-6822.
Toddler Story Time under way
Story Time for children up to 4 years of
age is now available from 10:30 until 11:30
a.m. Wednesdays at the Romulus Public
Library.
The hour includes playtime, stories and
crafts. Older childrenmay attend, but must
be accompanied by an adult. Story times
will continue throughDec. 20.
The library is located at 11121 Wayne
Road in Romulus. For more information
call (734) 942-7589.
Fashion event planned
Phases of Life, a fashion event hosted
by Trinity Occasions, is planned from 6-9
p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 at Inkster
Preparatory Academy, 27355 Woodsfield
St., Inkster.
Tickets are $7 if purchased in advent
and $10 if purchased at the door.
There will be various vendors on hand
and complementary refreshments and
prizes.
For tickets or vendor information, call
(313) 338-9799 or (734) 085-0005.
Art entries sought
Entries are now being accepted for the
8th annual Belleville Community Art
Show.
The exhibit will take place Oct. 27
through 29 at the Belleville Yacht Club
(BYC) and is organized by the Belleville
AreaCouncil for theArts.
Entry forms are available at the
Belleville Area District Library, the
Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce,
the Belleville Yacht Club, Garden Fantasy
on Main, the Professional Building,
Sumpter Ace Hardware, Twisted Rooster
and at VanBurenTownshipHall.
There are adult, teen and children's cat-
egories and cashprizes are available.
Entry forms can also be downloaded at
or
For more information, call (734) 357-
8000.
$25,000 raffle under way
Tickets for the second annual
Northville Educational Foundation
$25,000 Cash For College Raffle are now
available.
Tickets are priced at $50 each, or three
for $100. Proceeds from the raffle benefit
the Northville Educational Foundation
and the 7,300 students in the district. If
ticket sales total less than $50,000, the
prize will revert to a 50/50 drawing with a
minimumof a $1000 prize.
The drawing will take place at about
7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, at downtown the
Northville Tree Lighting Ceremony in the
town square just after the Holiday Lighted
Parade. Ticket holders need not be pres-
ent towin.
Tickets will be sold until the start of the
parade Nov. 17, or until all 1500 tickets are
sold, whichever comes first). Purchasers
must be 18 or older.
Tickets can be purchased online at
or in person at the
Northville Educational Foundation office
at 501WestMainSt. inNorthville.
Health Fair vendors sought
The Romulus Senior Center Annual
Health Fair is now accepting vendors for
the event planned for Oct. 10.
Health professionals can highlight their
companies with the senior community.
Table space rental is $100. Gifts to be raf-
fled off are also being sought.
Set up will begin at 9 a.m. and the fair
will be open from9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m.
For more information, contact Senior
Services Director Rose Swidan, (734) 955-
4120 or email
.
Buddy Up set in Plymouth
Plymouth Arts & Recreation Complex
(PARC) is sponsoring an innovative com-
munity healthy lifestyle program called
"BuddyUp" thismonth.
The 8-week program is led by Buddy
Shuh a participant on "Biggest Loser" tele-
vision program who will share his life
experiences on making sustainable
healthy lifestyle changes. Participants will
be put on a team after choosing a team
captain who will mentor, inspire and sup-
port them for the duration of the program.
The program also includes fitness assess-
ments before and after the program, week-
ly 30-minute fitness classes, and a boot
camp style "warehouse" work out.
The program will continue from Sept.
23 through Nov. 11. Registration is avail-
able at
plymouth-2017.
Library Storytimes begin
Storytimes are planned for September
and October at the Belleville District
Library.
Family Storytimes will take place at
6:30 p.m. Mondays for children ages 4-10;
Fall Tuesday "Toddler Times" are planned
for 11 a.m. for children ages 2-4 and Fall
Thursday "Toddler Times" will take place
at 11 a.m. also for children ages 2-4.
The Belleville Area District Library is
located at 167 Fourth St. For more infor-
mation, call (734) 699-3291.
Church hostswhite elephant sale
St. Aloysius Church in Romulus will
host a four-day White Elephant Garage
Sale from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Sept. 15 and 16 and from noon
until 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17.
Two buildings of sale items will include
household items, toys, tools, linens, sport-
ing goods, holiday items, books, radios and
more.
The church is located at 37200 Neville
St. inRomulus.
For more information, call (734) 941-
5056.
Friends selling used books
The Friends of the Westland Library
will host a Fall Used Book sale from 10
a.m. until 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept.
15 and 16. The sale will conclude with a $4
bag sale day from noon until 3 p.m. on
Sunday, Sept. 17.
The library is located at 6123 Central
City Pkwy. inWestland.
For more information, call (734) 326-
6123
Model Air Show takes off
The Flying Pilgrims will present a
Radio Control Air Show from 10 a.m. until
5 p.m. Sept. 15 and 16 at a field on Ridge
Road¼-mile north of GeddesRoad.
There is a $5 parking donation request-
edwhich admits all occupants of a vehicle.
This is a show put on to demonstrate
the Radio Controlled Airplane hobby to
the general public.
The airplanes flown are classified as
"Giant Scale," meaning the model must be
at least ¼ the size of the real aircraft and
include both turbine jet and propeller
driven models. Wingspans of more than
100 inches are common. Most of the mod-
els weigh between 15 and 50 pounds and
engine power ranges from 3 to 12 horse-
power.
The models will fly all day during the
show, and performmany aerobaticmaneu-
vers during flights. At noon flying is sus-
pended for a time so spectators can
inspect the airplanes up close and ask
questions of the pilots.
The Flying Pilgrims are part of the
Academy of Model Aeronautics, a 160,000
member national organization.
Scarecrows invadeRomulus
The City of Romulus is sponsoring a
Scarecrow Contest during the month of
October.
Businesses, organizations, individuals
and families can enter and help decorate
downtownRomulus.
Scarecrows must be received between
Sept. 25 and 29 at the Romulus DPW.
Official rules and an application can be
found at Romulus City Hall and the DPW
or
on
the
city
website,
.
For more information, call (734) 942-
7571.
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September 14, 2017
Calendar of events
STATE OF MICHIGAN
COUNTY OF WAYNE
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF PLYMOUTH
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKING ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE NO. 1016
AMENDMENT NO. 21
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER VIII, TO CREATE OF ARTICLE 2; TO PROHIBIT THE PARKING OF
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES ON PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS, ALLEYS, OR OTHER PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-
WAY; TO PROVIDE FOR DEFINITIONS OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES; TO PROVIDE FOR PENALTY; TO
PROVIDE FOR REPEAL; TO PROVIDE FOR SEVERABILITY; TO PROVIDE FOR SAVINGS CLAUSE; TO PRO-
VIDE FOR PUBLICATION; AND TO PROVIDE FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
Ordinance No. 1016, is hereby adopted to read as follows:
SECTION I. AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER VIII
ARTICLE 2. RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKING
VIII-2.00 Recreational vehicle parking prohibited.
(a)
No person shall park any recreational vehicle on any public street, highway, alley or other public right-of-way with-
in the Township for any purpose or length of time. except that a recreational vehicle may be parked on a public street or high-
way for the sole purpose of loading or unloading such vehicle for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) hours, provided that
the parked recreational vehicle does not impede traffic or prospective traffic on such public street or highway.
(b)
For purposes of this section, "recreational vehicle" shall include any of the following:
(1)
Boats and boat trailers, which shall include floats and rafts, plus the normal equipment used to transport the same on
the highway;
(2)
Folding tent trailer, which is defined as a folding structure mounted on wheels and designed for travel and vacation
use;
(3)
Motorhome, which is defined as a portable dwelling designed and constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled
vehicle;
(4)
Pick-up camper, which is defined as a structure primarily to be mounted on a pick-up or truck chassis and with suf-
ficient equipment to render it suitable for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses;
(5)
Travel trailer, which is a vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed to be used as a temporary dwelling
for travel, recreational and vacation uses, and either licensed as a trailer or permanently identified travel trailer by the man-
ufacturer, or a movable or portable dwelling, constructed to be towed on its own chassis and connected to utilities and
designed without a permanent foundation for year-round living;
(6)
Utility trailer, which is a vehicle licensed as a trailer used to transport motorcycles, snowmobiles, go-carts, off-road
vehicle, stock cars, or other recreational equipment; or
(7)
Any other vehicle which is not licensed for road use which is primarily intended for off-road recreational, outdoor,
and/or pleasure activities.
VII- 2.01 Prima Facie Responsibility of Registered Owner
If a recreational vehicle is parked in violation of Section VIII-2.00, the person in whose name that recreational vehi-
cle is registered in this state or another state at the time of the violation is prima facie responsible for that violation.
VIII-2.02 Violation and Penalty
A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction. A parking violation notice charging a violation
of this section may be issued by a police officer in the form and manner provided by in MCL 257.742(6), (7) and (8).
SECTION II. PENALTY.
The penalty for violation of this Ordinance is set forth in Section I, VIII-2.02.
SECTION III. REPEAL.
All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance, except as herein provided,
are hereby repealed only to the extent necessary to give this Ordinance full force and effect.
SECTION IV. SEVERABILITY.
If any section, subsection, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitu-
tional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and
such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion thereof.
SECTION V. SAVINGS CLAUSE.
The repeal or amendment herein shall not abrogate or affect any offense or act committed or done, or any penalty or
forfeiture incurred, or any pending litigation or prosecution of any right established or occurring prior to the effective date of this
Ordinance.
SECTION VI. PUBLICATION.
The Clerk for the Charter Township of Plymouth shall cause this Ordinance to be published in the manner required
by law.
SECTION VII. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall take full force and effect upon publication.
CERTIFICATION
The foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the Township Board Trustees of the Charter Township of Plymouth at
its regular meeting called and held on the 12th day of September, 2017, and was ordered to be given publication in the manner
required by law.
_________________________
Jerry Vorva, Clerk
First Reading: August 22, 2017
Second Reading: September 12, 2017
Published: September 14, 2017
Adopted: September 12, 2017
Effective upon Publication: September 14, 2017
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