§ 8.14. Unwholesome substances.

A.

Dumping prohibited. No unwholesome substance, as defined in article 22, shall be deposited, dumped or accumulated by any person on any land, private or public, in the township, unless such place has been designated as a public dumping ground by the township, or unless such substance is housed in a completely enclosed building.

B.

Water quality protection. No sewage, wastewater, or water containing foreign substances shall be deposited or drained onto any land or deposited or drained into any open ditch, creek, stream, lake, pond or other body of water unless the same has been first approved by the Michigan Department of Health and the Ottawa County Health Department.

C.

Accumulation of materials. No rubbish, boxes, barrels, lumber, scrap metal, automobile body, or other materials shall be accumulated by any person on any land in such a manner as to provide rat harborage. Lumber, boxes, barrels and similar materials shall be neatly piled on suitable platforms raised above the ground so as to discourage and prevent rat harborage.