Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 67.36 (2026)

Public wharves; conformity with grade; line limit.

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THE GENERAL LAW VILLAGE ACT

Act 3 of 1895

67.36 Public wharves; conformity with grade; line limit.

Sec. 36.

The council shall have authority also to require and cause all docks, wharves and landings, whether upon public grounds or upon the property of private individuals, to be constructed and maintained in conformity with such grade as may be established therefor by the council, and to prescribe the line beyond which any such wharf, dock, or landing shall not be constructed or maintained.

History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2804 ;-- CL 1915, 2675 ;-- CL 1929, 1584 ;-- CL 1948, 67.36

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2006–2006 · leading case: Adams Outdoor Advert., Inc v. Canton Charter Twp., 711 N.W.2d 391 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006).

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Adams Outdoor Advert., Inc v. Canton Charter Twp., 711 N.W.2d 391 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006). “221____ Notably, MCL 67.36 refers to docks and wharves being on either “public grounds” or “the property of private individuals,” suggesting that “public grounds” simply means public property.”

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