Welcome to the Ordinance Division

The ordinance enforcement division is responsible for the enforcement of ordinance #64 (property maintenance), ordinance #56 (blight control) and ordinance #54 (noxious weeds), related laws, ordinances and standards.  The ordinance enforcement division Administrator (Jim Merriman) is available to take your complaints on the phone or in person at the general office, 320 Bell Road.   

Contact the Ordinance Division

320 Bell Road
Niles, Michigan 49120
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Phone (269) 687-2741 for questions & complaints

Ordinance Administrator: Jim Merriman

Procedure for ordinance complaints: 

1. Phone our office (269-687-2741) or stop in (320 Bell Road) with the address of the violation within the Niles Charter Township community.
2. An inspection will be scheduled and conducted by a Niles Charter Township Ordinance Enforcement Officer.   
3. If violations exist a Notice of Violation may be issued with a re-inspection date for compliance scheduled.
4. If during the re-inspection the violations still exist a ticket (civil infraction citation) may be issued and the violator will have to appear in court.

Who do I call for a complaint?
Please refer to our Ordinance Resposibility Chart to determine the right person/department to contact.

How do we handle complaints?
Niles Township has taken considerable time to diagram the complaint process so citizens can better understand how their concerns get answered and/or resolved. So if you have ever asked the question, “what happens after I make a complaint?” please click here to view the process.

Ordinances:    Property Maintenance #64 (link to .pdf)
                        Blight Control #56 (link to .pdf)
                        Noxious Weeds #54 (link to .pdf)