FreedomTownshipGeneral Ordinances
Freedom Township has enacted several general ordinances over the years to regulate various activities within the township, for the mutual benefit of residents and businesses.
The general ordinances currently in effect are listed below, and may be downloaded and printed. In October 2002, the township completed a recodification program, which repealed certain ordinances, and renumbered and reorganized others. The general ordinances are now considered part of a “Code Book”, with each ordinance a “chapter” within the book. Therefore, Chapter 2 corresponds to Ordinance 2. The Zoning Ordinance, available on its own page, is considered Chapter 1 of the Freedom Township Code Book.
To view the current ordinances in force, click on the table of contents link below, which will aid you in selecting the appropriate ordinance(s) for downloading and viewing. The titles of each ordinance are also listed on their appropriate link.
Because some ordinances have been repealed since the 2002 recodification effort, there are gaps in the numbering sequence. There are also no general ordinances numbered between 19 and 28, with new ordinances since 2002 beginning with Ordinance 29.
These ordinances are stored in Adobe Acrobat “pdf” format, and require Adobe Reader for viewing and printing. See the “Forms/Ordinance” page for a link to downloading the free Adobe Reader software if you do not already have it.
Paper copies of the current ordinances may also be purchased from the Township Clerk.
Click below on the link of interest. Some of the ordinances are large files, so be patient if downloading on a 28K modem!
General Ordinances - Cover and Table of Contents
Chapter 2 - Freedom Lake Speed
Chapter 5 - Electrical Franchise
Chapter 8 - Ordinance Enforcement Officer
Chapter 9 - Dangerous Buildings
Chapter 10 - Landfill Evaluation Fee
Chapter 13 - Consumers Power Co. Gas Franchise
Chapter 15 - Fire and Emergency Medical Charge (revised fee schedule 2008)
Chapter 18 - Purchase of Development Rights
Chapter 31 - State Construction
Code
Chapter 32 - Mineral
Extraction Ordinance
Chapter 33 - Revocation of Ordinance 19 (PDR)
Chapter 34 - Resolution to Join Manchester Community Joint PLanning Commission
Ordinance 19 - Recodification. This link is provided to show the end results of the recodification program, and is not listed as a “general” ordinance.
