General Definition of Nuisances.
Grand Rapids City Code § 9.2
in effectSec. 9.2. - General Definition of Nuisances.
Whatever annoys, injures or endangers the safety, health, comfort or repose of the public; offends public decency; interferes with, obstructs or renders dangerous any street, highway or any body of water; or in any way renders the public insecure in life or property is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. Public nuisances shall include, but not be limited to, whatever is forbidden by any provision of this Chapter and shall include any provision of this Code declared in this Code to be a nuisance.
No person shall commit, permit, create or maintain a public nuisance.
(Ord. No. 2011-44, § 1, 10-11-11)
Source: City of Grand Rapids, Michigan, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mi/grand_rapids/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIOLRE_CH151NU_ART1GEPR_S9.2GEDENUFetched: 11/7/2026
