HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESPONSE

Ann Arbor City Code tit. I, ch. 25, art. I

in effect

Ann Arbor City Code § 1:850 Definitions.

1:850. - Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this Article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning. (1) Hazardous material means any substance that is or may become injurious to public health, safety or welfare or to the environment. (2) Minor means a person who is under the age of 18. (3) Person means any individual, parent or guardian of a minor, partnership, corporation, association, club, joint venture, estate, trust, sole proprietorship, legal entity, government corporation, a federal, state, or local unit of government, a political subdivision of a federal, state, or local unit of government, an interstate body, and any other group or combination acting as a unit and the individuals constituting such group or unit. (4) Release means and includes, but is not limited to, any actual or threat of spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing of hazardous materials into the environment, or the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers, and other closed receptacles containing a hazardous material. (5) Responsible party means any person who owns, controls, or accepts for transport, storage, treatment or disposal any hazardous material that is released into the environment. Responsible party shall also include the owner, tenant, occupant or any other party in control of property, on which or from which there has been a release of hazardous material. (Ord. No. 15-17, § 1, 9-8-15)

Ann Arbor City Code § 1:851 Costs subject to recovery from responsible party for removal of hazardous material.

1:851. - Costs subject to recovery from responsible party for removal of hazardous material. A responsible party or responsible parties shall be jointly and severally liable to and shall reimburse the city for all costs incurred by the city in responding to a release. Such costs, include, but are not limited to, costs for the following: (1) Aid provided by the Washtenaw County Hazardous Materials Response Authority, any other governmental agency, or any other hazardous material resource(s) or person(s). (2) All personnel costs. (3) Contracting with any persons to assist in responding to the release. (4) The rental or purchase of machinery, equipment, materials or supplies required in responding to the release. (5) Usage cost of equipment, machinery and supplies along with vehicle response cost to the release. (6) The costs for repairs to or replacement of equipment and materials used in responding to the release that are damaged, lost, destroyed or rendered irreparable. (7) Charges related to the release imposed on the city by any local, state or federal governmental entities. (8) The accounting for all expenditures related to responding to the release, including billing and collection costs and attorney fees. (9) Any services required after responding to the release, such as cleanup of a site or the removal of items. (10) Any administrative costs generated in conjunction with an expense recovery. (Ord. No. 15-17, § 1, 9-8-15)

Ann Arbor City Code § 1:852 Required information.

1:852. - Required information. Upon request by the city, any person(s) responsible or involved shall provide information to the city concerning any incident giving rise to a technical rescue, including but not limited to the following information: (1) His/her name, address, and any identifying information; all on scene parties including, contractors, residents, owners, witness and occupancies. (2) Insurance information. (3) Other persons he/she believes were involved in or responsible for the incident. (4) Property owners and occupancy. (Ord. No. 15-17, § 1, 9-8-15)

Ann Arbor City Code § 1:853 Collection of charges.

1:853. - Collection of charges. (1) The City Administrator or his/her designee shall send to the person or persons liable for the costs incurred by the city in performing a technical rescue an invoice for the total costs incurred. (2) Payment of the invoice shall be made by the due date on the invoice. (3) Where services for technical rescue were rendered on real property owned by a private person, the costs incurred by the city, if not paid by the due date on the invoice, may be assessed against the parcel as provided for in Section 1:292 of this Code. (4) Any person(s) who fails to pay the costs billed by the city within 60 days of the date the bill was sent is responsible for a civil infraction punishable by a fine of $100.00, plus costs of prosecution and costs incurred for services rendered by the City Attorney to collect on the bill. (Ord. No. 15-17, § 1, 9-8-15)

Source: City of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mi/ann_arbor/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIAD_CH25COREHAMARETERESE_ARTIHAMAREFetched: 11/8/2026