Legislative Findings with Respect to Drug Use and Prostitution or Soliciting for Prostitution.
Grand Rapids City Code § 9.702
in effectSec. 9.702. - Legislative Findings with Respect to Drug Use and Prostitution or Soliciting for Prostitution.
The City Commission determines that whenever the repeated use, sale, furnishing, giving or possession of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia occurs on any property or whenever property is repeatedly used for violation of the controlled substances or drug paraphernalia laws or for purposes of prostitution or soliciting for prostitution, a public nuisance may result. Such a public nuisance results from the increased criminal activity that occurs in the neighborhood surrounding the property, increased pedestrian and/or vehicular traffic in the neighborhood surrounding the property, the fear engendered in the minds of neighbors and the peace and quiet of residents living in the neighborhood surrounding the property being disturbed.
(Ord. No. 93-39, § 1, 9-7-93)
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_CH166DRPRNU_S9.702LEFIREDRUSPRSOPRFetched: 11/7/2026