(1) The council may provide by ordinance for the storage and handling of combustible, explosive, or other hazardous substances.
    (2) The council may provide by ordinance for the prevention and suppression of fires. The ordinance may prescribe, but need not be limited to, the manner of construction of buildings and other structures within the village or certain districts of the village.

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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 70.6

  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
    (3) The council may provide by ordinance for the appointment of fire inspectors, and may appoint fire inspectors. The ordinance may provide for the periodic examination by the fire inspectors of the stoves, furnaces, and heating apparatus and devices in all dwellings, buildings, and structures within the village, and in all places where combustible or explosive substances are kept, and authorize fire inspectors to require stoves, furnaces, and heating apparatus and devices that pose a fire hazard to be put in a safe condition.
    (4) The authority granted under this section is subject to state and federal law.