John’s Corvette Care, Inc v. City of Dearborn

Defendant appeals as of right from a circuit court order granting summary disposition to plaintiff on the ground that defendant’s Ordinance No. 86-370 was preempted by the Private Security Guard Act, MCL 338.1051 et seq.; MSA 18.185(1) et seq. Although we do not agree that the statute preempted the ordinance, we nevertheless affirm, because the ordinance violates due process and is impermissibly vague.

The basic facts of this case are not in dispute. *618The ordinance, entitled "False Alarm Ordinance for the City of Dearborn,” charges owners and lessees of alarm systems certain fees for police…