Here is the 5 acre rule:
http://www.municode.com/resources/gateway.asp?pid=11741&sid=22
ARTICLE IV. R-1 THROUGH R-4 ONE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Sec. 400. Intent:
The R-1 through R-5 one-family residential districts are designed to be the most restrictive of the residential...
Thanks for the wonderful info, I bought the coop from Destiny Mike, so I will certainly call him to ask. Ordinance office did try to tell me my coop require permit, but they dropped it after I gave them the measurement which is less then 100 square feet. When I talked to the ordinance office...
Thanks Blue. Now I know the ordinance office is wrong, but how do I go about letting them know they are wrong. Do I need a letter from an attorney? (I just finished the coop and haven't gotten any birds yet. )
I live in Ypsilanti Charter Township. One of my neighbor across the road complained to the township ordinance office that I have a coop, this was a week and half ago, today I got an letter from ordinance office saying Chickens and or/other fowl, as defined by the Township Code of Ordinances, are...
Hi, This is my first post, I am trying to raise chickens in my back yard, but the township ordinance office said raising chickens are not permitted on parcels of less then 5 acres(according to Michigan right to farm act).
I called Department of Agriculture, but I haven't gotten any reply yet, I...