Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[RaZ]

Well that was tiresome.

Now all I need to do is 15 days of work programme and all should be good. I only need $550 to enroll in the programme.

 

[SillyChicken]

can you do another help a guy out fund raiser?

 

[tntchix]

can you do another help a guy out fund raiser?

I'm in when you do.

 

[RaZ]

I'll get it started. I was hoping to have that patio job done but all of this rain. Yikes.

So tired from labour and the stress of court; took a 5 hour nap this afternoon.

 

[bigmrg74]

 

[Amiga]

Hello, all - I saw the weather news - Oh, my, I hope all are okay here.

 

[RaZ]

This is what it looked like on my street.




Looking downstream.



Class I rapids down the driveway


And then there was this rocket scientist...

 

[Darguth]

Hi everyone!

I'm new and looking for some help. My partner and I are considering buying our first house, and we want to buy a property where we can raise some livestock. Namely a dairy goat or two, chickens, and maybe some honey bees.

With the 2014 changes to Michigan's Right to Farm Act, I'm somewhat confused on how--if at all--the state's statute overrides local ordinances?

We're looking at a lovely 2 acre property in Hartland Township. It is zoned CA-Conservation Agricultural. The zoning ordinance requires 5 acres for goats and 2.5 acres for poultry. (Which is, in my opinion, quite frankly ridiculous given that it's smack dab in farm country.)

Is there any protection under the MRTFA still for a property like this? I knocked on doors in the neighborhood and everyone liked the idea of us homesteading. Many people owned horses or other livestock as well already, so I don't think neighbors would be a big problem.

However, we want to know what we're getting ourselves into and don't want to invest in structures and livestock only to be smacked with recurring civil infraction fines later on.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. If this is not the appropriate location for this kind of question I apologize and would be grateful if anyone could direct me to the appropriate sub-forum.

Thanks!

 

[Stacykins]

Hi everyone!

I'm new and looking for some help. My partner and I are considering buying our first house, and we want to buy a property where we can raise some livestock. Namely a dairy goat or two, chickens, and maybe some honey bees.

With the 2014 changes to Michigan's Right to Farm Act, I'm somewhat confused on how--if at all--the state's statute overrides local ordinances?

We're looking at a lovely 2 acre property in Hartland Township. It is zoned CA-Conservation Agricultural. The zoning ordinance requires 5 acres for goats and 2.5 acres for poultry. (Which is, in my opinion, quite frankly ridiculous given that it's smack dab in farm country.)

Is there any protection under the MRTFA still for a property like this? I knocked on doors in the neighborhood and everyone liked the idea of us homesteading. Many people owned horses or other livestock as well already, so I don't think neighbors would be a big problem.

However, we want to know what we're getting ourselves into and don't want to invest in structures and livestock only to be smacked with recurring civil infraction fines later on.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. If this is not the appropriate location for this kind of question I apologize and would be grateful if anyone could direct me to the appropriate sub-forum.

Thanks!

I'd suggest saving yourself the grief and purchasing a property that fits your needs. If you want goats in an area where the ordinance says goats need acres acres, then you need a property with five acres.

Raz (the gentleman who posted above you) has been in a very long battle in order to keep his 'canaries'. Michigan Right to Farm has not been very helpful in his case...

 

[aart]

This is what it looked like on my street.




Looking downstream.



Class I rapids down the driveway


And then there was this rocket scientist...

What the heck happened....drainage fail/clog somewhere?