A.
The intent of the AG-RR Agricultural - Rural Residential District
is to provide an area in the Township where single-family homes and
farming operations can be located. This district includes agricultural
farming operations, mini-farms on which the agricultural use of the
land is subordinate to the use of the land for a single-family home,
and related uses.
B.
The regulations are intended to retain, insofar as is practicable
and desirable, the agricultural and rural character of this district.
It is also the purpose of this district to permit those uses customarily
considered agricultural operations, provided such agricultural uses
are compliant with Michigan Department of Agriculture-approved Generally
Accepted Agricultural Management Practices (GAAMP).
A.
Accessory building with footprint greater than the footprint of the
principal structure.
B.
Accessory building with footprint less than or equal to the footprint
of the principal structure.
C.
Accessory use to uses permitted by right.
D.
Day care, family.
E.
Dwelling, single-family.
F.
Essential service.
G.
Farm and farm operations.
H.
Greenhouse.
I.
Hobby/specialty farm operation.
J.
Home occupations, minor.
K.
Place of public assembly, small.
L.
Recreation facility, public.
M.
Roadside stands.
N.
Stable/riding academy.
O.
Township uses.
A.
Accessory dwelling.
B.
Accessory use to a permitted special use.
C.
Agritourism establishment.
D.
Bed-and-breakfast.
E.
Contractor storage yard.
[Added 1-14-2019 by Ord.
No. 6C]
F.
Educational facility.
G.
Farm product processing facility.
H.
Governmental office.
I.
Home occupation, major.
J.
Kennel.
K.
Landfill and gas recovery.
L.
Marihuana
grower.
[Added 6-12-2023 by Ord. No. 62]
M.
Place of public assembly, large.
N.
Private road.
O.
Restaurants
accessory to an existing recreational facility.
[Added 8-10-2020 by Ord. No. 61]
P.
Subdivision, conventional.
Q.
Subdivision, conservation.
R.
Wireless communication antenna.
[Added 9-20-2017 by Ord.
No. 6B]
A.
Minimum lot area: one acre.
C.
Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
D.
Maximum building height:
(1)
The lesser of 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories.
(2)
Nonresidential buildings and accessory use buildings and structures
shall be exempt from the above height requirements. Agricultural buildings
shall not exceed 45 feet, except for grain elevators, silos, and windmills,
which shall not exceed 120 feet in height.
E.
Maximum lot coverage: 35%.
F.
Minimum floor area: 1,000 square feet. The minimum first-floor area
of a one-story residential dwelling shall be 1,000 square feet, and
for a two-story dwelling, the minimum first-floor area shall be 800
square feet, and all residential buildings shall have a minimum total
of 1,000 square feet for both stories.
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AG-RR Agriculture - Residential District Regulations
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[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
A.
Right to farm. It is the intent of this zoning district to both govern
and protect agricultural land, building and structural uses in accordance
with the provisions of Act 93 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1981,
as amended, known as the "Right to Farm Act,"[1] when such operations are compliant with generally accepted
agricultural management practices as established by the Michigan Department
of Agriculture. All legal nonconforming agricultural operations as
defined by the Right to Farm Act shall be governed by the provisions
of this chapter to the extent that such provisions are not in conflict
with the provisions of the Right to Farm Act, in which case, the provisions
of the Right to Farm Act shall prevail.
[1]
Editor's Note: See MCLA § 286.471 et seq.
