Public Notice: Manchester Township adopts Resolution 17-02

Township of Manchester
Resolution No. 17-02
September 12, 2017

A resolution to adopt an ordinance to amend the Manchester Township Zoning Ordinance by adding, amending, and deleting certain animal and farm related definitions and regulations and by adding Section 16.26 "Regulation of Animals" to Article 16.0 "Supplementary Regulations and Standards", pursuant to the authority granted by the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, Public Act 110 of2006 (MCL 125.3101 et. seq.), as amended.

WHEREAS, Manchester Township has zoning powers pursuant to the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, Public Act 110 of2006 (MCL 125.3101), as amended; and

WHEREAS, after public hearing, the Manchester Township Planning Commission has recommended that the Manchester Township Zoning Ordinance be amended by adding, amending, and deleting certain animal and farm related definitions and regulations and by adding Section 16.26 "Regulation of Animals" to Article 16.0 "Supplementary Regulations and Standards"; and

WHEREAS, the Manchester Township Board of Trustees accepts the recommendation of the Manchester Township Planning Commission and finds that it is in the best interest of the residents of the Township to amend the Manchester Township Zoning Ordinance by adding, amending, and deleting those animal and farm related definitions and regulations and by adding Section 16.26 "Regulation of Animals" to Article 16.0 "Supplementary Regulations and Standards".

THEREFORE, be it resolved that Ordinance No. 17-02, entitled "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE BY ADDING, AMENDING, AND DELETING CERTAIN ANIMAL AND FARM RELATED DEFINITIONS AND REGULATIONS, AND BY ADDING SECTION 16.26 "REGULATION OF ANIMALS" TO ARTICLE 16.0 SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS" II is made, passed, and adopted.

Township Trustee Macomber moved the adoption of the foregoing Resolution, which was seconded by Township Trustee Seefeld and thereupon adopted by the Manchester Township Board of Trustees by a roll call vote of the Township Board at the regular meeting, held this 12th day of September, 201 7.

The following members voted:

Ayes: Macomber, DeRossett, Seefeld, Moutinho, Carey, Proctor, Milkey
Nays:
Absent or abstain:

The Supervisor declared the resolution adopted.
Danell Proctor, Township Clerk

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by Fritz Swanson

Fritz Swanson has written for The Believer, the Christian Science Monitor, Print Magazine, McSweeney's, Esopus, LSA Magazine, and The Mid-American Review. He serves as a trustee on the Manchester District Library Board. He's the designer and publisher of The Manchester Mirror.

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