Bill Text: MI HB4266 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Land use; zoning and growth management; household agriculture; authorize in residential zones. Amends sec. 204 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3204).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-01 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 02/28/2017 [HB4266 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB4266-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4266
February 23, 2017, Introduced by Rep. Kelly and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
A bill to amend 2006 PA 110, entitled
"Michigan zoning enabling act,"
by amending section 204 (MCL 125.3204).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 204. (1) A zoning ordinance adopted under this act shall
provide for the use of a single-family residence by an occupant of
that residence for a home occupation to give instruction in a craft
or
fine art within the residence. This section subsection does not
prohibit the regulation of noise, advertising, traffic, hours of
operation, or other conditions that may accompany the use of a
residence
under this section.subsection.
(2) This subsection shall be known and may be cited as the
"homestead subsistence farming act". If a structure is lawfully
used as a residence under a zoning ordinance, the production of
farm products on the property where the structure is located, for
consumption by the residents or transfer by the residents, is a
lawful use and is not subject to a special use or conditional use
permit or procedure. As used in this subsection:
(a) "Farm products" means fruits, vegetables, dairy products,
or reasonable numbers of poultry, livestock, or other farm animals.
(b) "Transfer" includes all of the following:
(i) Food stand or similar sales of a de minimis value.
(ii) Food stand or similar sales above a de minimis value if
otherwise authorized by law.
(iii) Trading.
(iv) Sharing.
