Greenwich Township City Zoning Code
§ 16-20.3
Example of activities.
[Ord. No. 1980-18 § 3; Ord. No. 1998-6]
This right to farm recognizes the following activities which are by way of example and not by way of limitations:
a.
Use of irrigation pumps and equipment, aerial and ground seeding and spraying equipment, tractors and other equipment.
b.
Use of necessary farm laborers.
c.
The application of chemical fertilizers, insecticides and herbicides in accordance with manufacturer's instructions and the application of manure, except for the following limitations on poultry manure:
1.
Poultry manure will not be stockpiled in the field;
2.
The spreading of poultry manure should not take place closer than 50 feet to any occupied adjacent property line unless permission is given from the property owner of adjacent land;
3.
Poultry manure will not be spread on frozen ground, ground which is snow covered or on ground that is too wet to be plowed within 24 hours;
4.
Poultry manure spread on crop land must be soil incorporated within 12 hours by moldboards plowing or by chisel plowing followed by disking. Twenty-four hours will be allowed for emergency situations;
5.
Poultry manure may not be spread on the surface of grass highland or pasture land;
6.
Poultry manure may be spread on no-till corn land having less than 8% slope at 1/2 the usual rate during the months of March, April and May, so long as odor is not a problem. The moisture content must be 50% or less;
7.
Poultry manure cannot be spread on the same field twice in one year unless a crop has been planted and harvested;
8.
Application of poultry manure per acre concerning soil content will be within the jurisdiction of the Warren County Soil Conservation;
9.
Land slope application of 8% or above must contain a plan and approval from the Warren County Soil Conservation for control of runoff and erosion;
10.
There shall exist a three-thousand-foot buffer zone around any school which could be spread with poultry manure only when school is closed with 60% or driest manure;
d.
The grazing of animals and use of range for fowl subject to the standards and regulations for intensive fowl and livestock use.
e.
Construction of fences for these animals and livestock.
f.
The traveling and transportation of large, slow-moving equipment over roads within the Township.
g.
The control of vermin and pests, provided such control is practiced under applicable State Fish and Game Laws.
h.
The use of land for recreation purposes, e.g., snowmobiling, etc., shall be done only with the permission of the farm owners. Any recreational use of the farmland which changes the underlying agricultural nature of the use shall be subject to the usual site plan review, variance applications and all permits where otherwise required.