Sec. 6.1. The A-1 Prime Agricultural District has been established to conserve farmland and to encourage farming, thereby helping to assure that productive agricultural uses will continue to be a significant, long-term and use within the Township.

Sec. 6.2 Land within this district may be used and buildings, structures, or other improvements may be erected, altered, enlarged, or used for one or more of the following purposes:

(a)

Crop and animal production conducted in accordance with generally accepted agricultural and management practices approved by the Michigan Department of Agriculture, which includes intensive livestock operations if the following conditions are met:

(1)

An application for site plan approval shall be submitted to the Township Planning Commission. A copy of the Livestock Production Facility Siting Request Application approved by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and any amendments thereto shall be attached to the application for site plan approval. The provisions of Chapter 12 shall apply to site plan approval, except that the Township Planning Commission's consideration of the site plan shall be limited to ensuring that the site plan has been approved by the Michigan Department of Agriculture, and that any aspect of the site plan not approved or not under the jurisdiction of the Michigan Department of Agriculture complies with the Zoning Ordinance; and

(2)

The Township Planning Commission shall hold a meeting to consider the site plan application as provided in subsection (1). At least fifteen days prior to the meeting, the Township shall publish notice of the meeting at which the site plan application will be considered in a newspaper of general circulation in the Township and shall also send notice of the meeting to the Muskegon County Road Commission and the Muskegon County Drain Commission.

(b)

Single-family dwellings.

(c)

Orchards, vineyards, apiaries, and stables.

(d)

Greenhouses and nurseries.

(e)

Roadside stands and other agricultural accessory structures for the display and sale of produce grown on the premises and for the display and sale of meat butchered or processed from animals raised on the premises.

(f)

Accessory buildings, structures and uses customarily incidental to any permitted use or special land use.

(g)

Small-scale solar energy collectors as an accessory use.

(Ord. No. 12-01, § 2, 9-13-2012; Ord. No. 2021-11, § 2, 11-11-2021)

Sec. 6.3 Upon application to the Township Planning Commission and approval by said Commission, subject to provisions of Chapter 11 the following special land uses may be established:

(a)

Single family detached farm dwellings.

(b)

Private and public schools, libraries, museums, and similar uses, when owned and operated by a governmental agency or nonprofit organization.

(c)

Parks, camps, campgrounds, playgrounds, community centers, churches and other houses of worship, governmental administration or service buildings which are owned and operated by a governmental agency or nonprofit organization.

(d)

Golf courses, country clubs, commercial riding stables, private recreation areas, and publicly owned athletic grounds.

(e)

Bed and breakfast establishments.

(f)

Family daycare homes.

(g)

State licensed adult foster care family homes.

(h)

Removal and processing of sand, gravel, and other mineral resources.

(i)

Utility and public service buildings.

(j)

Farm markets.

(k)

Intensive livestock operations.

(l)

Reserved.

(m)

Antennas and towers exceeding 75 feet in height.

(n)

Private shooting ranges, and hunting preserves with a minimum of 40 acres.

(o)

Application of sewage sludge.

(p)

Gunsmithing in single family dwellings and accessory buildings only.

(q)

Outdoor recreational events including but not limited to rodeos, animal shows, and cattle auctions.

(r)

Storage of motor vehicles and other equipment used in and for land services, where no business activities are carried out on the premises, where there are no serious adverse effects on other lands.

(s)

Storage of semi tractor trailers and other large commercial motor vehicles, where no business activities are carried out on the premises and where there are no serious adverse effects on other lands.

(t)

Commercial and Private kennel operations.

(u)

Home occupations.

(v)

Operation of kennels.

(w)

Small Wind Turbine Generator, Large Wind Turbine Generator, or Wind Energy Harvest Site. A small wind turbine generator, a large wind turbine generator, or a wind harvest energy site may be approved by the Planning Commission as a special land use, upon compliance with all the conditions stated in Subsection C of Section 11.4 of this Ordinance.

(Ord. No. 11-50, § 2, 8-11-2011; Ord. No. 12-01, § 3, 9-13-2012)

Sec. 6.4. Land, buildings and structures shall comply with all of the following requirements:

(a)

Minimum lot area and minimum lot width: 2.5 acres with 330 feet of lot width.

(b)

Minimum required setbacks for principal buildings:

a.

Front yard—100 feet.

b.

Side yard—There shall be two side yards; no side yard shall be less than 50 feet.

c.

Rear yard—100 feet.

(c)

No building or structure shall exceed a height of 35 feet, except this requirement shall not apply to agricultural buildings or agricultural related structures.

(Ord. No. 12-2018, § 2, 12-13-2018)

Sec. 6.5. Refer to Schedule A.

Sec. 6.6. Refer to Schedule A and C.

Sec. 6.7. Refer to Schedule A.