Three Oaks Township
City Zoning Code

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.

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).

Accessory building with footprint greater than the footprint of the principal structure.

Accessory building with footprint less than or equal to the footprint of the principal structure.

Accessory use to uses permitted by right.

Day care, family.

Dwelling, single-family.

Essential service.

Farm and farm operations.

Greenhouse.

Hobby/specialty farm operation.

Home occupations, minor.

Place of public assembly, small.

Recreation facility, public.

Roadside stands.

Stable/riding academy.

Township uses.

Unclassified uses, per § 380-12.20.

Accessory dwelling.

Accessory use to a permitted special use.

Agritourism establishment.

Bed-and-breakfast.

Contractor storage yard.

Educational facility.

Farm product processing facility.

Governmental office.

Home occupation, major.

Kennel.

Landfill and gas recovery.

Marihuana grower.

Place of public assembly, large.

Private road.

Restaurants accessory to an existing recreational facility.

Subdivision, conventional.

Subdivision, conservation.

Wireless communication antenna.

Accessory buildings and structures must comply with the yard requirements of this article.

Parking and loading requirements subject to Article XIII.

Signage requirements subject to Article XIV.

Minimum lot area: one acre.

Minimum building setbacks.

Minimum lot width: 150 feet.

Maximum building height:

Maximum lot coverage: 35%.

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.

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.