VILLAGE OF LAKE ORION

SYNOPSIS OF ORDINANCE ADOPTED

ZONING ORDINANCE

AMENDMENT NO. 26.100

SECTION 13.30 –

ANIMALS TEXT AMENDMENT

At its Regular Meeting of January 13, 2020, the Lake Orion Village Council accepted for second reading and adopted Ordinance No. 26.100, an Ordinance to amend the Village of Lake Orion Zoning Ordinance, Text Amendment to Section 13.30 – Animals.

The effect(s) of this Ordinance is to permit the keeping of backyard poultry (chickens) on parcels within the RV, Village Single Family Residential zoning district after Village review for compliance against the proposed standards of 13.30. Proposed regulations include, but are not limited to, a limitation to the maximum number of chickens allowed, the prohibition of roosters, coop requirements, setbacks, sanitary standards and violations. Should an application be found to be in compliance with the proposed standards of section 13.30, the proposed text amendment only grants a one-year permit and provides grounds for the Village to revoke such a permit.

The Ordinance is effective upon the publication of this synopsis. The complete text of the Ordinance is on file in the office of the Village Clerk and available for public inspection during regular Village office hours located at 21 E. Church Street, Lake Orion, Michigan, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For additional information, please contact the Village Clerk (693-8391 ext. 102).or galeczkas@lakeorion.org.

Susan C. Galeczka, CMC CCMC

Village Clerk

Publish: The Lake Orion Review: January 22, 2020

Posted: January 14, 2020