ORDINANCE # 181-21

AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 46, Article V, Section 46-282 of THE CODE OF

ORDINANCES

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BRANDON

PREAMBLE

The Board of Trustees of The Charter Township of Brandon has determined that the
public health, safety and general welfare will be served if the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 46,
Article V, Supplemental Regulations, Regulation of Animals, providing for Accessory structures
in the Districts of the Township, Section 46-282(b)(6), regarding a broad exemption for farms
and farm operations in the Township is amended to delete such broad exemption while still
acknowledging the applicability of the Michigan Right To Farm Act in certain circumstances.
THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BRANDON, OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN
ORDAINS:
Section 1. Short Title. This Ordinance shall be known as and may be cited as the
Supplemental Regulation of Animals amending Ordinance.
Section 2. Section 46-282(b)(6) Repealed. The Code of Ordinances, Charter Township
of Brandon, Oakland County, Michigan, Chapter 46, Article V, Section 282 (b)(6) regarding the
exception of farms and farming operations from the provisions regulating animals in the
Township is hereby repealed.
Section 3. Revised Article V, Chapter 46, Section 46-282(b)(6) is hereby adopted as
follows:
(6) Application of these regulations may be subject to provisions of the Michigan Right
to Farm Act (MCL 286.471 et. Seq.) and the application of Generally Accepted
Agriculture and Management Practices on qualified farms and farm operations.
Section 4. Balance of Ordinance Remains in Effect. Chapter 46, Article V, Section
282 of the Brandon Code of Ordinances is hereby affirmed and remains in full force and effect,
except as specifically modified herein.
Section 5. Severability. If any subsection, clause, phrase or portions of this ordinance is
for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent portion of this ordinance and such
holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 6. Savings. All proceedings pending and all rights and liabilities existing,
acquired or incurred at the time this Ordinance takes effect, are saved and may be consummated
according to the law in force when they were commenced.

Section 7. Notice to Be Published. The Township Clerk for the Charter Township of
Brandon shall publish this ordinance in the manner required by MCL 42.22.
Section 8. Effective Date. This Ordinance section will be in effect as an Ordinance of
the Charter Township of Brandon immediately upon its Publication.
Adopted: July 12, 2021
Published: July 20, 2024
Effective: July 20, 2024
Complete text of the ordinance amendments are available at the Clerk’s office located at 395
Mill Street, Ortonville, MI. For further information call 248-627-2851. Posted by Roselyn Blair,

Brandon Township Clerk