Proposed Changes to Cooper Charter Township Ordinance will reduce or eliminate agricultural rights in Rural Residential and other zoning districts

By Wendy Lockwood Banka

​On Monday, November 13 at 7 pm, the Cooper Charter Township Board will vote on proposed changes to the ordinance that would reduce or eliminate agricultural rights in the following districts:

1. R-1 Rural Residential District (Raising of livestock)
2. R-2 Residence District (Agricultural crop farming on 2.5 acres or less)
3. R-3 Residence District (Agricultural crop farming on 2.5 acres or less)
4. R-4 Residence District (Agricultural crop farming on 2.5 acres or less)
5. R-5 Residential District (Agricultural crop farming on 2.5 acres or less)
6. R-6 Mobile Home Park District (Agricultural crop farming)
7. RD Recreation District (Agricultural crop farming on 2.5 acres or more)
8. CBD Cooper Business District (Agricultural and horticultural uses)
9. C-1 Commercial District, Local (Agricultural crop farming on 2.5 acres or more)
10. C-2 Commercial District, General (Agricultural crop farming on 2.5 acres or more; greenhouse, nursery)
11. Industrial District, Restricted (Greenhouse, nursery) 

Current Cooper Township Ordinance can be found here.
Annotated list of the proposed changes can be found here.

Meeting detailsNovember 13, 2017
7:00 p.m. 
Township Board Meeting 
Township Hall
1590 West D Avenue 
Kalamazoo, Michigan 


DEANNA JANSSEN 
Clerk Cooper Charter Township Hall
1590 West D Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49009
(269) 382-0223