BERTRAND TOWNSHIP – ORDINANCE ADOPTION – KENNELS

BERTRAND TOWNSHIP
ORDINANCE NO. 221013C

At a regular meeting of the Bertrand Township Board held at the Bertrand Township Hall on the 13th day of October , 2022, at 7:00 p.m. EST.

PRESENT: Hicks, Kuhn, Payton, Vite, Zelmer

ABSENT: None
The following ordinance was offered by Trustee Payton and supported by Trustee Hicks :

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 2.12, DEFINITIONS, AND SECTION 11.04 SPECIAL LAND USE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
OF THE BERTRAND TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE

Section 1, Section 2.12 of the Bertrand Township Zoning Ordinance is amended as follows:
KENNEL
Any lot or premises on which three (3) or more animals, six (6) months of age or older are kept temporarily or permanently for the purpose of breeding, boarding or for sale.

Section 2, Section 11.04 of the Bertrand Township Zoning Ordinance is amended as follows:
Q. Kennels, commercial.
1. The minimum lot size shall be two (2) acres.
2. Buildings wherein animals are kept, dog runs, and/or exercise areas shall not be located nearer than one hundred fifty (150) feet to any adjacent occupied dwelling or any adjacent building used by the public.
3. All principal use activities, other than outdoor dog run areas, shall be conducted within a totally enclosed principal building, and shall be escape proof to the extent possible.
4.. All state and local license regulations must be followed.
5. A current copy of all licenses shall be submitted to the Township and placed in the property file.
Section 3. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be severable, and if any clause, sentence, word, section, or provision is declared void or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any portion of this ordinance other than said part or portion thereof.

Section 4, Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective seven (7) days after the publication of a summary of its provisions in a local newspaper of general circulation in the Township.

AYES: Hicks, Kuhn, Payton, Vite, Zelmer
NAYS: None

ORDINANCE DECLARED ADOPTED.

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Don Vite
Bertrand Township Clerk

I, DON VITE, duly elected Clerk in and for the Charter Township of Bertrand, Berrien County Michigan, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of an Ordinance adopted by the Township Board of Trustees, Bertrand Township, at a regular meeting held on the 13th day of October, 2022, and I further certify that public notice of such meeting was given as provided by law.

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Don Vite
Bertrand Township Clerk