Bill Text: MI HB4049 | 2025-2026 | 103rd Legislature | Introduced

Michigan House Bill 4049

Introduced

Bill Title: Land use: zoning and growth management; rearing of hen chickens in residential areas; allow. Amends sec. 204 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3204). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4050'25

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 11-1)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-04 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 01/30/2025 [HB4049 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2025-HB4049-Introduced.html

HOUSE BILL NO. 4049

January 30, 2025, Introduced by Reps. DeSana, Markkanen, Meerman, Greene, Smit, Cavitt, Neyer, Alexander, Woolford, Maddock, Fox and Morgan and referred to Committee on Agriculture.

A bill to amend 2006 PA 110, entitled

"Michigan zoning enabling act,"

by amending section 204 (MCL 125.3204).

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 204. (1) A zoning ordinance adopted under this act shall provide for the use of a single-family residence by an occupant of that residence for a home occupation to give instruction in a craft or fine art within the residence.

(2) The rearing of egg-laying hens is a permitted use of property under a zoning ordinance and is not subject to a special land use approval or any other approval under this act if both of the following requirements are met:

(a) The property is at least 1/4 acre in size.

(b) The number of hens does not exceed 5 hens for every 1/4 acre of property size or a total of 25 hens, whichever is less.

(3) This section does not prohibit the regulation of noise, advertising, traffic, hours of operation, or other conditions that may accompany the a use of a residence under this section.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless House Bill No. 4050 (request no. H01183'25) of the 103rd Legislature is enacted into law.