Farm labor housing is allowed as either a primary or accessory use in the agricultural zoning districts (Ag-1 and Ag-2). A special use approval is required, except as provided in division (H) hereof. In addition to § 154.186 of this chapter, the following specific standards, requirements and conditions shall also apply:
(A) Farm labor housing is required to comply with the Michigan Public Health Code being Act 368 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1978, as amended, including any rules promulgated pursuant thereto.
(B) Occupants of the farm labor housing must be employed for farm or agricultural labor. Members of a qualifying occupant's immediate family may also reside in the farm labor housing with the working occupant even if those family members are not employed for farm or agricultural labor.
(C) Mobile homes may be used to provide such housing, but must meet the size limitations of the state and as provided in division (G) hereof. There shall be no more than five mobile homes per lot.
(D) Farm labor housing shall not be placed within 100 feet of a property line not adjacent to a public street and must be at least 75 feet from the public street right-of-way on which the property fronts. These limitations as to distance from a property line shall not apply to an area presently and lawfully used for farm labor housing at the adoption of this section, but in no case will an existing area used for farm labor housing be allowed to expand closer to any property line, which is within 100 feet.
(E) Farm labor housing may be permitted on a lot which contains a minimum of five acres and which complies with all other requirements of this section. For a principal use, such lot shall be adjacent to a lot being actively farmed and both lots shall be under the same or substantially similar ownership.
(F) Farm labor housing (and occupancy) shall not exceed 100 persons per lot.
(G) Minimum dwelling size requirements and density for farm labor dwellings shall fully comply with State of Michigan laws and requirements.
(H) Farm labor housing which is lawfully in existence as of the date that this section was added to the zoning code may be expanded without special use approval by up to 50% of lawful occupancy every ten years. Any new or expanded farm labor housing beyond that requires special use approval.
(I) The side yard setback for a farm labor dwelling may be reduced to ten feet where both the lot where the farm housing is located and the adjoining lot are owned by the same person or entity and the lots are lawfully combined.
(Ord. passed 7-12-2012, § 8.13; Ord. 2021-1, passed 7-8-2021) Penalty, see § 154.999