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Trustees decline to introduce small-domestic-livestock moratorium after planning commission recommended denial
Summary
At its April 14 meeting, the Waterford Township Board of Trustees voted to deny introduction of Ordinance 2025‑C‑006, a proposed moratorium on small domestic livestock such as chickens and ducks, following debate over enforcement and planning‑commission history.
Waterford Township trustees on April 14 voted to deny introduction of Zoning Ordinance 2025‑C‑006, a proposed moratorium on small domestic livestock that would have temporarily restricted keeping animals such as chickens and ducks within the township.
The moratorium proposal had been drafted after complaints and incidents discussed at the January meeting and considered by the Planning Commission. Jeffrey Palkowski, Waterford’s director of development services, told trustees the commission reviewed a draft moratorium but recommended denial by a 7–0 vote and forwarded that recommendation to the Board of Trustees for final…
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