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Richland council hears case to remove village chicken ordinance, cites state law preemption
Summary
At a May 11 public hearing, the Richland Village Council discussed removing its local chicken ordinance, saying it duplicates Michigan law that permits chickens statewide; no vote or formal action was recorded and the hearing lasted about three minutes.
The Richland Village Council held a public hearing May 11 to discuss removing the village’s local chicken ordinance, saying the local rule conflicts with Michigan state law that permits chickens statewide. President David Greve called the hearing to order at 7:00 p.m., and the council closed the hearing at 7:03 p.m.
The council’s minutes state that the ordinance is duplicative because ‘‘the State of Michigan already has a statewide law permitting chickens.’’ The record does not cite a statute number or identify which council member made the specific legal point; the entry reports the matter as a council discussion rather than a motion or vote.
Present at the hearing were President David Greve; President Pro-Temp Gail Koporetz; Rob Riddle; Jason Mechenbier; Treasurer Jamie Ricca; and Clerk Mollie Fish. Paul Foust and Kim Lewis were recorded as absent. The minutes list no guests and record that there were no citizen comments.
The record does not show any formal motion to repeal or amend the ordinance, nor does it record a vote. The minutes identify only that the council discussed the reasons for removal and concluded the local ordinance duplicates state law; they do not record next steps, a timetable for drafting repeal language, or a vote date.
The hearing lasted about three minutes. The council closed the hearing at 7:03 p.m.; the minutes do not indicate whether staff were assigned to prepare an ordinance repeal or whether the item will return at a future meeting.
