| TOWNSHIP | PHONE | NUMBER OF ACRES REOUIRED | WEBSITE URL |
| Ann Arbor | 734-633-3418 | 3 acres first 2 horses, 1 acre for each additional horse |
https://aatwp.org/ |
| Augusta | 734-461-6117 | 2 1/2 acre minimum; 2 acres per horse | https://augustatownship.org/ |
| Bridgewater | 734-330-8105 | 5 acre minimum, 1 horse per additional acre. No req. after 50 acres. Need special permit for 2-5 acres. |
http://twp-bridgewater.org/ |
| Dexter | 734-426-3767 | 2½ acres for first 2 horses, 1¼ acre for each additional horse | http://www.dextertownship.org/ |
| Freedom | 734-482-8585 | 10 acre minimum | http://www.twp-freedom.org/ |
| Green Oak | 810-231-1333 | 5 acres first 2 horses, 1 acre for each additional horse |
https://www.greenoaktwp.com/ |
| Hamburg | 810-231-1000 | 2 acres for first 2 horses, 2 acres each additional horse |
http://www.hamburg.mi.us/ |
| Lima | 734-475-2202 | 3 acres per horse | https://www.twp-lima.org/ |
| Lodi | 734-665-7583 | 5 acres for first horse, 1 acre each additional horse up to 30 acres. No requirements after 30 acres. |
https://loditownshipmi.org/ |
| Lyndon | 734-498-2328 | 2.0 – 5.0 acres = 2 horses 5.1 – 10.0 acres = 4 horses 10.1 – 20.0 acres = 8 horses 20.1 and over = no limit |
http://www.twp-lyndon.org/ |
| Lyon | 248-437-2240 | 2 acre minimum, 1 acre of open pasture per horse | https://www.lyontwp.org/ |
| Manchester | 734-428-7090 | 2 acres for first 2 horses, 1 acre each additional horse. No requirements after 10 acres. |
http://www.twp-manchester.org/ |
| Northfield | 734-449-5000 | 5 acres for first 3 horses, 1 acre each additional horse |
http://www.twp-northfield.org/ |
| Pittsfield | 734-822-3130 | 2.5 acres for first horse, 10 acres to breed/board | https://www.pittsfield-mi.gov/ |
| Salem | 248-349-1178 | 2 acres for first 2 horses, 1 acre each additional horse |
http://www.salem-mi.org/ |
| Saline | 10 acre minimum | https://www.salinetownship.org/ | |
| Scio | 734-665-2123 | 5 acres for 2 horses (only in zones rc, al & er) 2.5 acres for 2 horses (all other zones) |
https://www.sciotownship.org/ |
| Sharon | 734-428-7591 | 10 acre minimum | https://sharontownship.org/ |
| Superior | 734-482-6099 | 4 acres for first horse – call township they have a complex formula |
https://superiortownship.org/ |
| Sylvan | 734-475-8890 | 2 acres for first 2 horses, 20,000 sq. fi. each additional horse. Must be zoned agricultural. |
https://www.sylvan-township.org/ |
| Unadilla | 734-498-2502 | 2 acres for first horse, 1 acre for each additional horse |
http://twp.unadilla.mi.us/ |
| Webster | 734-426-5103 | 5 acres minimum for 2 horses, 1 acre for each additional horse must be zoned AG |
http://www.twp.webster.mi.us/ |
| York | 734-439-8842 | 5 large animals are permitted on parcels that have a minimum lot area of 5 acres |
https://www.twp-york.org/ |
| Ypsilanti | 734-484-4700 | 4 acres for 1 horse, 1 acre for each additional horse special conditional use approval required contact township for specifics. |
https://ytown.org/ |
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