Farmington Hills City Council will consider repealing bans on feeding pigeons, gulls, Canada geese and deer Monday, Nov. 9, following a change in state law.

The proposed repeal, Ordinance C-6-2026, is on the meeting agenda. The regular session begins at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, 31555 W. Eleven Mile Road.

Public Act 86, effective July 27, allows wildlife feeding within 300 feet of a residence when the total feed present, including earlier placements, does not exceed two gallons. The law excludes baiting to hunt game from that permission.

The city attorney’s office determined that state law preempts the local bans, according to an Oct. 26 council memo.

At a Sept. 28 study session, Planning and Community Development Director Charmaine Kettler-Schmult said the city had investigated about 14 wildlife-feeding complaints over six years. About eight additional calls, including complaints and questions, arrived between the law’s effective date and that meeting, according to minutes in the packet.

Development review changes

Council will also hold public hearings and consider introducing two amendments that would consolidate site plan review rules in the zoning ordinance, according to Monday’s agenda.

Qualifying smaller projects could receive administrative approval. Larger developments would generally require Planning Commission approval of preliminary plans, followed by final approval from the zoning administrator, according to the Oct. 12 council packet.

The proposal would establish two-year approval periods for preliminary and final plans, with up to three one-year extensions at each stage. Pre-application meetings would generally be required but could be waived.

The Planning Commission recommended approval of the zoning amendment Sept. 17. Enactment would require later council action.

Other business and public comment

Monday’s agenda also includes a tentative labor agreement with the Technical, Professional and Officeworkers Association of Michigan, participation in a state firefighter health screening grant and a two-year purchasing arrangement with Allie Brothers Uniforms for body armor, vests and carriers.

Council will also recognize Veterans Day and receive a Farmington Community Library update.

Residents wishing to speak must submit a blue Public Participation Registration Form to City Clerk Carly Lindahl. Public comments are limited to three minutes.