Right to Farm in Abilene, TX (2026)
1 verified right to farm rules for Abilene, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Abilene's Agricultural Open Space (AO) District, Land Development Code Sec. 2.3.2.1, preserves vacant and working farmland inside city limits by capping density at one dwelling per lot, requiring five-acre (217,800-square-foot) minimum lots and holding lot coverage to just 15 percent. The City also uses AO as a temporary holding zone for annexed land.
Abilene Agricultural Open Space Zoning District
Some RestrictionsAbilene Land Development Code Sec. 2.3.2.1 (Agricultural Open Space (AO) District)
(a)Purpose. The Agricultural Open Space (AO) District is composed mainly of unsubdivided lands within the corporate limits of the City that are vacant or in agricultural use, with some dwellings and some accessory uses (structures). The applicable regulations are designed to preserve valuable agricultural lands and to preserve, in a more permanent manner, open space located within the corporate...
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