Skip to main content
CityRuleLookup

Right to Farm in Cedar Rapids, IA (2026)

1 verified right to farm rules for Cedar Rapids, Iowa, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Agricultural Zoning Protection

Cedar Rapids' Agriculture (A-AG) zoning district reserves rural land for farming, requiring a 40-acre minimum lot size and capping density at one residential unit per parcel to keep development pressure off working farmland.

Cedar Rapids Agricultural (A-AG) Zoning Standards

Some Restrictions

Cedar Rapids Municipal Code § 32.02.02.B

The Agricultural (A-AG) district is intended for use in rural areas of the City to preserve farming, agricultural production, and prime farmland soil while minimizing development pressures or conflicts on agricultural uses from residential or other uses. The district allows for agricultural uses and very low-density/very large lot residential development associated with agricultural uses. A-AG ...

Looking for Linn County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Cedar Rapids city rules.

Right to Farm in Linn County