Right to Farm in Charlotte, NC (2026)
1 verified right to farm rules for Charlotte, North Carolina, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Charlotte's Unified Development Ordinance treats farming as a regulated principal use inside city limits, with size-based rules on farmstands, manure storage and animal structures, while a bona fide farm in the extraterritorial jurisdiction is exempt from UDO standards entirely under state law.
Farm Use Standards in Charlotte, NC
Some RestrictionsCharlotte UDO §§ 15.3 ("Farm, Bona Fide" definition), 15.4.OO (Farm)
Farm, Bona Fide. A bona fide farm is a farm as defined within N.C.G.S. § 160D-903, or as may be amended. When located in the Charlotte extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), farming activities and structures, as well as those relating to or incidental to the farm use, are exempt from the standards of this ordinance. When located within city limits bona fide farms are classified as "farms" as defi...