Right to Farm in Chesapeake, VA (2026)
1 verified right to farm rules for Chesapeake, Virginia, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Farm Nuisance Protection
Chesapeake's noise ordinance protects working farms outright: Sec. 26-141(11)-(12) exempts equipment noise from planting, tending or harvesting on a 'bona fide agricultural business operation' and noise from farm animals kept as part of one, so tractors, threshers and livestock can't be cited under the city's noise article regardless of hour or decibel level.
Chesapeake Farm Equipment & Animal Noise Shield
Few RestrictionsChesapeake City Code Sec. 26-141(11)-(12)
(11)Noises created by the operation of any and all equipment and machinery as an integral part of the planting, tending or harvesting activities of a bona fide agricultural business operation, such as tractors and threshing machines.(12)Noises generated by farm animals kept as part of a bona fide agricultural operation.