Right to Farm in Fitchburg, WI (2026)
2 verified right to farm rules for Fitchburg, Wisconsin, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Farm Nuisance Protection
Fitchburg's RC Rural Cluster District ties new rural subdivisions to farming: Sec. 22-614(3) requires every new residential lot created under a rural cluster rezoning to have a right-to-farm document recorded, warning incoming homeowners that they sit next to protected agricultural operations.
Fitchburg Rural Cluster Right-to-Farm Rule
Some RestrictionsFitchburg City Code § 22-614(3)
(3)Requests are to be compatible with nearby agricultural zoning uses and shall provide for only one single family detached dwelling unit per claim, and require all new residential lots to have a right to farm document recorded to protect surrounding agricultural operations. A rural cluster shall consist of at least two and no more than ten single family detached dwelling units.
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Fitchburg's Sec. 22-481 A-X Exclusive Agriculture District exists to keep farmland in production: rezoning out of it takes a public hearing and a finding that the change won't impair farming on neighboring parcels, and qualifying farms can claim Wisconsin Farmland Preservation Law tax credits.
Fitchburg's A-X Exclusive Agriculture Zoning
Some RestrictionsFitchburg City Code § 22-481(a), (c)(1)d
(a)The purposes of the A-X Exclusive Agriculture District are to:(1)Preserve productive agricultural land for food and fiber production;(2)Preserve productive farms by preventing land use conflicts between incompatible uses and controlling public service costs; ... (8)Comply with the provisions of the Farmland Preservation Law to permit eligible landowners to receive tax credits under Wis. Stat...
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