Right to Farm in Fort Worth, TX (2026)
2 verified right to farm rules for Fort Worth, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Farm Nuisance Protection
Texas Agriculture Code Chapter 251 protects farms operating one year or longer from nuisance suits based on changed surrounding conditions. The state shield applies in Fort Worth but mostly affects edge-of-city and Tarrant County agricultural parcels facing residential encroachment.
Texas Right to Farm Act Shields Established Farms
Few RestrictionsTex. Agric. Code Sec. 251.004
Sec. 251.004. NUISANCE OR OTHER ACTIONS. (a) No nuisance action or other action to restrain an agricultural operation may be brought against an agricultural operation that has lawfully been in operation and substantially unchanged for one year or more prior to the date on which the action is brought. A person who brings a nuisance action or other action to restrain an agricultural operation...
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Fort Worth's Agricultural ("AG") zoning district lets landowners keep farming, ranching, orchards and nurseries indefinitely, with one-family homes allowed only as accessories to the operation. It is the default classification the city applies whenever a parcel's zoning is unclear or was never assigned after annexation.
Fort Worth Agricultural ("AG") District Rules
Some RestrictionsFort Worth Zoning Ordinance (Code Appendix A) § 4.200
The purpose of the agricultural district is to provide for continued use of land for agricultural purposes, including farms, ranches, orchards, truck farms and nurseries, until such time as it is appropriate and desirable to develop the property (at which time a rezoning to a district appropriate for the proposed development is required). One-family dwellings are permitted, provided they are cl...
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