Right to Farm in Lawton, OK (2026)
2 verified right to farm rules for Lawton, Oklahoma, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Farm Nuisance Protection
Lawton's nuisance and weeds ordinance carves out agriculture: Section 15-1-101 says its nuisance definitions don't reach preexisting agricultural activities, and the code's own definition of a regulated "weed" excludes tended crops grown on land zoned for agricultural use, as long as the crop sits more than 150 feet from any parcel zoned for something other than agriculture.
Lawton Exempts Farms From Nuisance Code
Few RestrictionsLawton City Code § 15-1-101
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them herein. This section shall not apply to preexisting agricultural activities. ... "Weeds" includes all vegetation at any stage of maturity which:a.Exceeds twelve (12) inches in height, except healthy trees, shrubs or produce for human consumption or vegetation in a tended and cultivated garden unle...
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Lawton's A-1 General Agricultural District exists to protect farming, ranching and mineral extraction from urban encroachment until rezoning is warranted, permitting farm dwellings, all agricultural uses, mining and oil/gas drilling outright. Sections 18-5-1-501 and 18-5-1-502 spell out the district's protective purpose and by-right uses.
Lawton Agricultural District Right-to-Farm Protections
Few RestrictionsLawton, OK Code of Ordinances § 18-5-1-501(A)-(B); § 18-5-1-502(A)(1)-(5)
A.This district is intended to provide an area primarily for protecting and preserving agricultural values, including food production potentials for the near and distant future or the extraction of the various products such as oil, minerals, rock and gravel from the earth. The rural nature and low density of population in this district requires only that uses essential to agriculture, mining, q...