Right to Farm in Petaluma, CA (2026)
1 verified right to farm rules for Petaluma, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Petaluma zones farmland separately: the AG (Agriculture) zone under Section 4.020(B) covers land actively and primarily used for grazing or producing food and fiber for sale, including FEMA flood-hazard parcels. Table 4.1 lists crop production and farm animal keeping as permitted, by-right uses in the AG, OSP, RR and R1 zones, with no conditional use permit required.
Petaluma AG Zone Farming Use Protections
Few RestrictionsPetaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance §§ 4.020(B), 4.030; Table 4.1
B. AG (Agriculture) Zone. The AG zone is applied to areas that are actively and primarily used for grazing, or the production for sale of food and fiber. Areas subject to seasonal or historic flooding and identified by FEMA as areas warranting special consideration are included. The AG zone is consistent with and implements the agriculture land use classification of the general plan. ... | LAND...
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