Right to Farm in Santa Maria, CA (2026)
1 verified right to farm rules for Santa Maria, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Santa Maria protects light farming through its RA Residential Agricultural zoning district rather than a separate right-to-farm ordinance. Section 12-5.02 reserves RA land for light agricultural activities and large suburban estates, and Section 12-5.03 allows keeping cattle, sheep, goats or horses on lots of at least two acres, capped at two animals per acre.
Santa Maria RA District Agricultural Zoning Rules
Some RestrictionsSanta Maria Municipal Code § 12-5.03(b) (RA District, Permitted Uses)
Keeping of cattle, sheep, goats or horses on a lot or parcel of land having an area of not less than two acres; provided, that not more than two such animals per acre are permitted, including the supplementary feeding of such cattle, sheep, goats or horses; provided further, that such grazing is not a part of nor conducted in conjunction with any dairy, livestock feedyard, livestock sales yard ...
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