Right to Farm in Somerville, MA (2026)
1 verified right to farm rules for Somerville, Massachusetts, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Somerville's Zoning Ordinance treats farming as its own use category under Article 9, splitting it into Commercial Farming, Community Farming and Community Gardening. In the Neighborhood Residential (NR) district, Table 3.1.16 blocks Commercial Farming as a stand-alone general use but permits Community Farming and Community Gardening by right, so residents can garden together but cannot sell produce from a typical home lot.
Somerville Urban Agriculture Zoning Rules
Some RestrictionsSomerville Zoning Ordinance § 9.2.13.a (Farming / Commercial Farming)
Farming The cultivation of soil for the production, planting, caring for, treating, growing, and harvesting of any aquacultural, horticultural, hydrocultural commodities. The specific use types within the farming use category are: i. Commercial Farming Farming for the purpose of selling produce for a profit. The following standards apply: a). Sales are subject to compliance with local, state, a...