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Right to Farm in Westminster, CA (2026)

1 verified right to farm rules for Westminster, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Agricultural Zoning Protection

Westminster's zoning code permits farming, horticulture, flower and vegetable gardening, and non-retail nursery and greenhouse propagation by right in every residential zoning district from R1 through R5. Commercial dairies, commercial animal-raising kennels, poultry-processing ranches, hog-feeding operations, and waste-disposal ranches are carved out and excluded from that blanket residential permission under Section 17.400.020.

Westminster Permits Farming in All Residential Zones

Some Restrictions

Westminster Code § 17.400.020.A

Purpose and Intent. The purpose of regulating agricultural uses is to ensure compatibility with surrounding uses and properties, and to avoid any impacts associated with such uses. In all residential zoning districts (R1 to R5), the following agricultural uses are permitted: 1. Farming, including all types of agricultural and horticulture, except: a. Commercial dairies; b. Commercial kennels or...

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