Right to Farm in Johnson County, IA (2026)

1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Johnson County, Iowa.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Johnson County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Agricultural Zoning Protection

Johnson County's Unified Development Ordinance exempts bona fide farmland, barns and up to two agricultural domiciles from its zoning, environmental and floodplain chapters under Iowa Code section 335.2, but parcels under forty acres must pass a Zoning Administrator review before a new farm dwelling qualifies, and the county's Agricultural (A) district still caps other new houses to one per parcel.

Johnson County Agricultural Zoning Rules

Some Restrictions

Johnson County UDO § 8:1.3

Pursuant to Iowa Code section 335.2, no regulation adopted under chapters 8:1, 8:3, 8:6 or 8:7 applies to land, agricultural domiciles, agricultural barns or outbuildings, or other buildings or structures, which are primarily adapted, by reason of nature and area, for use for agricultural purposes, while so used. ... Agricultural Domiciles. No more than two dwellings, while occupied by those re...

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Right to Farm by City in Johnson County

1 cities in Johnson County have their own right to farm rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

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1 verified rule • Agricultural Zoning Protection

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