Right to Farm in Marathon County, WI (2026)
1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Marathon County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Marathon County shields farmland from sprawl through its General Agriculture (G-A) and Farmland Preservation (F-P) zoning districts, but county zoning only applies in unincorporated towns that have adopted it, per § 17.101.11.
Marathon County Agricultural Zoning Protections
Some RestrictionsMarathon County Code § 17.201.04(E), (F)
E.G-A General Agricultural. The purpose of the G-A district is designed to foster the preservation and use of agricultural land related uses and to provide for limited residential uses in a rural environment but not the division of land as classified in § 18.07(2) and (3) into five or more tracts, parcels or lots within a five-year period. This district provides for limited residential developm...
Right to Farm by City in Marathon County
1 cities in Marathon County have their own right to farm rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
All Marathon County ordinances
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