Right to Farm in Nassau County, FL (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Nassau County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Nassau County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Agricultural Zoning Protection
In unincorporated Nassau County, land taxed as open rural by the county property appraiser automatically sits in the Open Rural (OR) zoning district no matter what the county's Zoning Atlas shows, so agricultural, horticultural and forestry uses stay legal even where the map lags behind. Land Development Code § 28.12 locks that protection to the property's ad valorem classification, not to a rezoning application.
Nassau County Agricultural Zoning Protections
Few RestrictionsNassau County Land Development Code § 28.12
All lands which become classified as open rural for ad valorem tax purposes by the county tax assessor, shall be considered to be in the Open Rural (OR) District during the time such classification is maintained regardless of the zoning district shown on the Zoning Atlas for such lands. All uses, restrictions and regulations provided in the OR District shall apply to such lands during the time ...
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