Right to Farm in Walworth County, WI (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Walworth County, Wisconsin.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Walworth County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Walworth County's A-1 Prime Agricultural Land District is a Farmland Preservation District built to keep highly productive farmland in food and fiber production. Section 74-51 declares agriculture the highest and best use of A-1 land and requires every structure and improvement to stay consistent with agricultural use, limiting non-farm encroachment across the unincorporated towns.
Walworth County A-1 Farmland Preservation Zoning
Some RestrictionsWalworth County Code § 74-51
A-1 Prime agricultural land district. ... A Farmland Preservation District. The primary purpose of this district is to maintain highly productive exclusive agricultural lands in food and fiber production by effectively limiting encroachment of non-agricultural development and minimizing land use conflicts among incompatible uses. ... As a matter of policy, it is hereby determined that the highe...
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