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Campbell County, KY Right to Farm: Agricultural Zoning Protection (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Governing zone
A-1 Agriculture Zone, § 154.076
Minimum lot, by-right ag use
One acre
Roadside stand setback
50 feet from any street
Confined animal feedlot minimum
10 acres, 400-ft residential buffer
Manure storage setback
100 ft street, 50 ft lot line
Conditional-use review body
Board of Adjustments, § 154.049

Summary

Campbell County zones its unincorporated farmland A-1 Agriculture under § 154.076, where agricultural uses, greenhouses, roadside produce stands, and stables are permitted by right on one-acre-minimum lots. Intensive operations like commercial confined animal feedlots need Board of Adjustments approval plus a 400-foot buffer from residential lots, shielding by-right farming from nearby land-use conflict without a separate right-to-farm statute.

These county ordinances apply to unincorporated areas of Campbell County. Incorporated cities within the county may have their own rules that take precedence over county-level regulations.

(A) Uses permitted. The following uses shall be permitted: (1) Agricultural uses. (2) Single-family dwellings (detached)... (C) Conditional uses... (11) Commercial confined animal feed operations provided that any lot or tract of land in such use shall be not less than ten acres and that any building or enclosure in which animals are kept shall be distant at least 400 feet from any lot in any residence zone, or any lot occupied by a dwelling other than a farm dwelling, or by any school, church, or any institution for human care... (F) Other development controls... (3) Storage of manure shall not be permitted within 100 feet of a public or private street, or within 50 feet of a side or rear lot line.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-50: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. O-09-2026, passed 8-5-26; and Res. R-42-26, passed 7-15-26; and State legislation current through KRS Pamphlet 2025).

Full Breakdown

076, is Campbell County's primary agricultural zoning district for the unincorporated area. 076(A) permits agricultural uses, single-family dwellings, mobile homes, greenhouses and nurseries, stables and riding academies, taxidermy services, animal hospitals, agritourism uses, and on-site butcher or meat-processing operations tied to farming, all without a conditional use hearing. Roadside stands selling only what is 'raised, produced, and processed on the premises' are allowed as long as they sit at least 50 feet from any street. 076(C)(11) requires any commercial confined animal feed operation to sit on at least ten acres, with any building or enclosure housing animals set back at least 400 feet from a residential lot, a farm dwelling, a school, a church, or any institution for human care.

076(F)(3) further requires manure storage to stay at least 100 feet from a public or private street and 50 feet from a side or rear lot line. 076(D) set a one-acre minimum lot, 100-foot lot width, and 35-foot maximum building height for by-right farm structures. Together, the by-right permitted-use list and the buffer requirements for intensive operations function as the county's local agricultural zoning framework: farming is the default expected use of A-1 land, while acreage and setback thresholds target the operations most likely to conflict with neighboring residential or institutional uses.

Violations & Fines

Operating a confined animal feed operation, sawmill, kennel, or other A-1 conditional use without Board of Adjustments approval under § 154.049 violates Chapter 154. As with all zoning violations in the chapter, § 154.999 makes the offense a class B misdemeanor, with each day of continuing violation a separate offense, enforced by the county's Planning and Zoning Commission.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are farming operations allowed by right in unincorporated Campbell County?
Yes. Section 154.076(A) of the A-1 Agriculture Zone permits agricultural uses, greenhouses, stables, roadside produce stands, and similar farm activity without a conditional use hearing, on lots of at least one acre with 100 feet of lot width.
Do large livestock operations need special approval?
Commercial confined animal feed operations are conditional uses under § 154.076(C)(11): they need Board of Adjustments approval, at least ten acres, and a 400-foot buffer between any animal building and the nearest residential lot, farm dwelling, school, church, or care institution.
How far must manure storage be kept from neighbors?
Section 154.076(F)(3) requires manure storage to stay at least 100 feet from a public or private street and at least 50 feet from a side or rear lot line in the A-1 Agriculture Zone.

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