Centennial, CO Right to Farm: Agricultural Zoning Protection (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- LDC § 12-2-420
- Animal limit
- 1 AEU per acre
- Small fowl
- Unlimited if under 10 lbs
- Roosters
- Banned over 6 months old
- Equine subdistricts
- 1, 2, or 3 per lot
Summary
Centennial's Residential Agriculture Overlay District lets qualifying properties keep farm animals as an accessory use, from one animal-equivalent-unit per acre to unlimited small fowl, with unlimited hens but no roosters over six months.
Residential Agriculture is permitted within the Residential Agriculture Overlay District as an accessory use only and subject to the standards of this Section... Agricultural animals shall be permitted at the rate of one (1) animal equivalent unit (AEU) per acre... An unlimited number of rabbits, chickens, geese, or other small agricultural animals or fowl...having an average per animal weight of less than 10 pounds, are permitted except that the keeping of roosters over the age of six months shall be prohibited.
Full Breakdown
Within the mapped Residential Agriculture Overlay, Section 12-2-420 lets landowners keep agricultural animals as an accessory use. The Agricultural Animal subdistrict permits one animal-equivalent-unit per acre, with immature animals excluded from the count, plus an unlimited number of rabbits, chickens, geese, or other small fowl under 10 pounds, except that roosters over six months old are banned. Separate RAO subdistricts allow two, three, or one-per-acre equine, again excluding immature animals from the count. Boarding of agricultural animals or equine is allowed within these numerical limits, and selling eggs or animal products falls under the home-based business rules of Section 12-2-404.
Violations & Fines
Keeping animals above the animal-equivalent-unit or equine cap for the applicable RAO subdistrict, or keeping a rooster older than six months, violates Section 12-2-420 regardless of where else in Centennial the property sits.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can any Centennial property keep chickens under this rule?
Are roosters allowed in the RAO?
Sources & Official References
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