Coconino County, AZ Right to Farm: Agricultural Zoning Protection (2026)

Section 3.3.B.1 makes the Agriculture and Animal Keeping standards applicable to all zones unless a specific zone says otherwise, and Section 3.3.C.1 states flatly that Agriculture, General and Gardening is permitted in all zones. Growers may sell products raised or grown on their own lot, and a Farm Stand is allowed as long as it meets the underlying zone's setbacks; a stand cannot project into a side or rear yard, though it may extend up to half the required front yard. Farm stand signage is limited to the agricultural-use allowances in Section 4.2.C, and parking has to be provided and marked on site.

Larger agricultural operations still need county sign-off: Community Gardens are allowed through an Administrative Permit in every zone, capped at fifteen plots of no more than 400 square feet each unless a Conditional Use permit is obtained to exceed that; Farmers' Markets are permitted county-wide with either a Conditional Use permit or a Temporary Use permit under Section 3.2.B.1; and Agritourism, which can include housing for owners, employees and tourists, requires a Conditional Use permit and is limited to designated zones rather than allowed everywhere.

Community Gardens carry their own operating conditions, including sunrise-to-sunset hours, on-site fencing in natural earth tones, screened waste receptacles, and composting facilities set back twice the distance of the underlying zone's required setback from neighboring lots.