Commerce City, CO Right to Farm: Agricultural Zoning Protection (2026)

Sec. 21-4360 establishes the AG Agricultural District to provide areas in Commerce City for large-lot, single-family detached dwellings alongside limited production of agricultural crops and livestock, and to hold land that has no assigned future land use at annexation or sits in a transitional development stage. Table IV-16 sets the district's bulk standards: a minimum lot area of 43,560 square feet, one acre, a minimum lot frontage of 100 feet, a minimum front yard setback of 10 feet, 20 feet for garages, a minimum interior side yard setback of 10 feet, a 30-foot side yard setback on a corner lot, and a 30-foot minimum rear yard setback.

Building height in the district runs from a 10-foot minimum to a 35-foot maximum. At least 50 percent of the gross lot area must remain open space, and the code specifically counts corrals, riding rings, pasture area, and farming area toward that open space requirement, in addition to landscaped areas. The land use table in article V lists which specific agricultural uses are allowed by right in the AG district, including crop production sold directly to consumers, animal production other than uses excluded under NAICS 112990, poultry houses and pigeon coops, riding stables and equestrian training, and livestock veterinary services, while cattle feedlots and stockyards require a conditional use permit rather than being allowed outright.

No more than one principal structure is permitted per AG-zoned lot, and any structure built there must otherwise meet Table IV-16's dimensional standards unless the owner secures a variance or minor modification.