Dunwoody, GA Right to Farm: Agricultural Zoning Protection (2026)

Chapter 27's use tables draw a sharp line between traditional agriculture and community gardening. Under the 'Agriculture and Transportation' category in § 27-72, the nonresidential and mixed-use use table lists 'Crops, production of' and 'Agricultural produce stand' with a 'P' entered only in the M (industrial) column; the O-I, O-I-T, O-D, OCR, NS, C-1, CR-1 and C-2 columns carry no entry for either use, meaning row crops and produce stands are not an allowed use in any office, retail or general commercial district in the city.

The residential use tables governing districts such as R-150 through R-50, RA-5, RA-8 and the RM series do not list a general 'agriculture' or 'crops' entry at all. Community gardens, defined and regulated separately at § 27-135, sit outside this restriction: the § 27-72 table marks community gardens 'P' in all nine nonresidential district columns, and they are also a permitted use in the residential table. Section 27-116 defines the 'agriculture' use category itself as land used for agricultural purposes including the growing of farm crops and raising of livestock and farm animals, but that definitional section imposes no protective standard of its own; the operative limits come entirely from where the use table allows the 'crops, production of' entry. § 41-1-7, is a state law that operates independently of this city zoning restriction and is not part of the Dunwoody Code of Ordinances.