Fairfield, CA Right to Farm: Agricultural Zoning Protection (2026)

1 "to provide for the enhancement and preservation of agriculture," restricting land to livestock grazing, crop production, and compatible non-agricultural uses while prohibiting incompatible residential, commercial, industrial, and recreational uses. 6, which gives the City discretion to approve, condition, or deny based on site circumstances. Seasonal on-site produce sales are Permitted outright (Note 2). 3) sets dimensional standards: new AG subdivisions need a minimum lot of 20 or 40 acres in areas the General Plan designates Intensive Agriculture, or 80 acres in Extensive Agriculture areas.

Front and street-side setbacks run 25 feet; the interior side/rear setback jumps to 25 feet plus 1 additional foot for every foot of building height over 35 feet when the AG parcel abuts a residential zone. Maximum building height is 50 feet, raisable only with a Conditional Use Permit (Note 6). Where an AG parcel touches Jameson Canyon, American Canyon, Green Valley, Suisun, Ledgewood, Dan Wilson, or Laural Creek, Note 5 requires dedicating a stream environment zone up to 200 feet wide to the City under the Creekside Protection provisions, directly affecting Fairfield's Green Valley and Suisun Marsh-edge parcels.

Utility buildings of 500 square feet or less are exempt from the minimum lot, landscape, and setback standards (Note 4), with requirements set by the City case by case.