Hialeah, FL Right to Farm: Agricultural Zoning Protection (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitted ag uses
- farms, dairies, poultry, orchards, nurseries
- Trailer park minimum
- 10 acres + state health approval
- Roadside stand setback
- 25 feet from property line
- Building height cap
- 2½ stories or 35 feet
- Yard standards
- same as R-1 district
Summary
Hialeah still carries an A agricultural zoning district under Code Sec. 98-451, permitting farms, nurseries, greenhouses, orchards, dairies and cattle and poultry raising by right alongside one-family homes. The district is use-restricted rather than a broad right-to-farm shield: land zoned A can be used only for the purposes the section lists, and nothing else.
(a)In the A agricultural district, the following uses shall be permitted:(1)One-family residences.(2)Accessory buildings and uses incidental to each single-family residence when placed on the same lot or parcel of land and not used or operated commercially or for industry.(3)Agricultural uses, such as farms, nurseries, greenhouses, fishing worm raising, tropical fish, orchards, aviaries; or raising of field crops, tree crops, berry or bush crops; vegetable or flower gardening on a commercial scale; dairies; and cattle and poultry raising.(4)Schools, churches, playgrounds, drive-in theaters, country clubs and trailer parks; provided, however, that no plans for trailer parks shall be approved unless there is a minimum area of not less than ten acres, but no plans shall be approved until approved by the state health department.(5)A temporary roadside stand, for the sale of perishables grown on such property, which stand must maintain a setback of 25 feet from the property line.(b)Areas zoned for agricultural uses shall be used only for those purposes enumerated in this section and for similar uses.
Full Breakdown
Hialeah's zoning code preserves a dedicated A agricultural district in Division 2 of Chapter 98, and Sec. 98-451(a) spells out exactly what can operate there: one-family residences, accessory buildings incidental to a single-family residence, and a broad slate of agricultural uses including farms, nurseries, greenhouses, fishing worm raising, tropical fish, orchards, aviaries, field crop and tree crop production, berry or bush crops, commercial-scale vegetable or flower gardening, dairies, and cattle and poultry raising. The district also allows schools, churches, playgrounds, drive-in theaters, country clubs and trailer parks, though trailer parks need at least ten acres and state health department approval before the city will approve plans.
A temporary roadside stand selling produce grown on the same property is permitted too, provided the stand keeps a 25-foot setback from the property line. ' Dimensionally, the A district borrows its yard and floor-area standards directly from the R-1 one-family district under Secs. 98-454 through 98-457, and building height is capped at 2½ stories or 35 feet under Sec. 98-452, except for church spires and similar appurtenances.
Violations & Fines
A use not on the Sec. 98-451(a) list, commercial hog operations, slaughterhouses, or industrial processing, for example, is not permitted in the A district regardless of how agricultural it sounds, and operating one without a rezoning or variance exposes the property to a code enforcement case and potential cease-and-desist order from the city.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What building height applies in Hialeah's A agricultural district?
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