Lake Havasu City, AZ Right to Farm: Agricultural Zoning Protection (2026)

Section 14.02.03(A) of the Lake Havasu City Code establishes the R-A: Residential Agricultural zoning district within Article II's Residential Districts. The purpose clause in paragraph 1 states the district is intended for semi-rural, low-density residential development and agricultural uses in more isolated parts of the city, and it locks that character in with a one-acre minimum lot size and a maximum density of one dwelling unit per acre, standards the code says restrict urban development. The same paragraph directs that designs retain the visual character and appeal of the desert landscape, and it lists the district's principal permitted land uses: single-family and two-family dwellings, agricultural and animal-related uses, plant nurseries and garden supply stores, and community gardens, cross-referenced to Table 3-1's Permitted Use Table for the full list.

The code frames R-A explicitly as a transition zone that can sit between strictly residential districts and strictly agricultural land, which is how Lake Havasu City accommodates small-scale farming and animal keeping without a separate agricultural-only zone. Table 2-2's R-A District Dimensional Standard Summary backs the purpose clause with numbers: a 60-foot minimum lot width, a 120-foot minimum lot depth, and no maximum lot coverage figure, leaving building bulk on agricultural parcels to the setback and height standards rather than a coverage cap. Development Services administers the district and reviews site plans against Article IV's dimensional standards for anything the summary table does not cover.