Lehi, UT Right to Farm: Agricultural Zoning Protection (2026)
Key Facts
- Agricultural zones
- A-5, A-1, R-1-22 (very low density)
- Hobby-farm zone
- RA-1, lots up to two acres
- Purpose section
- Development Code § 05.020.B, C
- Cross-referenced trigger
- § 18.020.D right-to-farm analysis
- Governing map
- Lehi City Zoning Map, amended through 2025
Summary
Lehi sets aside three zones, Agriculture-5, Agriculture-1, and R-1-22, specifically to keep large-lot land available for farming and ranching. Development in or next to those zones then triggers the Chapter 18 right-to-farm review before the City will approve it.
B. The Very Low Density Residential Agricultural Districts (A-5, A-1, and R-1-22) provide for large-lot single-family residential areas. These districts are designed to encourage lands suited for farming and ranching operations.
Full Breakdown
020 of the Lehi City Development Code lays out the purpose behind every zoning district on the City's map. " The Residential/Agriculture (RA-1) zone sits alongside them and, per subsection C, is intended for hobby-farm developments on lots no larger than two acres. 020 of the right-to-farm chapter cross-references "a zone that permits agriculture or large animals such as sheep, horses, or cattle" as one of the five triggers that force a new, adjacent development to run the agricultural-conflict analysis and meet the Chapter 18 fencing and plat-disclosure requirements before the City will approve it.
In practice, that links the zoning map directly to the nuisance-protection rule: a builder proposing a subdivision next to an A-5 or A-1 parcel, or next to any land carrying an irrigation easement, has to show the Zoning Administrator, Reviewing Departments, and Planning Commission how the project will coexist with the farming already happening there. The zoning chapter was last amended in 2018, 2021, and 2025, and the purpose section itself carries amendment dates running from 2000 through 2020, reflecting how Lehi has kept adjusting district boundaries as agricultural land in the city has been annexed and developed.
Violations & Fines
Building in an A-5, A-1, or RA-1 district without meeting the applicable use and bulk standards, or developing adjacent land without completing the required agricultural-conflict analysis, holds up site plan and plat approval. The Zoning Administrator and Planning Commission review compliance as part of the development approval process rather than through after-the-fact fines.
Frequently Asked Questions
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