Little Rock, AR Right to Farm: Agricultural Zoning Protection (2026)
Key Facts
- Zoning district
- AF Agriculture and Forestry
- Max on-farm sales floor area
- 2,000 sq ft total
- Sales area ratio
- 200 sq ft per acre
- Max building height
- 45 feet
- Min lot area
- 7,000 sq ft
Summary
Little Rock's AF Agriculture and Forestry zoning district permits farming, livestock, forestry, and on-farm produce sales as a matter of right on qualifying land.
The AF agriculture and forestry district is intended to provide a smooth transition between purely rural areas and newly urbanized areas... Owners of properties which remain in agricultural use are permitted on-premises sales of products on the land... Permitted uses...Agriculture and forestry operations, to include the raising of livestock and poultry.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 83).
Full Breakdown
Little Rock zones a dedicated AF Agriculture and Forestry district for land in transition from rural to urban use. Permitted uses include agriculture and forestry operations (including raising livestock and poultry), single-family homes, and plant nurseries, with conditional uses for agricultural products processing, riding academies, and kennels. Farm owners may sell products grown on their own land on-premises without a separate zoning fight, subject to a sales-building size cap tied to acreage. There's no citywide right-to-farm statute outside this zoning framework: protection for farming runs through the AF district's permitted-use list.
Violations & Fines
Building a sales structure over the 200 sq ft per acre (2,000 sq ft total) cap, selling products not grown on the owner's own farm or garden, dumping trash or running a junkyard on AF land, or putting up off-premises outdoor advertising in the district are code violations subject to zoning enforcement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I sell produce grown on my Little Rock farm?
Are livestock and poultry allowed on AF-zoned land?
Sources & Official References
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