Parker, TX Right to Farm: Agricultural Zoning Protection (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum acreage
- 5 contiguous acres, single ownership
- Building setback
- 100 ft from all property lines
- Permitted by right
- barn, farm, pasturage, single-family home
- SUP required for
- golf course, rodeo, grain elevator, tower >25 ft
- Manufactured homes
- prohibited in A-O district
- Max fine
- $2,000 per offense, per day
Summary
Parker's Agricultural-Open Space (A-O) district protects undeveloped land for farming, pasturage and open space under City Code § 156.31. A property must hold at least five contiguous acres under single ownership to qualify, and any structure must sit at least 100 feet back from every property line.
(A) Purpose; A-O. The agricultural-open space (A-O) use district includes lands within the corporate limits of the city which are not subdivided and are relatively undeveloped. This use district is designed to promote continued agricultural activities and to provide open space. ... (C) Building setbacks; A-O. No structure shall be constructed within 100 feet of any property line. ... (2) No property qualifies for A-O district unless it has five acres in contiguous tracts under single ownership.
Full Breakdown
31(A) states its purpose is to promote continued agricultural activities and provide open space. Permitted uses include a barn or stable for private animal stock, agriculture, farm, pasturage, single-family residence, home occupation and accessory buildings, all allowed by right with no hearing needed. 31(B)(2). 31(C), a far deeper setback than the surrounding single-family district. 31(D) layers on the city's single-family building regulations for anything built in A-O, bans mobile homes and HUD-Code manufactured homes outright, and conditions the classification itself on the tract holding at least five contiguous acres in single ownership. A landowner who fails to meet the acreage floor cannot obtain A-O zoning regardless of how the land is used.
Violations & Fines
Violating any A-O district requirement is enforced under § 156.99: a person, firm or corporation who violates the chapter or builds contrary to an approved plan commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $2,000, and each day the violation continues is a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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