Prescott Valley, AZ Right to Farm: Agricultural Zoning Protection (2026)

Section 13-03-010(O) states the purpose of the AG zone: to designate land that is one or more of the following: ten or more acres of permanent crops, grazing land with a minimum carrying capacity of 40 animal units, land devoted to high density production of primary agricultural product, land devoted to processing cotton for marketing, or land devoted to processing wine grapes for marketing.

Section 13-06-030(A) sets the use rules. All principal and accessory uses and structures related to use of the property as "agricultural land" are permitted. Residences for managers, caretakers, or watchmen, their immediate families, and other necessary employees and associates need a conditional use permit. Towers, antennas and wireless telecommunications facilities need a special use permit under § 13-08-070. Paragraph A.4 prohibits every other use that is permitted, conditional or special in any other zone.

The development standards are lighter than in the town's other zones. The sign regulations of Article 13-09 and the outdoor lighting provisions of Article 13-12 apply to AG uses. The off-street parking regulations of Article 13-10 do not apply, and the site development standards of Article 13-11 do not apply either, except the nuisance and hazards provisions in § 13-11-070. The utility rules in § 13-08-080 single out the AG zone: utility facilities other than solar as a primary use and wind turbines need a conditional use permit there, while solar as a primary use and wind turbines need a special use permit.

Livestock outside the AG zone is controlled by § 13-07-100: it is allowed only on lots one acre or larger, limited to two animals per acre, never in violation of existing restrictive covenants, and kept in conformance with Chapter 6 of the Town Code. Where the keeping of livestock is permitted, § 13-07-075 allows barbed wire fencing, even though it is prohibited in residential zoning districts.