Roswell, GA Right to Farm: Agricultural Zoning Protection (2026)
Key Facts
- Defined uses
- Community garden, timber harvesting, urban farm
- On-site sales
- Require a conditional use permit
- Security fencing
- Must be open design, not solid
- Outdoor lighting
- Motion-detecting only; no all-night lighting
- Poultry raising
- Allowed as accessory use, UDC 9.7.22
Summary
Roswell's Unified Development Code permits agriculture, crops, livestock or poultry production, including community gardens and urban farms, as an Open Use, with fencing, lighting and on-site sales conditions attached.
A.Defined. The production of crops, livestock or poultry. Agriculture includes the following.1.Community garden.2.Timber harvesting.3.Urban farm...e.Where security fencing is installed, the fencing must be of an open design;f.Where lighting is installed, only motion-detecting fixtures are permitted. All-night lighting is prohibited;...h.Poultry raising may be allowed subject to the accessory use standards of Sec. 9.7.21.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 17 | Unified Development Code: Supplement 5).
Full Breakdown
Roswell's Unified Development Code treats agriculture, the production of crops, livestock or poultry, as a permitted open use covering community gardens, timber harvesting and urban farms. Community gardens and urban farms can sell produce on-site only with a conditional use permit; otherwise sales stay off the property. Any security fencing installed must be an open design, not solid, and outdoor lighting is limited to motion-activated fixtures, all-night lighting is banned. Livestock and poultry raising may run as accessory uses on the same lot, subject to Roswell's separate livestock and poultry-raising accessory-use standards in UDC Article 9.7.
Violations & Fines
Selling produce on-site without a conditional use permit, installing solid security fencing instead of an open design, or running all-night lighting on a community garden or urban farm violates UDC Sec. 9.2.1 use standards.
Frequently Asked Questions
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