Sahuarita, AZ Right to Farm: Agricultural Zoning Protection (2026)
Key Facts
- Farm animal cap
- 1 animal over 6 months old per 10,000 sq ft
- Zones allowed by right
- RH, GR-1, SR, R-1
- Zones prohibited
- R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, MH
- Hog limit
- 5 hogs (RH); 1 per acre (GR-1, SR)
- Farm stand size
- 750 sq ft (RH); 300 sq ft (GR-1/SR)
- Use type
- Accessory, noncommercial only
- Penalty
- Class one misdemeanor, up to $2,500 fine
Summary
Sahuarita's zoning code lets residents keep farm animals by right in the Rural Homestead, General Rural-1, Suburban Ranch and R-1 zones, capped at one animal over six months old per 10,000 square feet of lot area. The use must stay noncommercial and accessory to a household living use under STC § 18.12.030(O).
Zone RH GR-1 SR R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 R-5 MH ... Farm Animals P P P P – – – – – STC § 18.12.030(O) ... O. Farm Animals. All of the following apply: 1. The keeping of farm animals, not for commercial purposes, is permitted as an accessory use to a household living residential use classification. 2. The number of farm animals over six months of age shall be limited to one per 10,000 square feet of lot area.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4745395; v0 updated 2025-12-08; through 12-08-2025).
Full Breakdown
020 lists "Farm Animals" as a use permitted by right in the town's Rural Homestead (RH), General Rural-1 (GR-1), Suburban Ranch (SR) and R-1 zones, while marking the use prohibited in R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5 and the manufactured-home (MH) zone. 030(O), which sets the operative standard: the keeping of farm animals, not for commercial purposes, is permitted only as an accessory use to a household living residential use, and the number of farm animals over six months of age is capped at one per 10,000 square feet of lot area.
030(A) is capped at five hogs over six months old in the RH zone and one hog per acre in GR-1 and SR, subject to health department rules, while 4-H- and FFA-sponsored hog projects may exceed those caps with a sponsor's letter to the planning department. 030(D), limited to 750 square feet in RH and 300 square feet in GR-1 and SR, with a minimum 20-foot street-side setback, 30-foot setback from other property lines, and 300-foot setback from any roadway intersection. 030(E). None of these provisions extend agricultural rights into the R-2 through R-5 or MH zones, where the uses are not permitted unless otherwise expressly allowed.
Violations & Fines
Keeping more farm animals than the one-per-10,000-square-foot cap, running a commercial livestock operation in a residential zone, or exceeding a farm stand's size or setback limits is a zoning violation. Sahuarita enforces zoning violations under the town's general penalty, STC § 1.05.100, a class one misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $2,500, up to six months' imprisonment, or both, with each day of a continuing violation treated as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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