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

Sedona's Land Development Code addresses agriculture only as an accessory use to a residential lot, and it does not include an Arizona-style right-to-farm provision that would shield an existing farm from nuisance complaints as the city grows around it. D(1), Agriculture, General, the keeping of farm animals is restricted to noncommercial purposes for the convenience of the owner or occupant, meaning a small operating farm business is not what this section authorizes. Swine are prohibited outright, and any lot must have at least one acre before farm animals are allowed at all.

Once that acre threshold is met, no more than three farm animals may be kept on the first acre, with one additional animal permitted for each further half-acre, so a two-acre lot tops out at five animals. Shelters and structures built to house farm animals must sit back at least 50 feet from every property line, though that setback does not apply to unenclosed fenced areas like corrals, letting an owner fence a larger paddock closer to the line even if the barn itself has to stay well back.

All farm-animal keeping remains subject to Coconino or Yavapai County health regulations and the City's own animal control rules layered on top of this zoning standard, and slaughtering of any farm animal is banned everywhere inside Sedona city limits, regardless of lot size or acreage. D(2), with their own permit and density rules rather than the one-acre threshold that applies to livestock like horses, goats or cattle.