Yuma, AZ Right to Farm: Agricultural Zoning Protection (2026)
Key Facts
- Livestock building setback
- 200 feet from property line
- Self-storage minimum site
- 2 acres
- Roadside stands
- only farm products grown on-site
- Conditional uses
- Planning Commission site-plan review
- Zoning violation penalty
- up to $1,000 fine, 10 days jail
Summary
Yuma's Agriculture (AG) zoning district exists to conserve working farms and prevent conflicts between agricultural operations and encroaching residential growth. The code requires large minimum lots and keeps livestock buildings, pens and hives at least 200 feet from property lines, while letting roadside stands sell produce grown on site as an accessory use.
(A) Purpose. The principal purpose of this zoning district is to conserve and protect farms and other open land uses, foster orderly growth in rural and outlying areas, and prevent urban and agricultural land use conflicts. The primary purpose of requiring large minimum lots is to discourage small lot or residential subdivisions where public facilities such as water, sewage disposal, schools, parks and playgrounds, and governmental services such as police and fire protection or trash collection are not available or could not reasonably be made available in the immediate future. ... (3) Commercial breeding, raising and feeding of horses, cattle, sheep, swine or goats; provided that pens, buildings, corrals and yards, excluding open pastures, are not closer than 200 feet to any property line;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-74: Current through May 20, 2026).
Full Breakdown
The AG District's stated purpose, unchanged since Ordinance 583 in 1952, is to conserve and protect farms and prevent urban and agricultural land use conflicts by requiring large minimum lots that keep out small residential subdivisions where water, sewer, schools and police or fire service aren't available. 01(B) include one single-family dwelling, aviaries and apiaries (buildings or hives at least 200 feet from any property line), commercial breeding of horses, cattle, sheep, swine or goats (pens and corrals at least 200 feet from any property line, open pastures excluded), dairies, poultry and egg farms, grazing and harvesting of crops, hydroponic nurseries selling only what's grown on the premises, and public riding stables.
Self-storage facilities are allowed on a minimum two-acre site if fully enclosed and screened by a six-foot wall. Permitted accessory uses include home occupations, roadside stands selling only farm products produced on the premises, and accessory dwelling units. 05(G)(2).
Violations & Fines
Violating any AG District use or development standard is a class 1 misdemeanor under §154-999, punishable by a fine up to $1,000, up to ten days' imprisonment, or both. Each day the violation continues counts as a separate offense, so an unpermitted use left in place keeps accruing exposure.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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