Provo, UT Right to Farm: Farm Nuisance Protection (2026)

24 lets landowners petition for an agriculture protection area under Utah Code Annotated Title 17, Chapter 41. 020 has the Development Services Department accept and process applications, which must be accompanied by the Consolidated Fee Schedule filing fee, with the Municipal Council making the final decision after receiving reports from the Advisory Board and Planning Commission. 030 sets the minimum area at five continuous acres, and that land must already receive Farmland Assessment Act, or 'greenbelt,' tax benefits under Utah Code Title 59, Chapter 2.

050(1) provides the core protection: agricultural activity or operations conducted using sound agricultural practices within the protection area are excluded from the definition or prohibition of a public nuisance under Title 7 of the Provo City Code or any other nuisance provision, unless the activity bears a direct relationship to public health or safety. 050(2) adds a disclosure requirement running the other way: any new subdivision development located wholly or partly within 300 feet of a protection area's boundary must comply with the notice requirements of Utah Code Annotated 17-41-403, so incoming residents are told they are moving near protected farmland before development proceeds.