Right to Farm in Utah (2026)
26 rules on the books across Utah, 15 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Farm Nuisance Protection
Whether established farms are shielded from nuisance lawsuits and from local ordinances that would restrict their operations.
Utah: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsUtah Code 78B-6-1101 protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits when surrounding land uses…
Read full rule →Lehi
Some RestrictionsLehi's Development Code shields existing farms from nuisance friction with new subdivisions. Any development built next…
Read full rule →Utah County
Some RestrictionsUtah County lets landowners petition to place farmland into a state-authorized Agricultural Protection Area, which…
Read full rule →Weber County
Some RestrictionsWeber County protects existing farms from nuisance complaints filed by new subdivision residents by forcing the…
Read full rule →Eagle Mountain
Light RestrictionsEagle Mountain protects agricultural activity in its agriculture zone from nuisance complaints. Property owners there…
Read full rule →Orem
Light RestrictionsOrem's Agriculture Overlay Zone comes with a built-in right-to-farm shield: City Code 22-12-6 says occasional excess…
Read full rule →Provo
Light RestrictionsFarms inside a Provo-designated agriculture protection area using sound agricultural practices cannot be deemed a…
Read full rule →Washington County
Light RestrictionsWashington County shields ranchers from trespass damage claims: section 9-4-3 bars any court from awarding damages for…
Read full rule →Layton
Few RestrictionsLayton presumes an agricultural operation is not a public or private nuisance under LMC Section 9.04.040 as long as it…
Read full rule →West Jordan
Few RestrictionsWest Jordan shields established farms and ranches from nuisance complaints tied to routine agricultural activity. City…
Read full rule →Agricultural Zoning Protection
State rules that limit how cities and counties may zone or restrict agricultural land uses, including livestock and crop operations.
Utah: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsUtah law supports agricultural zoning, greenbelt taxation, and Right to Farm protections that limit local restrictions…
Read full rule →Davis County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Davis County protects farmland through its AE Agriculture Estate/Limited Agriculture zone, reserved for…
Read full rule →Eagle Mountain
Some RestrictionsEagle Mountain's agriculture zone requires a five-acre minimum lot for a single-family home, a 50-foot setback for…
Read full rule →Orem
Some RestrictionsOrem's Agriculture Overlay Zone (-AG), created in City Code 22-12-6, layers protection for existing orchards and…
Read full rule →Provo
Some RestrictionsLand inside a Provo Agriculture Protection Area gets a right-to-farm shield: sound agricultural practices there cannot…
Read full rule →Salt Lake City
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake City sets aside dedicated AG, AG-2, AG-5 and AG-20 zoning districts to preserve land for local food…
Read full rule →South Jordan
Some RestrictionsSouth Jordan's A-5 and A-1 agricultural zones set minimum lot sizes of five and one acre, and each lot is limited to a…
Read full rule →Utah County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Utah County landowners can petition to form an Agriculture Protection Area of at least 20 contiguous…
Read full rule →Washington County
Some RestrictionsWashington County's A-5 through A-40 agricultural zones exist, by ordinance, "to preserve appropriate areas for…
Read full rule →Weber County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Weber County runs three agricultural zones, A-1, A-2 and A-3, that give farming and ranching legal…
Read full rule →West Jordan
Some RestrictionsWest Jordan shields farmland through three Agricultural Zones, A-1, A-5 and A-20, instead of a standalone right-to-farm…
Read full rule →West Valley City
Some RestrictionsWest Valley City does not grant farmers civil-suit immunity; instead, Municipal Code Section 7-6-205(4) requires every…
Read full rule →Lehi
Light RestrictionsLehi sets aside three zones, Agriculture-5, Agriculture-1, and R-1-22, specifically to keep large-lot land available…
Read full rule →Layton
Few RestrictionsLayton Municipal Code § 9.04.040 shields farms from nuisance claims: an agricultural operation run under sound…
Read full rule →Salt Lake County
Few RestrictionsThe county's A-1 agricultural zone protects low-density residential lots for limited farming, permitting agriculture…
Read full rule →St. George
Few RestrictionsSt. George's Title 10, Chapter 5 sets aside five agricultural zoning districts (A-0.5 through A-20) where agriculture…
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