Agricultural zoning is a land management tool that refers to local zoning designations made by local jurisdictions that are intended to protect farmland and farming activities from incompatible land uses.[1] Agricultural zoning can specify many factors, such as the uses allowed, minimum lot size, the number of nonfarm dwellings allowed, or the size of a buffer separating farm and nonfarm properties.[2] Some jurisdictions further subdivide agricultural zones to distinguish industrial farming from uses like rural residence farms and retirement farms on large lots.[3]

One example of such zoning is the Agricultural Reserve in Montgomery County, Maryland. The reserve was established in 1980 to preserve farmland and rural space.[4]

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References

  1. ^ L, Millman (2021-01-25). "What Type of Structures Can You Build on Agricultural Land?". Millman Land. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  2. ^ Linkous, Evangeline R. (2019). "Rural Zoning: Land Use Policy in a Contested and Neglected Landscape". In Sclar, Elliott; et al. (eds.). Zoning: A Guide for 21st-Century Planning. Abingdon-on-Thames, UK: Routledge. p. 93. ISBN 9780429951251.
  3. ^ Womach, Jasper (June 16, 2005). "Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition" (PDF). p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 10, 2011.
  4. ^ Nelson, Arthur C.; Pruetz, Rick; Woodruff, Doug (2011). The TDR Handbook: Designing and Implementing Transfer of Development Rights Programs. Washington: Island Press. p. 141. ISBN 9781610911597.
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