Agricultural zoning

Agricultural zoning refers to designations made by local jurisdictions that are intended to protect farmland and farming activities from incompatible nonfarm uses. Agricultural zoning can specify many factors, such as the uses allowed, minimum farm size, the number of nonfarm dwellings allowed, or the size of a buffer separating farm and nonfarm properties.[1]

One example of such zoning is the Montgomery County, Maryland Agricultural Reserve. The reserve was established in 1980 to preserve farm land and rural space.[2]

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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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