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Flagstaff staff propose new 'urban farm' zoning category to expand local food production
Summary
Staff proposed a new 'Urban Farm' primary land‑use to be allowed in the Public Facility zone, permitting commercial growers, greenhouses, limited animal keeping and on‑site sales of produce subject to state/local rules; staff cited a USDA‑supported assessment showing local food insecurity.
City staff on Dec. 11 presented a draft zoning text amendment to create a new land use called "Urban Farm," permitted as a primary use in the Public Facility zoning district and intended to expand food production beyond neighborhood community gardens.
"This urban farm land use would be a primary land use only permitted in the public facility zone," staff said. The draft includes a definition covering growing and harvesting agricultural products to provide food, fiber or horticultural vegetation, and explicitly allows greenhouses, hydroponics, vertical gardening and accessory educational events.
Steven Thompson, a manager in the Sustainability Division, told the Commission the city…
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