Agricultural Use Allowances in the Unified Development Code
At a glance
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- What: Ordinance amending Unified Development Code sections 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 2.2.3, 5.1.4 and 5.7.2 on agricultural uses and definitions. One of four related agricultural ordinances; see Agricultural-use UDC and municipal code amendments.
- Where it stands: Recommended for approval on second reading on 2026-10-19.
- Next: City Council reading; staff may bring a substitute adding annexation grandfathering language to UDC section 1.3.11.
What it changes
- Definitions for livestock, concentrated feeding operations and commercial slaughter.
- "Limited agriculture" becomes "gardens and homemade foods"; the line between limited and general agriculture is 10,000 items or $10,000 gross revenue, on state agriculture department advice.
- Concentrated animal feeding operations and slaughterhouses become a defined use, prohibited under general agriculture and permitted nowhere.
- Agriculture generally needs no site plan unless customers come on site (sales, agritourism). Small egg or garden sales need no home occupation registration.
Discussion
- Planning Commission recommended approval with one change (grandfathering existing agricultural operations on annexation). Staff preferred placing it in UDC 1.3.11 on non-conformances; Rinne supported having it ready.
- Seth Lloyd presented. Aldrich asked about exception language that turned out to belong to Gravel Parking Lots in the Unified Development Code.
- A farm business raised written concerns about undefined terms such as small-scale and intermittent, per a public commenter.
Sources
- 2026-10-19 - Public Services Committee (transcript and video)
- City Council Minutes and Agendas: https://www.cheyennecity.org/Your-Government/City-Council/Minutes-and-Agendas
Discussion time
About 10 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 - Public Services Committee | 10 |
Log
- 2026-11-02 - Public Services Committee - on the agenda again (UDC and municipal code amendments); result not yet recorded.
- 2026-10-19 - Public Services Committee - committee recommended approval on second reading.
2026-11-02 - Public Services Committee
- Third reading approved with a substitute moving nonconforming-use protections to the non-conformances section; farm operators testified on fence damage and right-to-farm.