AGRICULTURAL USE GROUP

Tucson Unified Development Code § 11.3.2

in effect

11.3.2. AGRICULTURAL USE GROUP The Agricultural Use Group includes Land Use Land Use A description of the existing or proposed occupancy or utilization of land that include the principal use and accessory uses. Classes that involve the commercial production of crops and animals Animal Any fowl, reptile, insect, amphibian or mammal, except human beings. . The following Land Use Land Use A description of the existing or proposed occupancy or utilization of land that include the principal use and accessory uses. Classes comprise the Agricultural Use Group. A. Animal Production The keeping, grazing, feeding, or breeding of animals Animal Any fowl, reptile, insect, amphibian or mammal, except human beings. by the property owner or occupant for commercial gain. Typical uses include horse ranches and dairy, poultry, and rabbit farms. B. Community Garden Garden An area used for growing flowers, fruit, or vegetables in the ground, in containers, and in greenhouses. Gardens include aquaponic and hydroponic systems. An area of land operated not-for-profit to grow and harvest food crops primarily for the use of its members who typically cultivate individual garden Garden An area used for growing flowers, fruit, or vegetables in the ground, in containers, and in greenhouses. Gardens include aquaponic and hydroponic systems. plots. C. Crop Production The growing and harvesting of agricultural products to provide food, fiber, or horticultural vegetation for ornamental purposes, or any combination of these uses. Typical uses include the growing of field crops, fruit and nut orchards, nurseries, and greenhouse operations. D. General Farming Any combination of Animal Animal Any fowl, reptile, insect, amphibian or mammal, except human beings. and Crop Production. E. Stockyard Operation The temporary confinement of livestock in conjunction with their transport, fattening, or auctioning on a wholesale or retail basis. Typical uses include feedlots and cattle pens. F. Urban Farm The growing and harvesting of agricultural products to provide food, fiber, or horticultural vegetation for ornamental purposes in a non-residential area. Typical uses include aquaponic Aquaponics A system of aquaculture in which the waste produced by farmed fish or other aquatic animals supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically, which in turn purify the water. Aquaponics is conducted in a constructed, automatic re-circulating system. farms and hydroponic Hydroponics Cultivation of plants in nutrient solution rather than in soil. crop production, nurseries, greenhouses, and commercial gardens Garden An area used for growing flowers, fruit, or vegetables in the ground, in containers, and in greenhouses. Gardens include aquaponic and hydroponic systems. . (Am. Ord. 11328, 12/8/2015)

Source: City of Tucson, Tucson Code (Charter and General Ordinances) and Unified Development Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/tucson/latest/tucson_az_udc/0-0-0-7203Fetched: 10/28/2026