Agricultural Use Unit Classifications.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 59-8150
in effect§ 59-8150. - Agricultural Use Unit Classifications.
8150.1. Agricultural Processing: General. Packing or processing of crops, and their byproducts, raised on or off the premises, including picking, cutting, sorting and boxing, but not including canning, reduction or similar activities. This use unit shall be subject to use regulations set forth in Section 59-9350.5 (Agricultural Processing: General and Agricultural Processing: Limited).
8150.2. Agricultural Processing: Limited. Packing or processing of crops grown on the premises or by the processor, including picking, cutting, sorting, and boxing, but not including canning, reduction or similar activities. This use unit shall be subject to use regulations set forth in Section 59-9350.5 (Agricultural Processing: General and Agricultural Processing: Limited).
8150.2.1 Animal Raising: Chickens/Quail. Premises where chickens (hens) or quail are fed or kept primarily for personal use. This use unit shall be subject to use regulations set forth in Section 59-9350.7.1 (Animal Raising: Chickens/Quail).
8150.3. Animal Raising: Commercial. Premises where animals are fed or kept for commercial purposes or projects by the owner or occupant of the premises. Typical uses include beef ranches, sheep ranches, piggeries, chicken farms and dairy farms, but exclude stockyards or commercial feedlots. This use unit shall be subject to use regulations set forth in Section 59-9350.8 (Animal Raising: Commercial and Animal Raising: Personal).
8150.4. Animal Raising: Commercial Feedlots. Premises where animals are fed or kept for commercial use or for animal products, animal increase or value increases.
8150.5. Animal Raising: Personal. Premises where agricultural animals are fed or kept for personal use and for agriculturally related projects of the owner or occupant of the premises. For this use unit, agricultural animals shall mean livestock and poultry including, but not limited to, the following domesticated animals: cattle, horses, sheep, goats, asses, mules, swine, chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, quail. doves, pea fowl, ostriches, and guinea fowl. Domesticated chickens, turkeys, ducks, guinea fowl, quail, doves, pea fowl, ostriches, and geese are the only birds included in this use unit. This use unit shall be subject to use regulations set forth in Section 59-9350.8 (Animal Raising: Commercial and Animal Raising: Personal).
8150.6. Animal Waste Processing. Processing of animal waste and byproducts including, but not limited to, animal manure, animal bedding waste, and similar byproducts of an animal raising agricultural operation, for use as a commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner, and including composting operations.
8150.6.1. Community Garden. Land managed and maintained by a group of individuals used to grow and harvest Agricultural Products for personal or group consumption, sales, or donation, with permission of the property owner, on property with or without a Dwelling Unit. A lot owned by the City, County, or other public entity may be used by a person or a group of individuals for the purpose of creating a community garden with permission of the property owner. A community garden may be divided into separate plots for cultivation by one or more individuals or may be cultivated collectively by members of the group. A community garden may be developed on any lot, as a principal or accessory use. This use unit shall be subject to use regulations set forth in Section 59-9350.19.1 (Community Garden).
8150.6.2. Composting. Creating Compost for agricultural and other growing practices. This use unit shall be subject to use regulations set forth in Section 59-9350.21.1 (Composting).
8150.6.3. Greenhouse. A building or structure whose roof and sides are made largely of glass or other transparent or translucent material and in which the temperature and humidity can be regulated for the cultivation of Agricultural Products and/or other plants for personal or commercial use. This use unit shall be subject to use regulations set forth in Section 59-9350.30.1 (Greenhouse).
8150.6.4. Home Garden. Land where Agricultural Products and/or other plants are grown by the property owner, or with permission of the property owner, on a lot with a Dwelling Unit. This use unit shall be subject to use regulations set forth in Section 59-9350.34.1 (Home Garden).
8150.6.5. Hoop House. An unheated structure whose roof and sides are made largely of transparent or translucent material, typically other than glass, for the purpose of the cultivating Agricultural Products and/or other plants for personal or commercial use. This use unit shall be subject to use regulations set forth in Section 59-9350.34.2 (Hoop House).
8150.7. Horticulture. Such uses are primarily devoted to the cultivation and storage of horticultural and floricultural specialties, such as flowers, shrubs and trees, intended for ornamental or landscaping purposes on a wholesale sales basis. Typical uses include plant nurseries.
8150.7.1. Rainwater Harvesting. A method of catching and storing rainwater runoff in a rain barrel, drum, cistern, or similar enclosed container. This use unit shall be subject to use regulations set forth in Section 59-9350.51.1 (Rainwater Harvesting).
8150.7.2. Roof Garden. A garden on the roof of a building managed and maintained by an individual or a group of individuals used to grow and harvest Agricultural Products for personal or group use, with permission of the property owner. This use unit shall be subject to use regulations set forth in Section 59-9350.56.1 (Roof Garden).
8150.8. Row and Field Crops. Premises primarily devoted to the cultivation, primarily for sale rather than home consumption, of agricultural products grown in regular or scattered patterns, such as wheat, field, forage and other plant crops intended to provide food or fibers. Operation of a single roadside stand for the display and sale of products produced on the premises, or on other property owned or leased by the vendor is permitted, provided the stand does not exceed 200 square feet in area. A roadside stand shall not be located nearer than 15 feet to any street or highway right-of-way.
8150.9. Urban Farm. A plot of land located in an urban setting used to grow and harvest Agricultural Products primarily for commercial purposes. An Urban Farm may be divided into plots for cultivation by one or more individuals and/or groups or cultivated by individuals and/or groups collectively. An Urban Farm may be operated by the property owner or with permission from the property owner. Property owned by the City, County, or other public entity may be leased for the purpose of operating an Urban Farm. The lot may or may not contain a Dwelling Unit or accessory structures. This use unit shall be subject to use regulations set forth in Section 59-9350.67.1 (Urban Farm).
(Ord. No. 24804, § 3, 12-31-13; Ord. No. 26832, § 1, 8-31-21; Ord. No. 26967, § 2, 2-1-22)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH59ZOPLCO_ARTVIIIUSUNCL_S59-8150AGUSUNCLFetched: 10/28/2026