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Horry County, SC, Code of Ordinances
Updated January 2019These regulations belong to the Agritourism and Tiny Houses and Micro-Apartments collections. -
Larimer County, CO, Land Use Code
2018The county’s land use code provides detailed standards for agritourism uses and authorizes transfer of development rights for the preservation of open land and balanced future growth. -
El Dorado County, CA, Code of Ordinances
2018The county’s zoning code addresses agritourism through on-site produce sales and "ranch marketing" uses. -
Jefferson County, WA, Municipal Code
2017The county’s unified development code addresses agritourism. -
Dinwiddie County, VA, Code of Ordinances
2017The county’s zoning ordinance addresses agritourism within an article on agricultural operations. -
Gray, ME, Zoning Ordinance
2013The town’s zoning ordinance defines and provides standards for agritourism. -
Calvert County, MD, Zoning Ordinance
2018The county’s zoning ordinance addresses agritourism in a section on Agritourism, Ecotourism, and Heritage Tourism Uses and Definitions. -
Malta, NY, Code of Ordinances
2017The town’s zoning code addresses agritourism through an Agricultural Protection Overlay District that allows those uses. -
New River Valley, VA, Agriculture and Agritourism Strategic Plan
2016This agritourism strategic plan examines both agribusiness and agritourism. -
Sacramento County, CA, General Plan
Adopted 1993, amended 2011 & 2017The county’s general plan addresses agricultural tourism in the agricultural and economic development elements. -
Sutter County, CA, General Plan
Adopted March 29, 2011The county addresses agritourism in the Agricultural Resources chapter of its general plan. -
Thurston County, WA, Amend Development Code to Create an Agri-Tourism Overlay District and Permit Wineries and Breweries in Specific Areas of Rural Thurston County
December 7, 2011This staff report notes planning commission concerns about creating an agritourism overlay district within the county. -
St. Charles County, MO, Agri-Tourism Land Use Plan
August 2012This master plan amendment addresses agritourism uses in the southwestern portion of the county. -
Broome County, NY, Agricultural Economic Development Plan
2001This agricultural economic development plan proposes an agricultural tourism initiative in concert with other economic development strategies to promote the county’s agricultural industry. -
Sonoma County, CA, Agricultural Tourism
June 19, 2002This staff report includes a draft of a white paper on policies and regulation of agricultural tourism. -
Lake County, CA, General Plan
2008The county’s general plan addresses agricultural tourism in its Agricultural Resources element. -
Hunterdon County, NJ, Environmental Toolbox
2002This collection of model ordinances includes one that addresses on-farm markets and farm stands that directly market farm products to the public. -
Acme, MI, Requested Zoning Ordinance Amendment 0XX – Addition of “Barn Functions” to “Uses Permitted by Special Use Permit” in the A‐1, Agricultural Zoning District
August 22, 2011 – May 1, 2012This series of staff reports and meeting minutes details discussions about a zoning amendment that added a wide range of “Agricultural Tourism” as uses permitted by right or by special permit to the agricultural district. -
Forsyth County, NC, Public Hearing on Zoning Text Amendment to Amend Chapters A and B of the Unified Development Ordinances to Create Provisions for the “Agricultural Tourism” Use Classification (UDO)
January 2008This brief staff report recommends amending the county’s unified development ordinance to create provisions for an agricultural use classification within Voluntary Agricultural Districts. -
San Mateo County, CA, Agritourism Guidelines
2012These guidelines were developed to guide the review and establishment of commercial activities on agricultural land. -
Mariposa County, CA, Agriculture Advisory Committee Summary and Recommendations
August 20, 2009This staff report recommends an agritourism and agri-nature tourism amendment to the county code for approval. -
Snohomish County, WA, Focus on Farming
2017This county website addresses agritourism as part of a wide range of resources for local agricultural producers. -
Local Regulation of Agritourism and Agriculture
New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning Seminar, Spring 2016by: Barton MayerThis paper examines the legal aspects of regulating agritourism, in particular how it is defined as an accessory use to agriculture. -
Agritourism
2018This clearinghouse website offers a wide range of resources on agritourism within California. -
Perceived Impact of Agritourism on Farm Economic Standing, Sales and Profits
Tourism Travel and Research Association: Advancing Tourism Research Globally, 34, 2010by: Carla Barbieri, Christine TewThis article examines the economic gains of agritourism development on Missouri farms. -
Report of the Center for Rural Virginia On the Expansion and Promotion of Farm Businesses and Rural Enterprises
2010This report examines strategies that expand and promote economic opportunities of the agriculture industry, particularly the expansion and promotion of farm businesses or rural enterprises. -
Consumer Demand for Agricultural and On-Farm Nature Tourism
University of California Small Farm Center Research Brief 2005-01, 2005by: Desmond Jolly, Kristin ReynoldsThis briefing paper examined demographic and psychographic characteristics of potential agritourism visitors as well as consumer motivations for farm and ranch visits and prospects for increased farm revenue. -
Direct Farm Marketing as a Rural Development Tool
Rural Development Perspectives, vol. 12, no. 2, 2001by: Fred GaleThis article explores the prospects of direct farm marketing for bolstering farm income and promoting rural development. -
Planning for Agritourism: A Guide for Local Governments and Indiana Farmers
2012This guide reinforces the importance of planning for agritourism activities as a way to help support existing farming enterprises, diversify local economies, and maintain rural character. -
Regulating the Farm: Improving Agriculture’s Viability in the Capitol Region
July 2007This report focuses on the need to go beyond farmland preservation efforts to promote and support the viability of farming operations and farmers in the region. -
States’ Agritourism Statutes
2016by: Annie Alexander, Elizabeth RumleyThis website offers links to the statutory texts of agritourism statutes for the more than half of U.S. states that have enacted such statutes. -
Red Hook, NY, Municipal Code
Updated November 2020This town’s zoning code belongs to the Agritourism and Farmland Protection collections. -
Isle of Wight County, VA, Code of the County
Updated September 2021This regulation belongs to the Agritourism and Farmland Protection collections. -
Suffolk County, NY, Code of Ordinances
Updated November 2013This county's regulation belongs to the Agritourism and Farmland Protection collections. -
Lee County, FL, Land Development Code
Updated July 2021The county's regulation belongs to the Agritourism and Farmland Protection collections. -
Obstacles in the Agritourism Regulatory Process: Perspectives of Operators and Officials in Ten California Counties
University of California Agricultural Issues Center AIC Issues Brief No. 22, September 2003by: Diana Keith, Ellen Rilla, Holly GeorgeThis briefing paper examines local regulatory obstacles facing California farmers and ranchers interested in developing agritourism operations. -
The New Food Truck Advocacy: Social Media, Mobile Food Vending Associations, Truck Lots, & Litigation in California & Beyond
Nexus, 17(35): 35–58, 2012by: Jeffrey Dermer, Matthew Geller, Baylen LinnedkinThis article from the law and policy journal Nexus identifies general characteristics of food trucks, the factors that contribute to community support, an overview of general food truck regulations, and example food truck regulations from the state of California. -
Designing Fair and Effective Street Vending Policy: It’s Time for a New Approach
2016by: Renia EhrenfeuchtThis article from the journal Cityscape evaluates three research projects to determine that reducing street vending regulations and instead using planning can foster compatibility in the urban environment. -
Food Truck Freedom: How to Build Better Food-Truck Laws in Your City
2012by: Robert Frommer, Bert GallThis guide from the Institute for Justice comes out of the National Street Vending initiative and provides recommendations and case studies that municipalities can refer to when developing their own food truck policies. -
San Diego, CA, Amendments to the Municipal Code and Local Coastal Program Related to Food Trucks
2014This staff report discusses the regulatory amendments to sanction and control a wider range of mobile food units on public and private property, and provides insight into the opposing interests that often exist in regard to mobile vending. -
Food Cartology: Rethinking Urban Spaces as People Places
2010by: Urban Vitality GroupThis report documents research conducted to assesses the impact of food carts on neighborhood livability and community economic development, and the potential negative consequences of allowing food carts in the Portland metropolitan area. -
Atlanta Street Food Feasibility Study
2010by: Zachary Adriaenssens, Mike Cutno, Vanhvilai DouangchaiThis study, conducted by three graduate students, covers the topic areas of policy, urban design, economic impact, and food environment as they relate to mobile food vending in the Atlanta region. -
Report on Food Trucks: A Multiple City Analysis and Report of Site Visit to Los Angeles
2010by: Salvatore LaMattina, Michael RossThis report analyzes food truck regulations from six major U.S. cities and provides recommendations for mobile food truck vending in Boston. -
Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, Mobile Food Unit Operation Guide
2016This guide covers mobile food unit definitions, classifications, and illustrative examples, food sanitation and personal hygiene rules, commissary requirements, water supply and sewage, administrative requirements, and cleaning and sanitation. -
Denver, CO, Food Truck Guide
2017This guide provides an example of a concise document providing guidance for mobile food vendors on operating within the local legal framework as it relates to public and private property. -
Boston, MA, Zoning Code
Updated March 2022This regulation belongs to the Climate Change, Green Building, Hazard Mitigation, Shared Mobility, and Urban Agriculture collections. -
New Orleans, LA, Master Plan
Updated September 2017The city’s comprehensive plan includes extensive hazard mitigation policy recommendations in its Environmental Stewardship, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Climate Change chapter. -
Chicago, IL, Municipal Code
Updated September 2021This regulation belongs to the Transit-Oriented Development and Urban Agriculture collections. -
Monroe, OH, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2021This regulation belongs to the Green Stormwater Infrastructure and Urban Agriculture collections.