Cotati City Council
June 30, 2022

Attachment 7
Urban Agriculture Regulations in Sonoma County 1 acre = 43,560sqft Crop Production
Residential Lot size
minimums Produce/Farm Stand Community Garden
Cotati UP in RR RR=1 acre; RVL=0.5 acre UP in RR MUP in all residential districts and OSR
Sebastopol P in R-1 and R-2; UP in R-3, R-4, R5, and Office Light Industrial R-1=1acre; R-2=17,500 sqft;
R-3=8,000sqft; R4=5,000sqft; R-5=4,000sqft
Permitted as accessory to Crop
Production where P
P in all residential zones and
commercial zones except UP
in Central Core
Petaluma P in RR, R-1, Open Space and Park
(OSP), Agriculture (AG)
AG=20,000sqft; RR=1 acre; R1=20,000sqftSales are included as accessory to crop production
Listed as a use in City-owned
parks
Windsor
P in Estate Residential (ER), Light
Industrial, Heavy Industrial, Open
Space, and Public/Institutional
ER=10,000sqft "Roadside stands" MUP in ER Not addressed Santa Rosa P in RR; MUP in R-1 RR=20,000sqft-1acre; R1=6,000-15,000sqft MUP in RR and Transit Village
Residential, P in Neighborhood Mixed
Use; must be "temporary" and
accessory to on-site/adjacent ag use
P in all residential,
commercial, and industrial
districts
Sonoma
P in R-Hillside (R-HS) and RR, UP in
R-Low (R-L). P in Agriculture and
Wine districts
R-HS= 10 acres;
RR=21,500sqft, RL=8,500sqft
P in RHS and RR; UP in RL. P in Ag
district. At least half of parcel must be
in ag production. If structure,
temporary only and needs temp use
permit
UP in Park and Public Facilities
districts
Rohnert Park
UP in RR, Residential Estate (ER),
OSC-Agriculture Resource Mgmt
(ARM). P or UP in some zones of
Sonoma Mtn Village (SMV)
RR=40,000sqft;
RE=17,000sqft P in the OSC/ARM district
<2 acres P in almost all SMV
and all DT zones zones; >2
acres is UP in SMV, MUP in DT
zones
Unincorporated
County
P in Ag and Residential (AR), RR,
and in 3 of 4 industrial zones AR=1 acre; RR=20,000sqft P in AR; UP in RR Not addressed Note: If a use is not addressed or explicitly allowed in the Code, it is prohibited