Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
Bona Fide Farming Activities <br />Bona fide farming activities are exempt from local zoning regulations, but may be subject to environmental health and building codes <br />and regulations in the UDO that are not considered "zoning ". Examples of bona fide farming activities are: <br />25 <br />• Production and activities relating or incidental to the production of crops, fruits, vegetables, ornamental and flowering plants, <br />dairy, livestock (including horses), and poultry. Includes the use of greenhouses. <br />• Planting and production of trees and timber <br />• Aquaculture <br />• Marketing and selling of agricultural products produced on -site (e.g., can have a farm stand or store building on the bona fide <br />farm and farm products can include raw and value added products). <br />• On -site agritourism <br />• Storage and use of products and materials for on -site agricultural purposes <br />• Packing, treating, processing, sorting, storage, and other activities performed to add value to crops, livestock, and agricultural <br />products produced on -site <br />• Production of nonfarm product that the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services recognizes as a "Goodness Grows <br />in North Carolina" product, if produced on a farm subject to a conservation agreement in an enhanced voluntary agriculture <br />district <br />• Sawmill for timber produced on -site <br />• Farm employee housing <br />• Teaching classes related to agriculture on the farm <br />• Winery (using predominantly grapes produced on -site) <br />• Microbrewery (using predominantly crops produced on -site) <br />4 <br />