Agriculture Commission eliminates special permit requirement for farmstands.
Agriculture Commission eliminates farmstand special permit fee and revises farm definition. The East Hampton Agriculture Commission voted unanimously to remove the $150 special permit requirement for residential farmstands (7-0) and to revise the town's farm definition to emphasize livestock and
Agriculture Commission · Meeting of September 16, 2026
CT EAST HAMPTON — Agriculture Commission eliminates farmstand special permit fee and revises farm definition. The East Hampton Agriculture Commission voted unanimously to remove the $150 special permit requirement for residential farmstands (7-0) and to revise the town's farm definition to emphasize livestock and crop production over acreage (7-0). Chairman Stephen Strong indicated the commission is planning to restructure as an advisory body, with proposed ordinance revisions to be submitted to the Town Council for approval.
The commission also voted unanimously (7-0) to postpone its Fall Agricultural Gathering to spring.
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Source: the Agriculture Commission meeting of September 16, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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