Farm structures on agricultural land · Livestock
Dairy (mandıra)
No set dimensions · assessed by the provincial directorate
In short: A dairy where the only activities are milking and cooling the milk counts as a farm structure; no dimensions are defined.
The regulation names this structure but sets no area or capacity limits; the provincial directorate of agriculture and forestry assesses how much area is needed based on the project.
Conditions
- If the milk is processed, it counts as a dairy products plant (integrated facility) and needs a non-agricultural use permit.
Permit route
- Outside a large plain protection area: the provincial directorate of agriculture and forestry reviews the application and the governor's office grants permission; the land class does not matter, no alternative site is required and the Soil Conservation Board is not involved.
- In a large plain protection area: the Ministry grants permission provided there is no alternative site and the Board gives a favourable opinion; an alternative site is looked for first on your land outside the protection area and in specialised agricultural organised industrial zones (OIZs) in the district.
Zoning rules
- In areas without a zoning plan: FAR 0.4 for all buildings on the parcel, height 7.5 m and 2 storeys; setbacks of 10 m from the road and 5 m from the parcel boundary (Zoning Regulation for Unplanned Areas, art. 63).
- If the parcel is covered by an approved environmental plan or zoning plan, the plan's provisions apply first.
Select your parcel on the map and open "Building on agricultural land › Building types" to calculate this structure's limits with your parcel's data.
Legal basis: Art. 3/1-j, 4/1 · Regulation on the Protection and Use of Agricultural Land (RG 04.04.2026/33214). The criteria in Annex 1 of the Regulation can also be updated by the General Directorate of Agrarian Reform outside the Official Gazette; confirm the current criteria with the provincial directorate of agriculture and forestry before applying.
Other structures in the same group
- Barn (large livestock: dairy and beef cattle, buffalo)
- Sheepfold (small ruminants: sheep and goats)
- Poultry house (broilers, layers, turkeys, geese, ducks)
- Hatchery
- Ostrich farm
- Stud farm (horse breeding)
- Silkworm rearing facility
- Apiary building (bee wintering house)
- Worm and vermicompost production facility
- Aquaculture facility
- Manure store (pit)
- Temporary animal shelter (tent-type barn and fold)
- Shelter for stray animals
- Pet breeding and boarding facility
- Land snail production facility