- Animal Related Codes Discuss:
- (1) Maximum number of pets allowed in a residence
- (2) Dog runs and pens
- (3) Bee keeping
- (4) Swine
- (2) Dog runs and pens
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[Only those chapters pertaining to animals and insects have been included in this discussion]
Chapters:
Chapter 17.35
EXCEPTIONS AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS
PERTAINING TO USES, DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
[Only those sections pertaining to animals and insects have been included in this discussion]
Sections
17.35.010 Purpose. The purpose of this Chapter is to establish provisions for exceptions to standards and requirements imposed by this Title to afford the flexibility necessary to make this Zoning Code as broadly applicable as possible, and also to establish provisions for certain uses which are supplementary or in addition to other standards and requirements imposed by this Title. (Ord. No. 87-9 §1, 1987).
[Sections 17.35.020 through 17.35.040 have been excluded from this discussion since they don't pertain to animals]
17.35.050 Animals and Fowl in Residential Districts. This section establishes special regulations that govern the keeping of animals and fowl in any zone district where a dwelling unit is permitted but nothing in this Section eliminates the need to comply with any other regulations of the state, county, or city pertaining to the keeping of animals and fowl.
(1) Household Pets. The following are categorized as household pets and shall be regulated as provided herein:
(a) Household Pets Category. Three (3) dogs or less per dwelling unit; three (3) cats or less per dwelling unit; a total of four (4) dogs and cats per dwelling unit; four (4) rabbits or less per dwelling unit; gerbils; guinea pigs; hamsters; caged mice or rats; caged birds; non-venomous reptiles, amphibians, and fish; and such other pets as are normally associated with a dwelling unit, and which are generally housed within the dwelling unit, but excluding wild or exotic animals.
(b) Household Pet Regulation. Household pets are regulated as follows:
(i) The keeping of household pets categorized in 17.35.050(1)(a) does not require approval from the city.
(ii) The maximum number of household pets over six (6) months of age allowed per dwelling unit is as follows: three (3) dogs; three (3) cats; dogs and cats [a total of four (4) animals]; and four (4) rabbits. There is no limit on the number of other household pets.
(iii) Rabbit pens, dog runs, and similar structures must be at least five (5) feet from each property line.
(iv) Household pets, excluding dogs, cats, and rabbits, must be housed within the dwelling unit.
(2) Small Domestic Animals and Fowl. The following are categorized as small domestic animals and fowl and shall be regulated as provided herein:
(a) Small Domestic Animal and Fowl Category. More than three (3) dogs per dwelling unit; more than three (3) cats per dwelling unit; more than a total of four (4) dogs and cats per dwelling unit; more than four (4) rabbits per dwelling unit; and twenty-four (24) fowl.
(b) Small Domestic Animal and Fowl Regulations. The city planner shall review applications for the keeping of small domestic animals and fowl as set forth in 17.175.050* in accordance with the following standards:
(i) proximity to dwelling units both on and off the subject property;
(ii) lot size of at least 10,000 square feet and isolation of the lot;
(iii) a minimum of 2,000 square feet of land per animal;
(iv) structures or pens used to house animals or fowl shall be a distance of at least twenty (20) feet from property lines;
(v) potential noise impacts;
(vi) compatibility with surrounding uses.
(3) Large Domestic Animals. The following are categorized as large domestic animals and shall be regulated as provided herein:
(a) Large Domestic Animal Category. Horses, cattle, sheep, goats, and other grazing or foraging animals.
(b) Large Domestic Animal Regulations. The city planner shall review applications for the keeping of large domestic animals as set forth in 17.175.050* in accordance with the following standards:
(i) proximity to dwelling units both on and off the subject property;
(ii) lot size of at least 20,000 square feet and isolation of the lot;
(iii) a minimum of 10,000 square feet of land per horse or cow, and 5,000 square feet of land per goat or sheep;
(iv) structures or pens used to house animals shall be a distance of at least forty (40) feet from property lines;
(v) roaming or grazing areas shall be a distance of at least twenty (20) feet from property lines, unless an abutting property owner files a signed statement in support of a lesser distance, in which event the city may permit roaming or grazing areas to extend to the property line in common with the abutting property;
(vi) provision of a suitable structure or pen to house the animal(s);
(vii) potential noise impacts;
(viii) compatibility with surrounding uses.
(Ord. No. 87-9 §1, 1987).
* Chapter 17.175 Application and Staff Review, Section 17.175.050 Staff Decision - Optional Hearing
17.35.060 Bees. Beekeeping is permitted in the city provided that
(1) the number, location, and ownership of the hives shall be recorded with the State Bee Inspector; and,
(2) hives shall be located a minimum of fifty (50) feet from an inhabited residence other than the residence occupied by the beekeeper, a public sidewalk or a public street.
(3) a source of water shall be set out on the property where the hives are located. (Ord. No. 87-9 §1, 1987).
17.35.070 Swine. The keeping of swine of any kind is prohibited in the city. (Ord. No. 87-9 §1, 1987).
[Sections 17.35.080 through 17.35.100 have been excluded from this discussion since they don't pertain to animals]
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Link to text of City Code Title 9, Animals: Topics: Licensing, animal control (city parks, no animals in cemeteries, leash law, noise, dangerous animals, sanitation, stray dogs, animal cruelty, facilitating escape or luring, animal abandonment), rabies control.
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