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Pets, chickens and bees in Banning

Banning's own rules on pets, chickens and bees, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Banning Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Banning's code says

Banning code What Banning's code adds
Chickens
  • Up to 16 fowl per acre.
    Applies: Applies in the R/A, R/A/H, RR and RR/H zones.
    § 17.40.030 · code text
    | Fowl | 16/acre | 16/acre |
  • Up to 10 fowl.
    Applies: Applies in the VLDR zone.
    § 17.40.030 · code text
    | Fowl | 16/acre | 16/acre | 10 |
  • Not allowed.
    Applies: Applies in the LDR, MDR, HDR and MHP zones.
    § 17.40.030 · code text
    | Fowl | 16/acre | 16/acre | 10 | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
Large animals
  • Up to 5 per acre.
    Applies: Applies in the R/A, R/A/H, RR and RR/H zones.
    § 17.40.030 · code text
    | Large Animals 3 | 5/acre | 5/acre |
  • Up to 3 per 20,000 square feet.
    Applies: Applies in the VLDR zone.
    § 17.40.030 · code text
    | Large Animals 3 | 5/acre | 5/acre | 3/20,000 s.f. 4 |
  • 1 large animal on lots of 12,000-16,000 square feet; 2 on lots of 16,001-19,999 square feet.
    Applies: Applies to substandard VLDR lots created before the zoning ordinance was adopted.
    § 17.40.030 · code text
    On substandard lots created prior to the adoption of this zoning ordinance in the VLDR district (lots of less than twenty thousand s.f.), one large animal shall be permitted on lots of twelve thousand s.f. to sixteen thousand s.f., and two shall be permitted on lots of sixteen thousand one s.f. to nineteen thousand nine hundred ninety-nine s.f.
  • Not allowed.
    Applies: Applies in the LDR, MDR, HDR and MHP zones.
    § 17.40.030 · code text
    | Large Animals 3 | 5/acre | 5/acre | 3/20,000 s.f. 4 | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
Pet limit
  • At most 8 dogs and cats combined per lot.
    Applies: Applies in the R/A, R/A/H, RR and RR/H zones.
    § 17.40.030 · code text
    A maximum combined total of eight dogs and/or cats per lot shall be permitted in the R/A, R/A/H, RR and RR/H zone district.
  • At most 3 dogs and cats combined.
    Applies: Applies to VLDR lots under 20,000 square feet.
    § 17.40.030 · code text
    For any lot less than twenty thousand s.f. a maximum of three dogs and cats, or any combination thereof, not to exceed three, shall be permitted.
  • At most 6 dogs and cats combined.
    Applies: Applies to VLDR lots of 20,000 square feet or more.
    § 17.40.030 · code text
    For lot(s) twenty thousand s.f. and larger a maximum of six dogs and cats, or any combination thereof, not to exceed six, shall be permitted.
  • At most 3 dogs or cats combined.
    Applies: Applies in the LDR zone.
    § 17.40.030 · code text
    A maximum of three dogs or cats, or any combination thereof, not to exceed three, shall be permitted in the LDR zone district.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I keep chickens or bees at my home in Banning?

Banning's code: Up to 16 fowl per acre. (Applies in the R/A, R/A/H, RR and RR/H zones.) (§ 17.40.030); Up to 10 fowl. (Applies in the VLDR zone.) (§ 17.40.030).

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