Pets, chickens and bees in Palmdale: the local rules

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Bees	Up to 1 hive per 4,000 square feet of lot area. Applies: Hives only in rear yards (also interior side yards in ER and LDR zones), at least 20 feet from property lines. § 17.89.030 · code text Beehives \| Max. 1 hive for every 4,000 square feet of lot area \| Max. 1 hive for every 4,000 square feet of lot area
Chickens	Yes; up to 3 poultry or fowl in any mix per 10,000 square feet of lot area. Applies: Lots of at least 20,000 square feet, for the resident family's own use; no roosters or peafowl. § 17.89.030 · code text Max. 3 such birds in any combination for every 10,000 square feet of lot area.
Coop setback	At least 20 feet from side and rear lot lines. Applies: Applies to barns, doghouses, hutches, coops, aviaries and similar structures. § 17.89.030 · code text barns, doghouses, hutches, coops, aviaries and other similar buildings or structures shall not be located within 20 feet of any side or rear lot line. At least 50 feet from any home. Applies: Applies to animal enclosures. § 17.89.030 · code text Animal enclosures shall not be located in a required front yard setback and shall not be located closer than 50 feet from any residential structure.
Large animals	Up to 3 large animals per 20,000 square feet of lot; up to 25% may be boarded for non-residents. Applies: Lots of at least 20,000 square feet; animals kept mainly for the resident family's own use. § 17.89.030 · code text Max. 3 for every 20,000 square feet of lot area; provided, that said animals are primarily raised and kept for the private use of members of the family residing on the premises. Up to 25 percent of the total allowed number of animals on a parcel may be boarded for persons who do not reside on the property.
Permit	An additional animals clearance under the city code. Applies: Applies to requests to keep more animals. § 17.89.030 · code text Any request for the keeping of additional animals shall be in compliance with PMC § 17.26.070 (Additional animals clearance).
Pet limit	Up to 5 cats and 4 dogs. Applies: Adult animals; ER, LDR, SFR 1, SFR 2 and SFR 3 zones, and RN 1 lots of 7,000 square feet or more. § 17.89.030 · code text Cats \| 5 \| 2 Dogs \| 4 \| 2 Up to 2 cats and 2 dogs. Applies: Adult animals; all other residential and mixed-use zones. § 17.89.030 · code text Cats \| 5 \| 2 Dogs \| 4 \| 2 Up to 1 Vietnamese pot-bellied pig per dwelling unit. § 17.89.030 · code text Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs \| Max. 1 per dwelling unit \| Max. 1 per dwelling unit

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

Palmdale's code: Yes; up to 3 poultry or fowl in any mix per 10,000 square feet of lot area. (Lots of at least 20,000 square feet, for the resident family's own use; no roosters or peafowl.) (§ 17.89.030); Up to 1 hive per 4,000 square feet of lot area. (Hives only in rear yards (also interior side yards in ER and LDR zones), at least 20 feet from property lines.) (§ 17.89.030).

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