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Pets, chickens and bees in Placentia

Placentia'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 Placentia Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Placentia's code says

Placentia code What Placentia's code adds
Chickens
  • No more than 10 chickens, turkeys, pigeons, ducks, geese, rabbits or similar animals.
    Applies: Per occupied lot.
    § 9.08.010 · code text
    Not more than 10 chickens, turkeys, pigeons, ducks, geese or rabbits or other similar fowls or animals shall be kept or maintained at or on any occupied lot or premises in this city.
Coop setback
  • At least 100 feet from another person's home.
    Applies: Chickens, turkeys, pigeons, ducks, geese, rabbits or similar animals.
    § 9.08.010 · code text
    it is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to keep or maintain, or permit to be kept or maintained, in this city, any chickens, turkeys, pigeons, ducks, geese, or rabbits or other such similar fowls or animals within 100 feet of the dwelling house of another.
Large animals
  • No more than 2 horses, cows, goats, mules, donkeys or similar animals, at least 150 feet from others' homes.
    § 9.08.010 · code text
    Not more than two horses, cows, goats, mules, donkeys or other similar animals shall be kept or maintained at or on any lot or premises in this city. In the event such animals are kept or maintained, they shall be kept not less than 150 feet from the dwelling house of another.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Placentia's code: No more than 10 chickens, turkeys, pigeons, ducks, geese, rabbits or similar animals. (Per occupied lot.) (§ 9.08.010); At least 100 feet from another person's home. (Chickens, turkeys, pigeons, ducks, geese, rabbits or similar animals.) (§ 9.08.010).

General information, not legal advice.

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