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Pets, chickens and bees in Rancho Palos Verdes

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

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Rancho Palos Verdes code What Rancho Palos Verdes's code adds
Large animals
  • 2 large animals, plus 1 more per extra 5,000 square feet of lot area, up to 4 in total.
    Applies: Developed lots of at least 15,000 square feet in the Equestrian Overlay (Q) District.
    § 17.46.020 · code text
    Two large domestic animals may be kept or maintained on a developed lot or parcel having a gross lot area of at least 15,000 square feet. One additional large domestic animal may be kept or maintained for each additional 5,000 square feet of gross lot area, not to exceed a total of four large domestic animals.
Permit
  • No permit is needed for the allowed number of large animals.
    Applies: Developed Equestrian Overlay (Q) lots of 15,000+ square feet; 2 animals, plus 1 per extra 5,000 square feet, up to 4.
    § 17.46.020 · code text
    Two large domestic animals may be kept or maintained on a developed lot or parcel having a gross lot area of at least 15,000 square feet. One additional large domestic animal may be kept or maintained for each additional 5,000 square feet of gross lot area, not to exceed a total of four large domestic animals.
Pet limit
  • No more than 4 dogs and 5 cats.
    Applies: Applies to any residential lot in the city.
    § 6.04.040 · code text
    No person shall be permitted to keep in excess of four dogs and five cats on any residential lot within the city.

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