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Pets, chickens and bees in Rolling Hills

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

What Rolling Hills's code says

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Coop setback
  • At least 25 feet from side lines in RAS-1, 35 feet in RAS-2; not in front yard or rear setback.
    Applies: Animal pens, cages, aviaries or similar shelters; also at least 25 feet from a side roadway easement line.
    § 17.18.040 · code text
    Such structures shall not be permitted in the front yard or in the rear yard setback and shall be located no less than twenty-five feet from side property line in the RAS-1 zone, thirty-five feet from side property line in the RAS-2 zone and no less than twenty-five feet from side roadway easement line.
  • At least 35 feet from any home, including an attached garage or guest house.
    Applies: Applies to animal pens, cages, aviaries or similar small animal shelters.
    § 17.18.040 · code text
    Such structures shall be located a minimum of thirty-five feet from any residential structure, including attached garage or a guest house.
Large animals
  • No more than 2 goats within 100 feet, 4 within 300 feet, 5 within 1,000 feet of another's home.
    Applies: Distances are measured from any home other than the goat keeper's own.
    § 6.32.050 · code text
    It is a nuisance to, and no person shall, keep or maintain any goat within fifty feet of any dwelling house other than that occupied by said person; or more than two goats within one hundred feet of any dwelling house other than that occupied by said person; or more than four goats within three hundred feet of any dwelling house other than that occupied by said person; or more than five goats within one thousand feet of any dwelling house other than that occupied by said person.
  • No goats within 50 feet of any other person's home.
    Applies: Applies to goats kept near another person's home.
    § 6.32.050 · code text
    It is a nuisance to, and no person shall, keep or maintain any goat within fifty feet of any dwelling house other than that occupied by said person;
Permit
  • A conditional use permit is required.
    Applies: Stables or aviaries over 200 square feet, wildlife rehab facilities, corrals over 550 square feet, or riding rings.
    § 17.18.050 · code text
    The following animal keeping uses are permitted, provided a conditional use permit has been approved pursuant to Chapter 17.42 and building code requirements are met, including issuance of a building permit.
  • Required permits, such as a building permit and a zone clearance.
    Applies: Pens, cages, aviaries, stables up to 200 square feet, sheds, shelters, corrals; only on a lot with a legal single-family home, no grading.
    § 17.18.040 · code text
    The following animal-keeping uses and structures are permitted, provided that any and all required permits have been obtained (such as a building permit and a zone clearance pursuant to Chapter 17.44), that no grading is required and all Code requirements are met.

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Can I keep chickens or bees at my home in Rolling Hills?

Rolling Hills's code: At least 25 feet from side lines in RAS-1, 35 feet in RAS-2; not in front yard or rear setback. (Animal pens, cages, aviaries or similar shelters; also at least 25 feet from a side roadway easement line.) (§ 17.18.040); At least 35 feet from any home, including an attached garage or guest house. (Applies to animal pens, cages, aviaries or similar small animal shelters.) (§ 17.18.040).

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