Chapter 7.10 Animal Keeping Development Standards
7.10.10 Purpose of this Chapter
The purpose of this Chapter is to establish performance and development standards and the findings required to modify an applicable development standard for animal keeping activities and development.
7.10.20 Applicability of this Chapter
Animal keeping is only permitted in the R-A Zone District.
7.10.30 Performance Standards for Animal Keeping Development
Animal keeping development must conform to the following performance standards to maintain community character, privacy, views and public health and safety.
A. Maintenance of Community Character, Views and Privacy. The design and placement of any structure or improvement for the keeping of animals must facilitate the maintenance of community character, views and privacy.
B. Portable Facilities. The construction, placement, and use of portable facilities including, but not limited to, fences, structures used for the storage of animal feed, and animal shelters must be in conformance with all of the provisions of this Chapter.
C. Water Runoff. All animal-keeping facilities must be designed in a manner so that water runoff is contained and disposed of and does not contribute to the pollution of local groundwater or the flooding of adjacent properties.
D. Pollution Control. Pens, corrals, stables and other animal keeping facilities shall employ appropriate controls to facilitate the control, containment, and removal of animal waste.
E. Open Water Containers or Standing Water. Open watering containers must be designed so that they do not become breeding grounds for mosquito larvae. Standing water is not permitted.
F. Feed Storage. Feed storage facilities must be designed and constructed of materials to ensure that such feed is not an attractant to insects, rodents and other vectors.
G. Health and Safety Code. Animal-keeping development shall comply with applicable Los Angeles County health and safety codes.
7.10.40 Development Standards for Animal Keeping Development
This section implements the City of La Habra Heights General Plan goals and policies regarding development for keeping of animals. Animal keeping is only allowed within the R-A Zone District. Further animal keeping regulations are identified in Article 4.
A. Allowed Numbers of Animals. The maximum number of large animals, including horses, donkeys, mules, other equine, cattle and cows permitted on any parcel may not exceed one (1) per five thousand (5,000) square feet up to a maximum of ten (10) per contiguous property under single ownership. The maximum number of small animals, including miniature horses, sheep and goats permitted on any parcel may not exceed one (1) per five (5,000) square feet up to a maximum of ten (10) per contiguous property under single ownership. No swine may be kept on any property, except: (a) pot-bellied or miniature variety kept as pets and weighing less than one hundred (100) pounds; and (b) no more than two (2) swine under the age of six (6) months for use in a 4-H, FFA or similar project.
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Type of Animal |
Number of Animals Permitted |
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Large animals including: horses, donkeys, mules, other equine, cattle and cows |
One (1) large animal over nine (9) months of age for each five thousand (5,000) square feet of lot area up to a maximum of ten (10) per property. A minimum lot size of fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet is required for the keeping of large animals. |
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Small animals including sheep, goats, and miniature horses |
One (1) over nine (9) months of age for each five thousand (5,000) square feet of lot area up to a maximum of ten (10) per property. The minimum parcel size of fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet is required for the keeping of small animals. |
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Swine, including pot belly pigs (PBPs) |
Swine, including pot belly pigs (PBPs) or miniature pigs or maximum of two (2) under six (6) months of age for use in project on any property of area greater than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet. (Ord. #2007-01, § 3) |
B. Stables, Corrals, Riding Arenas, Pens and Enclosures. Stables, corrals, pens, enclosures or other structures used for animal keeping, whether permanent or portable, are permitted only on lots that have a minimum area of fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet. Riding arenas are permitted only on lots that have a minimum area of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet. No such stable, corral, riding ring, pen, or enclosure or other animal keeping structure shall be located in any required yard area (refer to Exhibit 7-2).
C. Environmental Management. Facilities for large animal keeping uses (pens, stables, corrals, arenas, etc.) must utilize design measures to prevent animal waste runoff. Provisions must be made for the collection, storage and disposal of such waste pursuant to the provisions of an Animal Keeping Permit.
Exhibit 7-2. Animal Keeping Uses Setbacks and Waste Impoundment
(Ord. 2007-01 § 3)
7.10.50 Findings Required for Approval of a Standards Modification for Animal Keeping Standards
In addition to the general findings required by Section 7.19.80, the following additional findings must be made for the approval of a standards modification relating to animal keeping.
A. The design and placement of any proposed structure or improvement for the keeping of animals or the number of animals per property over the maximum number permitted in this Chapter, will not impair the maintenance of community character, views, privacy, or public health and safety.
B. The proposed animal keeping facilities or the number of animals per property over the maximum number permitted in this Chapter, will not result in any adverse impact on the neighboring properties or the environment such as waste runoff, noise, light and glare, odors or fugitive dust.