Article IV — PUBLIC WELFARE, MORALS AND POLICY›Chapter 1 — ANIMALS›Part 3 — OTHER ANIMALS›Division 9 — ANIMAL AND BIRD NUISANCES
4139.2. - COMPLAINT.
Arcadia Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Arcadia
When a complaint has been made to the Chief of Police by any three or more persons that one or more birds or animals are being kept in such a location, in such quantities or in such a manner as to unreasonably disrupt or disturb the peace and quiet of any person or to interfere with the reasonable use of
property or enjoyment of life by any person, or unreasonably to cause damage, destruction, detriment or impairment to public or private property or to the value thereof, or to cause unreasonable annoyance or disturbance to any other person or persons or to unreasonably cause offense to the senses of another person or persons, or to jeopardize or impair the mental or physical health of any other person or persons by reason of noise, odor, filth, vermin or other causes, the Chief of Police may cause an investigation of such complaint to be made.
4139.2.1. - SAME. NOTICE.¶
If from such investigation the Chief of Police determines that the keeping of one or more animals or birds in the location, manner or quantity unreasonably causes any offense to another person or persons described in the preceding Section, the Chief of Police shall notify the person owning, maintaining or in charge of the same that in his opinion such keeping or maintaining of birds or animals constitutes a nuisance, advising the person as to what manner, location or quantity the same may be kept without constituting a nuisance and notifying such person that unless the location, quantity or manner of keeping such birds or animals is within ten days after such notice altered to conform to the Chief of Police's recommendation that the Chief of Police shall hold a public hearing to determine whether or not to declare such keeping of animals or birds to be a nuisance as hereinafter provided.
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