Contra Costa County Municipal Code Ch. 82-20 Dog Keeping

(a) A kennel (and its activities) may be allowed only after and in accordance with the issuance of a land use permit pursuant to this chapter authorizing such use in any of the following land use districts:

(1) County agricultural zoning districts (A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-20, A-40, or A-80);

(2) Retail business district (R-B);

(3) General commercial district (C);

(4) Light industrial district (L-1); and the

(5) Heavy industrial district (H-1).

(b) All animals maintained in kennels shall be confined on the premises or trained or exercised or bred under the owner's control and shall be enclosed in a secure shelter during the hours of darkness, except when they are shown, tried, worked, or hunting under the owner's control.

(Ords. 92-25 § 3, 80-98 § 2: prior code § 8122: Ord. 1264).

(a) Dog fancier use and activities and a multiple pet license therefor may be allowed only after the issuance of a land use permit pursuant to this chapter authorizing such use only in the following land use districts:

(1) Agricultural zoning districts A-1, A-2, and A-3;

(2) Retail business (R-B);

(3) General commercial (C);

(4) Light industrial (L-I);

(5) Heavy industrial (H-I);

(6) Single-family residential (R-20, R-40, R-65, or R-100);

(7) Transition residential-agricultural (R-A); or

(8) In any other residential land use district requiring a minimum residential lot size of less than twenty thousand square feet, where the applicant's lot is at least twenty thousand square feet in area and where the maximum number of dogs permitted over six months of age does not exceed four.

(b) In residential districts requiring a minimum lot size of twenty thousand square feet or more, the maximum number of dogs permitted shall be fixed by the involved planning agency division as a condition in the granting of a land use permit.

(c) All dogs maintained by dog fanciers shall be confined on the premises or trained or exercised under the owner's control and shall be enclosed in a building during the hours of darkness.

(d) Dog fancier use and activities (involving twenty or less dogs) are a permitted use in agricultural zoning districts A-4, A-20, A-40 and A-80.

(Ords. 92-25 § 3, 1744: prior code § 8123: Ord. 1264).

(a) All kennel or dog fancier uses or activities allowed by any land use permits issued pursuant to this chapter and code shall only be established or maintained in full compliance with the provisions of Division 416 of this code.

(b) Upon request of the planning agency, the animal services director in a timely manner shall provide to the agency written comments on and recommendations for pending land use permit applications made pursuant to this chapter.

(Ord. 92-25 § 3).

Land use permits for the special uses enumerated in this chapter and variance permits to modify any of this chapter's provisions may be granted in accordance with Chapters 26-2 and 82-6.

(Ord. 95-25 § 3).