Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 8 — ZONING›Division 82 — GENERAL REGULATIONS›Chapter 82-50 — URBAN FARM ANIMALS
Contra Costa County Municipal Code Art. 82-50.2 General
Contra Costa County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Contra Costa County
Cite as: Contra Costa County Municipal Code Article 82-50.2 · Text as of 2026-10-04
82-50.202 - Purpose.¶
The primary purpose of this chapter is to establish regulations for the raising and keeping of farm animals in residential zoning districts. The provisions of this chapter do not apply in any agricultural zoning district.
(Ord. No. 2018-06, § II, 5-1-18)
82-50.204 - Definitions.¶
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases have the following meanings:
(a) "Apiary" has the meaning set forth in Food and Agricultural Code section 29002.
(b) "Bird enclosure" means one or more coops, cotes, pens, cages, or other similar enclosures, used to house one or more birds, including pigeons, but not including poultry, fowl, roosters, peacocks, or guinea fowl.
(c) "Farm animals" means one or more fowl, rabbits, grain-fed rodents, bees, or livestock.
(d) "Fowl" means one or more domesticated chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, or similar birds customarily kept for eggs or meat. "Fowl" does not include roosters, peacocks, or guinea fowl.
(e) "Nucleus hive" means a small beehive of a few thousand bees with a queen, created from a larger hive, and typically kept in a small box or container.
(f) "Urban farm animal raising and keeping" means the raising or keeping of farm animals in residential zoning districts for non-commercial purposes.
(Ord. No. 2018-06, § II, 5-1-18)
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