Oakland Municipal Code Ch. 5.56 Riding Academies

A "riding academy," as referred to in this section, shall be construed to include any stable, barn or other building, or group of buildings, where more than three horses are kept or stables exclusively for the purpose of maintaining or conducting a school or club for equestrians and the general promotion of horsemanship, or for the furnishing of any instructions in riding horses, or for renting or letting out horses for riding purposes, whether under the constant direction of an instructor or in connection with the privileges of a club, society or school, or for hire, or otherwise.

(Prior code § 5-4.12 (part))

It is unlawful for any person to conduct or maintain, or to permit to be conducted or maintained, or to participate in the conduct or maintenance of, a riding academy within the city, or to erect, maintain, enlarge or alter any building for the purpose of keeping horses therein for such purpose, whether the same be conducted or maintained as an independent business or in connection with a school, club or society, unless there exists a valid permit therefor, granted and existing in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 5.02. The application for such permit shall set forth, in addition to the requirements specified in Section 5.02.020, the number of horses to be kept, the dimensions and character of the site and buildings to be used, the manner in which such riding academy is to be managed or maintained, and a statement of the fact that the proposed location of such riding academy is not within seventy (70) feet of any residence, dwelling house, school, hospital or church. Public notice shall be given as provided in Section 5.02.050, and the investigating official referred to in Section 5.03.050, to whom application shall be referred, shall be the Health Officer; provided, however, that no permit shall be granted as provided in said Chapter 5.02 until such application is also approved by the Fire Marshal of the city.

(Prior code § 5-4.12 (part))

It is unlawful for any person maintaining or conducting a riding academy as in Section 5.56.020 provided, to fail to keep the buildings, grounds and premises of such riding academy at all times in a clean, well ordered and sanitary condition, or to fail to keep the horses connected therewith well groomed and healthy. It shall be the duty of the Health Officer of the city to cause proper inspection to be made for the enforcement of this section.

Nothing in this section nor in Section 5.56.020 provided shall be construed to change or affect any provisions of this code regulating the establishment, or maintenance, or prohibiting, in certain residence zones, any boarding or livery stable. Any riding academy, as in Section 5.56.010 defined, wherein is also conducted or maintained the general business of letting out, boarding, feeding or grooming horses, for hire, or furnishing buggies or wagons for public use, or where mules, burros, dray or work horses are kept, shall be classified as a public livery stable and so regulated as in this code provided.

(Prior code § 5-4.13)