21.85 (Performance Standards—General) of this title, the

Odor and Vector Control. All animal enclosures, including but not limited to pens, coops, cages, and feed areas shall be maintained free from litter, garbage, and the accumulation of manure so as to discourage the proliferation of flies, other disease vectors, and offensive odors. Sites shall be maintained in a neat and sanitary manner and shall not create a nuisance.

Erosion and Sedimentation Control. In no case shall an animal-keeping operation be managed or maintained so as to produce sedimentation on any public road, adjoining property, or in any drainage channel. In the event such sedimentation occurs, the keeping of animals outdoors on the site shall be deemed a nuisance and may be subject to abatement as set forth in Title 9 (Public Safety), Chapter 9.06 (Nuisance Abatement) of the Paso Robles Municipal Code.

Standards for Low-Density Commercial Animal Keeping. Commercial animal keeping is a permitted use as allowed by Chapter 21.32 (Land Use Regulations in Zoning Districts) when it occurs at the minimum lot size, minimum setbacks, and maximum density listed in Table 21.69.050-1 (Low-Density Commercial Animal Keeping Standards).

Table 21.69.050-1: Low-Density Commercial Animal Keeping Standards

Type of Animal Minimum Minimum Maximum Density 2 Lot Size Setbacks 1

Bees 0.5 acre 50 feet 12 hives

Birds (domestic or exotic other than poultry) 3 0.5 acre 50 feet 20 birds

Poultry 0.5 acre 50 feet 20 poultry

Rabbits 0.5 acre 50 feet 20 rabbits

Sheep and goats (and other animals of similar size at 1 acre 100 feet 6 animals/acre maturity)

Horses (excluding equestrian facilities, which are defined 1 acre 100 feet 4 horses/acre up to 30 animals separately)

Cattle 1 acre 100 feet 3 cattle/acre

Pigs 1 acre 100 feet 4 pigs (one of which may be a male)

Worm farm - 50 feet -

Notes: As measured from all animal enclosures and pasture areas to existing residential uses (e.g. dwellings, swimming pools, patios, or other living areas) on adjoining lots. 2 ;hg;Density limitations shall not apply to unweaned offspring. 3 ;hg;Applicants should be advised that the keeping of imported birds may also require approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of Public Health, California Department of Fish and Game, and/or California Department of Food and Agriculture.

High-Density Commercial Animal Keeping.

Standards for High-Density Commercial Animal Keeping. Commercial animal keeping that does not meet the lot size, setback, or maximum density standards of Table 21.69.050-1 (Low-Density Commercial Animal Keeping Standards) is allowed where listed in Chapter 21.32 (Land Use Regulations in Zoning Districts), but is subject to approval of a use permit (see Chapter 21.19 [Conditional Use Permits and Administrative Use Permits]), additional standards specified in Table 21.69.050-2 (High-Density Commercial Animal Keeping Standards), and as required by the review authority.

Table 21.69.050-2: High-Density Commercial Animal Keeping Standards

Type of Animal 1 Approval Required Additional Standards

Bees Administrative use permit

Birds (domestic or exotic birds Administrative use permit other than poultry)

Poultry (21—99 animals) Administrative use permit

Poultry (100 or more animals) Conditional use permit 1. Minimum site size: 5 acres 2. Additional notice is required as described in Paragraph 21.69.050(D)2. (Additional Notice).

Rabbits Administrative use permit

Sheep and goats (and other Conditional use permit Additional notice is required as described in Paragraph animals of similar size at 21.69.050(D)2. (Additional Notice). maturity)

Horses (excluding equestrian Conditional use permit Minimum site size: 8 acres facilities, which are defined Additional notice is required as described in Paragraph separately) 21.69.050(D)2. (Additional Notice).

Cattle (domestic cattle and Conditional use permit 1. Minimum site size: 20 acres; similar animals) 2. All cattle enclosures shall be no closer than 400 feet from any dwelling unit other than those on the site and no closer than 1 mile from any residential district; 3. Additional notice is required as described in Paragraph 21.69.050(D)2. (Additional Notice).

Pigs Conditional use permit 1. Minimum site size: 20 acres; 2. All pig enclosures shall be no closer than 1,000 feet from any school or dwelling, and no closer than 1 mile from any residential district;

3. Additional notice is required as described in Paragraph 21.69.050(D)2.

Notes: Where the subject animals have satisfied all applicable requirements of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of Public Health, California Department of Fish and Game and the California Department of Food and Agriculture, the Zoning Administrator may determine after consultation with appropriate zoological experts that a particular noncarnivorous, nonpoisonous animal is substantially similar in its physical characteristics and/or potential effects on a site and persons in the vicinity to one of the animals listed.

Additional Notice. The public notice required for a hearing on a conditional use permit by Chapter 21.26 (Public Hearings and Notice) shall include additional mailed notice to all owners and occupants of property located within one thousand five hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the site.

Application Content. All applications for high-density commercial animal keeping activities shall provide the following information:

Site drainage patterns and a statement of measures proposed by the applicant to avoid soil erosion and sedimentation caused by the keeping of animals;

Plans for animal waste disposal; and

Where the site is located adjacent to a residential or parks and open space district, a statement of other measures proposed by the applicant for the management of the site and proposed animals to ensure that the animals will not become a nuisance to other residents in the vicinity of the site.

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)