Redwood City Municipal Code § 5.51 Drainage of Land Required

Every person desiring to keep horses, cows, goats or sheep within the City shall apply for a permit to the Building Official or designee and shall tender an annual fee in the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) for each of the first two (2) horses, cows, goats or sheep and the sum of two dollars fifty cents ($2.50) for every additional horse, cow, goat or sheep.

(Ord. No. 698, § 3; Ord. No. 1618, § 7, 1-6-75; Ord. No. 2562, § 4(Exh. A), 7-27-26)

Applications for a permit to maintain horses, cows, goats or sheep shall be in writing and shall give the following facts:

A. The name of the applicant.

B. The address of the applicant.

C. The number of horses, cows, goats or sheep proposed to be kept by the applicant.

D. A plot plan of the property upon which the horses, cows, goats or sheep are to be kept, together with the proposed location of any stables, corrals and enclosures proposed to be constructed upon the property.

(Ord. No. 698, § 3; Ord. No. 1618, § 7, 1-6-75)

Immediately upon receipt of the application required by the preceding Section the Building Official or designee shall notify the Health Department, which Department shall inspect the premises and submit its findings to the Building Official or designee. If the Health Department finds that the premises are kept in a clean and sanitary condition, the Building Official or designee shall grant a permit for the keeping of horses, cows, goats and sheep; provided, none of the provisions of this Article, or any other ordinance, shall be violated by the granting of such permit. Such permit shall be renewed annually on or before June 30 of each calendar year.

(Ord. No. 698, § 3; Ord. No. 1618, § 7, 1-6-75; Ord. No. 2562, § 4(Exh. A), 7-27-26)

Any permit granted under this Article to keep horses, cows, goats or sheep shall be transferable to successive owners of the same property upon approval of the Building Official, or designee.

(Ord. No. 698, § 3; Ord. No. 1618, § 7, 1-6-75; Ord. No. 2562, § 4(Exh. A), 7-27-26)

Horses, cows, goats or sheep may be kept and maintained subject to the following general area and location requirements:

A. The minimum lot area upon which any horse, cow, goat or sheep may be kept shall be one acre, and two (2) horses, cows, goats, or sheep may be kept on such a parcel.

B. The minimum distance of any stable building from any neighboring house shall be one hundred feet (100′).

C. The minimum distance of any stable building from the neighboring property line shall be forty feet (40′).

D. The minimum distance of any corral from the neighboring property line shall be twenty-five feet (25′).

E. The minimum distance of any stable building from the residence on the same lot shall be forty feet (40′).

F. One (1) additional horse, cow, goat or sheep may be kept on each acre in addition to the one-acre minimum.

G. The minimum distance of any stable building from any street line shall be seventy-five feet (75′).

(Ord. No. 698, § 3; Ord. No. 1618, § 7, 1-6-75; Ord. No. 2562, § 4(Exh. A), 7-27-26)

Every parcel of land upon which horses, cows, goats or sheep are maintained shall be well drained. The surface of all corrals and paddocks shall be graded so as to prevent the accumulation of storm or casual waters.

(Ord. No. 1618, § 7, 1-6-1975)

All enclosures, barns, stables, corrals, and sheds in which there is kept any horses, cows, goats or sheep shall be kept in a sanitary condition and shall comply with all rules and regulations of the Health Department. All manure shall be removed daily from any stable, shed or other enclosure.

(Ord. No. 698, § 3; Ord. No. 1618, § 7, 1-6-75)