Division 5 — SPECIAL REGULATIONS — Santa Paula Zoning Code

§ 16.13.200 RESTRICTIONS ON VEHICLE PARKING. ¶

(A) Motorized vehicles or recreational equipment, either operable or inoperable, are not permitted to be parked within any front yard area. Vehicles parked behind the front yard area must be screened from the public right-of-way.

(B) No vehicle with a gross vehicular weight of 6,000 pounds or greater may be parked on any portion of a lot within a residential zone. This restriction will not apply to delivery, service, or similar vehicles providing temporary service.

(Ord. 1100, passed 7-6-04)

§ 16.13.210 KEEPING OF ANIMALS. ¶

(A) Purpose and intent.

(1) These regulations for the keeping of animals are established to ensure protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of persons in residential neighborhoods.

(2) No animal may be kept in any manner that constitutes a health hazard or noise nuisance to the owner or to any neighbor.

(B) Dogs and cats. Up to three dogs and three cats may be kept per residence in any residential zone, provided the keeping of dogs does not constitute the establishment or maintenance of a commercial kennel as defined by this Title 16.

(C) Equine and bovine species. Horses, mules, cows and other equine species and bovine species are permitted only in the HR-PD and R-A zones, subject to the following regulations:

(1) One equine animal is permitted for each one-half acre of lot or building site.
(2) One bovine animal is permitted for each one acre of lot area.
(3) Any stable, barn, corral, or other animal enclosure must be located as follows:
(a) A minimum distance of 50 feet from any dwelling or other building used for human habitation;
(b) A minimum distance of 100 feet from the front lot line of the lot upon which it is located;

Figure 13-3

Setbacks for Animal Enclosure

(c) A minimum distance of 100 feet from any public park, school, hospital, or similar institution;
(d) A minimum distance of 20 feet from any interior side lot line or rear lot line; and
(e) A minimum distance of 75 feet from any side street, or the distance equal to one-half the width of the lot abutting the side street, whichever distance is lesser.
(D) Swine. The keeping of swine is permitted only in the R-A zone, subject to the following regulations:
(1) A minimum lot size of two acres is required for the keeping of swine.
(2) One swine is permitted for the first two acres of lot area, with one additional swine permitted for each additional acre. In no case, however, may the number of swine kept exceed ten.

(3) The minimum distance requirements for animal keeping areas set forth in subsection 16.13.100(C)(3) above must be adhered to.

(E) Poultry, rabbits, and other small animals.

(1) The keeping of poultry (excluding roosters, peacocks and peahens, geese, turkeys, guineas), rabbits, chinchillas, hamsters, reptiles, and other small animals, except foxes and exotic animals, is permitted in the HR-PD, R-A, R-1, and R-2 zones, subject to the following regulations.

(a) A minimum lot area of 6,000 square feet is required for the outdoor keeping of small animals.

(b) The total number of small animals permitted and restrictions on the number of specific types or species are as specified in Table 13-4.

Table 13-4

Limitations on Number of Small Animals

Zone and Lot Size	Total Number of Small Animals Permitted	Type of Small Animal and Maximum Number Permitted	Type of Small Animal and Maximum Number Permitted	Type of Small Animal and Maximum Number Permitted	Type of Small Animal and Maximum Number Permitted
		Poultry*	Rabbits	Rodents	Reptiles
R-2 and R-1 lots containing less than 6,000 sf	4	2	2	2	2
R-1 and HR-PD: 6,000 -10,000 sf lots	4	2	2	2	2

R-1 and HR: 10,000 sf -1 acre lots	6	2	4	4	4
R-1 and HR(PD): Lots larger than 1 acre	10	4	4	4	4
R-A: 10,000 sf -1 acre lots	15	6	5	5	4
R-A: Lots larger than 1 acre	25	12	5	5	5

Abbreviation: sf = square feet

Excluding roosters, peacocks and peahens, geese, turkeys, guineas

(c) All such animals may be kept in a completely enclosed pen or cage. Any outdoor pen, cage, or other enclosure used for the keeping of small animals must be maintained a minimum distance of 25 feet from any dwelling or other building used for human habitation.

(2) The following small animals are permitted in the R-3 and R-4 zones: hamsters, rats, mice, similar small rodents, small birds, and small reptiles. The number of small animals permitted within a dwelling unit are limited to two of a single species and four total animals.

(F) Outdoor aviaries.

(1) Birds in outdoor aviaries are permitted per Table 13-1, provided the total number of birds

does not exceed one bird for each 1,500 square feet of lot area.

(2) Aviaries must be located in accordance with the minimum distance requirements for animal keeping areas set forth in subsection 16.13.210(E)(1)(c) above.

(G) Additional animals. Any request for the keeping of more animals than specified in this section will require a Conditional Use Permit application pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 16.218 of this Title 16.

(H) Commercial animal keeping. Any request for a commercial operation must be considered under a Conditional Use Permit application, and such application may be conditionally permitted only in the R-A zone.

(Ord. 1100, passed 7-6-04)

§ 16.13.220 OTHER APPLICABLE REGULATIONS. ¶

In addition to the requirements contained in this chapter, any applicable requirements in the following chapters apply to development in residential zones:

Chapter 16.40: General Property Development Standards

Chapter 16.56: Standards for Specific Land Uses Chapter 16.46: Off-Street Parking and Loading Chapter 16.48: Signs Chapter 16.80: Subdivisions Chapter 16.112: Nonconforming Uses Chapter 16.114: Nonconforming Structures Chapter 16.116: Nonconforming Lots Chapter 16.230: Home Occupations (Ord. 1100, passed 7-6-04; Am. Ord. 1159, passed 6-19-06)

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