Chapter 6.08 — ANIMAL KEEPING STANDARDS

Text read from an image; its layout may differ:
TABLE 6.08.010 ANIMAL KEEPING STANDARDS1,2,3,4
Setback/ Separation
Type of Animal or Use Minimum Lot Size Maximum Number7 Zoning Requirements Additional Information
ANIMAL AND AGRICULTURAL USES/KEEPING PERMITTED BY RIGHT
Apiaries or Beekeeping 0.5 acres N/A All zones 400 foot minimum setback of all A source of fresh water shall be
except HR, HR- bee hives, apiaries or boxes made continuously available on
SM, and OS/ housing bees from any public site for the bees
OS-C streets or highways, day care,
educational institution, park,
property line to a different
ownership, or from any
dwelling or place of human
habitation other than that
occupied by the owner or
caretaker of the bees.
Cats and Dogs
Single-family dwellings N/A Any combination of 4 Any parcel of
cats or dogs any zoning
designation
Multiple-family N/A Any combination of 4 N/A (for accessory structure Only animals over 4 months of
with a permitted
dwellings cats or dogs requirements see TMC Title 17) age are counted
and occupied
residential
structure on site
Large Animals (Cattle, 0.5 acres First 0.5 acre - 2 large All zones All animals shall be kept a Only animals over 12 months of
Horses and Mules) animals except LM, HR, minimum distance of 25 feet age are counted
Each additional 0.5 acre HR-SM, and from the property line of any
- 1 additional large OS/OS-C adjacent residence, day care, or
animal educational institution, hospital
or church that is located on
adjacent property.8

§ 6.08.010

TEMECULA CODE

Text read from an image; its layout may differ:
TABLE 6.08.010 ANIMAL KEEPING STANDARDS1,2,3,4
Setback/ Separation
Type of Animal or Use Minimum Lot Size Maximum Number7 Zoning Requirements Additional Information
Outdoor Aviary (All birds Greater than 1.0 50 birds/acre All zones All animals shall be kept a Only animals over 3 months of
must be confined) acre 24 birds except HR, HR- minimum distance of 25 feet age are counted
Less than 0.5 acres SM, and OS/ from the property line of any
OS-C adjacent residence, day care,
educational institution, hospital
or church that is located on
adjacent property.8
5,6 Greater than 1.0 50 poultry/acre All zones All animals shall be kept a Only animals over 3 months of
Poultry (All poultry to be
contained) acre5 12 poultry except H, HR, minimum distance of 25 feet age are counted
5 4 poultry HR-SM, and from the property line of any
Less than 1.0 acre
OS/OS-C adjacent residence, day care,
LM & M zoned
property5,6 educational institution, hospital or church that is located on
adjacent property.8
Small Animals (Burros, 0.5 acres First 0.5 acre - 2 small All zones All animals shall be kept a Only animals over 6 months of
Goats, Pigs, Ponies, and animals except LM, HR, minimum distance of 25 feet age are counted
Sheep) Each additional 0.5 acre HR-SM, and from the property line of any
- 3 additional small OS/OS-C adjacent residence, day care,
animals educational institution, hospital
or church that is located on
adjacent property.8
ANIMAL USES/KEEPING THAT REQUIRE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
Animal Shelter N/A Set by conditional use CC, HT, SC, Set by conditional use permit; in See also TMC 17.04.010:
permit BP, LI no case shall setback from Conditional use permits
property lines be less than that
of the properties zoning
designation per TMC Title 17.

§ 6.08.010

ANIMALS

Text read from an image; its layout may differ:
TABLE 6.08.010 ANIMAL KEEPING STANDARDS1,2,3,4
Setback/ Separation
Type of Animal or Use Minimum Lot Size Maximum Number7 Zoning Requirements Additional Information
Commercial Kennels, N/A Set by conditional use CC, SC, BP, LI Set by conditional use permit; in See also TMC 17.04.010:
Commercial Catteries, or permit no case shall setback from Conditional use permits
Cat/Dog Training Center property lines be less than that
of the properties zoning
designation per TMC Title 17.
Commercial Frog Farms N/A Set by conditional use All zones Set by conditional use permit; in See also TMC 17.04.010:
permit except HR, HR- no case shall setback from Conditional use permits
SM, and OS/ property lines be less than that
OS-C of the properties zoning
designation per TMC Title 17.
The keeping of exotic Minimum set by Set by conditional use All zones Set by conditional use permit; in See also TMC 17.04.010:
animal(s), including conditional use permit except HR, HR- no case shall setback from Conditional use permits
keeping exotic animals as permit SM, and OS/ property lines be less than that
pets or novelties OS-C of the properties zoning
designation per TMC Title 17.
The commercial raising of N/A Set by conditional use All zones Set by conditional use permit; in See also TMC 17.04.010:
more than 4 chinchilla, permit except HR, HR- no case shall setback from Conditional use permits
nutria, hamsters, guinea SM, and OS/ property lines be less than that
pigs, cavy, rabbits, and OS-C of the properties zoning
similar small animals designation per TMC Title 17.
Commercial Worm Farms N/A Set by conditional use All zones Set by conditional use permit; in See also TMC 17.04.010:
permit except HR, HR- no case shall setback from Conditional use permits
SM, and OS/ property lines be less than that
OS-C of the properties zoning
designation per TMC Title 17.

TEMECULA CODE

§ 6.08.010

NOTES

1 These standards only apply to properties located within a specific plan area, planned development overlay or similar overlay zoning designation when said zoning document does not adequately address the subject or standards of animal keeping.

2 All uses found in this table are found incompatible with the Hillside Residential (HR) and Open Space-Conservation (OS/OS-C) zoning designations and are not permitted.

3 In no event shall there be any limit to the permissible number of sheep which may be grazed per acre, where such grazing operation is conducted on fields for the purposes of cleaning up unharvested crops, stubble, volunteer or wild growth where such grazing operation is not conducted for more than four weeks in any six-month period.

4 Concentrated lot feeding and commercial poultry and/or rabbit raising are not permitted in any zoning designation within the city.

5 The keeping of roosters or crowing fowl, of any species, is prohibited within the city.

6 Properties with the zoning designation LM and M are allowed a maximum of 4 poultry.

7 All calculations for the number of animals permitted on a lot shall round down to the nearest whole number.

8 All legally permitted structures constructed for the purpose of animal keeping, prior to June 14, 2022 shall be considered legal non-conforming and can remain in accordance with TMC § 17.03.070, as amended.

City of Temecula, CA § 6.08.010 ANIMALS

§ 6.08.010

• (Ord. 22-09 § 2; Ord. 2026-02, 2/10/2026)