Article 7 — Standards for Specific Uses
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and one pound)
Birds, Large (weighing over one pound) 0.10 8
Ducks 0.10 5
Geese, Turkeys 0.16 2
Pigeons/Squab 0.10 10 Pursuant to Sec. 8107- Pigeons - Homing/Racing 0.03 50 2.2.1
Fish/Amphibians N/A Unlimited
Within Principal Outside Principal
Animal Types1 Animal Unit Factor Dwelling2 Dwelling2
Rodents/Fur Bearers
Guinea Pigs 0.02 Unlimited 20
Mice, Hamsters, Gerbils 0.01 Unlimited 20
Rabbits 0.05 Unlimited 10
Rats 0.02 Unlimited 20
Reptiles
Lizards 0.05 Unlimited 20
Snakes 0.05 Unlimited 15
Tortoises/Turtles 0.05 Unlimited 20
Insects/Spiders 3 N/A Unlimited 100
Wild Animals1 Accessory to Dwellings - Pursuant to Secs. 8107-2.3.1 and 8107-2.3.5
Species of animal not listed Pursuant to Sec. 8107-2.3.1
Inherently dangerous animals may not be kept as pet animals.
See Sec. 8107-2.4.6 for the number of additional pet animals allowed as a part of Animal Husbandry/Keeping.
The keeping of bees shall be in accordance with Section 8107-2.6.
(Ord. No. 4639, § 6, 12-17-2024)
8107-2.4.3 - Allowed number of pet animal units.
Except as provided in Article 5, no more than a total of 3.00 pet animal units are allowed per principal dwelling unit including all its accessory uses. Occupied spaces in mobilehome parks and multifamily dwellings are allowed no more than 1.00 pet animal unit per mobilehome or dwelling unit.
(Ord. No. 4639, § 6, 12-17-2024)
8107-2.4.4 - Allowed number of security and utility animals.
For security, no more than 1.0 animal unit is allowed per commercial/industrial zoned lot. The animals that are allowed are listed on Table 1 'Pet Animals'. Calculating the number allowed should be done in accordance with 8107-2.4.5. Utility animals such as seeing- eye dogs and similar animals may be kept in addition to the maximum allowed number of animal units.
8107-2.4.5 - Calculating the allowed number of pet animals.
The sum of the individual animal units for a given dwelling unit shall not exceed the total number of animal units allowed pursuant to
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- 2.04 of Title 2.
- Division 1 — Government
- Chapter 1 — Business Taxes and Certificates
- Article 1 — General Provisions
- Article 2 — Definitions
- Article 3 — Imposition of Tax and Exemptions from Taxation
- Article 4 — Payment of Business Taxes
- Article 5 — Application and Renewal—Business Tax Certificate
- Article 6 — Penalties and Interest
- Article 7 — Refund of Overpayment
- Article 8 — Hearings and Appeals
- Article 9 — Enforcement and Violations
- Article 10 — Additional Tax Collector Powers
- Article 11 — Miscellaneous Provisions
- Chapter 2 — Licenses
- Article 2 — License Applications— Procedures and Appeals
- Article 1 — Temporary Shows
- Article 2 — Dance Halls
- Article 2.5 — Teen-Age Dances
- Article 3 — Billiard Rooms
- Article 4 — Motor Vehicle Races
- Article 5 — Card Rooms
- Article 1 — Auctioneer
- Article 2 — Collectors, Dealers and Brokers
- Article 3 — Peddlers, Solicitors, and Telephone Solicitors
- Article 1 — Rubbish Collection
- Article 2 — Ambulances
- Article 3 — Private Patrolmen
- Article 4 — Taxicabs
- Article 5 — Massage Businesses and Massage Technicians
- Article 5.5 — Solemnization of Marriages
- Article 6 — Kennels
- Article 1 — Licensing of Cannabis Operations
- Article 2 — Tax on Cannabis Operations
- Chapter 6 — Sidewalk Vending
- Chapter 1 — Standards and Permits
- Chapter 2 — Facilities Fees
- Article 1 — Sheriff's Facilities
- Article 2 — Fire Protection Facilities
- Article 1 — Nuisance
- Article 3 — Power of Arrest
- Article 1 — Tents and Lean-tos
- Article 2 — Enforcement
- Article 3 — Tents and House Courts
- Article 4 — Violation
- Article 1 — Camps
- Article 2 — Camp Fires
- Article 3 — Bathing, Surfing, Surfboards
- Chapter 4 — Animals
- Article 1 — License Tag
- Article 2 — Animal Shelter
- Article 3 — Dogs Used by Peace Officers
- Article 4 — Rabies Control
- Article 5 — Animal Control
- Article 6 — General
- Article 7 — Wild Animal Control
- Article 8 — Administrative Enforcement Alternative
- Article 9 — Roosters
- Chapter 5 — Hazardous Substances
- Article 1 — Unified Program Generally
- Article 1.1 — Unified Program— Hazardous Waste Producers
- Article 1.2 — Unified Program—Underground Storage of Hazardous…
- Article 1.3 — Unified Program—Aboveground Storage of Hazardous…
- Article 1.4 — Unified Program—Business Plan/Risk Management Plan
- Article 1.5 — Unified Program—Inspection of State Authorized F…
- Article 1.6 — Participating Agency Fees
- Article 1.7 — Unified Program Hearing Procedure
- Article 2 — Liability for Violation of Hazardous Waste and Sub…
- Article 3 — Medical Waste Management and Safe Body Art
- Article 5 — Business Plans and Risk Management and Prevention …
- Article 1 — General
- Chapter 7 — Regulation of Solid Waste Storage, Collection, Dis…
- Article 1 — Regulation of the Disposal and Handling of Solid W…
- Article 3 — Solid Waste Programs for Unincorporated Areas
- Article 4 — County Integrated Waste Management Plan Fee
- Article 1 — Groundwater Conservation
- Article 2 — Private and State Small Water Systems
- Article 3 — Administrative Enforcement of Private and State Sm…
- Chapter 9 — Alcoholic Beverage Warning Signs
- Chapter 10 — Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry
- Chapter 1 — Fire Protection
- Article 1 — Discharge
- Chapter 3 — Public Emergency
- Article 1 — General
- Article 2 — Emergency Planning Council
- Chapter 4 — Prices of Emergency Items and Services
- Chapter 5 — Courthouse Security Screening
- Article 1 — Preliminary Matters
- Article 3 — General Provisions
- Article 4 — Administration and Permitting
- Article 5 — Provisions for Flood Hazard Reduction
- Article 6 — Variance Procedure
- Chapter 7 — Protection of Watercourses and Related Critical Pu…
- Article 1 — Alcoholic Beverages
- Article 1.1 — Social Hosts Liability
- Article 2 — Nudism
- Article 3 — Prostitution & Lewd Acts
- Article 4 — Unlawful Exposure of Private Parts and Female Brea…
- Article 5 — Harmful Substances
- Article 6 — Sale and Display of Drug Paraphernalia to Minors
- Article 7 — Place of Business Where Drug Paraphernalia is Kept…
- Article 1 — Imprisonment
- Article 2 — Juvenile Confinement
- Article 3 — Registration of Hotel and Motel Guests
- Article 4 — Miscellaneous
- Article 4.5 — Bingo Game Licenses
- Article 5 — Enclosing Swimming Pools and Other Bodies of Water
- Article 6 — Bicycle Registration and Licensing
- Article 7 — Abandoned or Inoperative Motor Vehicles
- Article 7.1 — Abandoned Vehicles
- Article 8 — Alarm Systems
- Article 9 — Commercial Weighing and Measuring Instruments
- Article 9.5 — Consumer Protection Business Permit
- Article 10 — Graffiti
- Article 11 — Loud or Raucous Nighttime Noise in Residential Zo…
- Chapter 3 — Ventura County Parks
- Article 1 — Applicability and Authority
- Article 2 — Definitions
- Article 3 — Powers and Duties of the Director
- Article 4 — Permits
- Article 5 — General Regulations
- Article 6 — Public Health and Sanitation
- Article 7 — Public Safety
- Article 8 — Preservation of County Parks
- Article 9 — Overnight Camping
- Chapter 4 — Ventura County Harbor Ordinance
- Article 1 — Definitions
- Article 2 — Powers and Duties of the Director
- Article 3 — Applicability and Authority
- Article 4 — Regulations Concerning Speed and Safety
- Article 5 — Navigation
- Article 6 — General Regulations
- Article 7 — Regulations Covering Mooring, Floats, and Other Ha…
- Article 8 — Health and Sanitation
- Article 9 — Severability and Preeminence
- Article 10 — Parking Area Regulations
- Chapter 5 — Ventura County Airport
- Article 3 — Powers and Duties
- Article 4 — Fire Regulations
- Article 5 — Aircraft Fuel Servicing
- Article 6 — Aircraft Operations/Aeronautical Activities
- Article 7 — Airports Regulations
- Article 8 — Traffic Regulations
- Article 9 — Health, Environment and Sanitation
- Article 11 — General Conditions
- Article 12 — Administration of System
- Article 13 — Wastewater Discharge Into County Sewerage System
- Article 14 — Pretreatment Requirements
- Article 15 — Industrial Discharge Permit System
- Article 16 — Industrial Wastewater Monitoring & Reporting
- Article 17 — Fees, Charges and Computations
- Article 18 — Enforcement
- Article 19 — Miscellaneous Provisions
- Chapter 6 — Regulation of Parking Facilities
- Chapter 6.5 — Regulation of Skateboarding and Similar Activiti…
- Chapter 7 — Ventura County Comprehensive Smoke-Free Regulations
- Chapter 8 — Regulating Tobacco Vending Machines
- Chapter 8.5 — Sale of Flavored Vaping Products and Flavored Va…
- Chapter 9 — Stormwater Quality Management
- Article 2 — Prohibition of Non-Stormwater Discharges
- Article 3 — Prohibition of Illicit Connections
- Article 4 — Reduction of Pollutants in Stormwater
- Article 5 — Requirements for the Control of Urban Runoff
- Article 6 — Inspections
- Article 7 — Enforcement
- Article 8 — Permits
- Article 9 — Miscellaneous
- Chapter 10 — Rincon Parkway
- Article 1 — Applicability and Authority
- Article 2 — Definitions
- Article 3 — Powers and Duties of the Director
- Article 4 — Permits
- Article 5 — General Regulations
- Article 6 — Public Health and Sanitation
- Article 7 — Public Safety
- Article 8 — Recreational Vehicle Parking Meter Zone
- Article 9 — Preservation of Rincon Parkway
- Chapter 1 — Traffic Ordinance
- Chapter 2 — Regulation of Riding and Hiking Trails in the Los …
- Chapter 3 — Large Truck Terminal Access
- Article 1 — Authority, Purpose, and Application of Chapter
- Article 3 — Establishment of Zones, Boundaries and Maps
- Article 4 — Purposes of Zones
- Article 5 — Uses and Structures by Zone
- Article 6 — Lot Area and Coverage, Setbacks, Height and Relate…
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- 8107-2 — Animal keeping standards.
- 1.00 and Burros)
- § 9.6
- 8107-26 — Employee housing pursuant to state law.
- § 41.2
- § 8.2
- 45.4 for a wireless communication facility that is exclusively…
- § 8107-45
- § 45.10
- 0.1 foot-candles at property lines
- 0.2 foot-candles at property lines
- 8106-8 — Miscellaneous regulations.
- Article 8 — Parking and Loading Requirements
- Article 9 — Standards for Specific Zones and Zone Types
- Article 10 — Sign Requirements
- Article 11 — Entitlements—Process and Procedures
- Article 12 — Limitations on Issuance of Building Permits in th…
- Article 13 — Nonconformities and Substandard Lots
- Article 14 — Enforcement and Penalties
- Article 15 — Amendments to This Chapter
- Article 16 — Density Bonus and Affordable Housing Incentives P…
- Article 17 — Mobilehome Park Closure Permit Requirements
- Article 18 — Official Zoning Data
- Article 19 — Specific Standards for Area Plans
- Article 1 — Authority, Purpose, and Application of Chapter
- Article 3 — Purposes of Zones
- Article 4 — Permitted Uses
- Article 5 — Development Standards/Conditions—Uses
- Article 6 — Parking and Loading Requirements
- Article 7 — Standards For Specific Zones
- Article 8 — General Development Standards/Conditions—Resource …
- Article 9 — Zoning Maps
- Article 11 — Entitlements—Process and Procedures
- Article 12 — Nonconformities and Substandard Lots
- Article 13 — Enforcement and Penalties
- Article 14 — Amendment to the local coastal program
- Chapter 2 — Subdivisions
- Article 1 — Authority, Purpose, and Application of Chapter
- Article 3 — Fees and Charges
- Article 4 — Parcel Map Waivers
- Article 5 — Tentative Maps
- Article 6 — Final and Parcel Map Requirements
- Article 7 — Amendment of Recorded Final and Parcel Maps
- Article 8 — Improvements, Dedications, Reservations and Fees
- Article 9 — Lot Line Adjustments
- Article 10 — Voluntary Mergers
- Article 11 — Conservation Subdivision
- Article 12 — Reversions to Acreage
- Article 13 — Mobilehome Park Conversions to Resident Ownership…
- Article 14 — Certificates of Compliance and Conditional Certif…
- Article 15 — Notice, Hearings, and Decisions
- Article 16 — Appeals
- Article 17 — Enforcement
- Article 18 — Amendments to this Chapter
- Chapter 3 — Places
- Article 1 — House Numbering
- Chapter 4 — Urban Area Development
- Chapter 6 — Traffic Impact Mitigation Fees for Maintenance and…
- Chapter 7 — Protection of Flood Control Facilities
- Chapter 8 — SE (Miscellaneous) Projects
- Chapter 9 — School Facilities Fee/Dedication Ordinance
- Chapter 10 — Mobile Home Park Rent Control
- Chapter 11 — Augmented Piru Transportation Impact Mitigation Fee
- Article 1 — Fees
- Article 2 — Right-To-Farm
- Article 3 — Mediation Services
- Article 1 — Regulations
- Article 1 — Identification of Agricultural Commodities Being T…
- Article 1 — Certification
- Chapter 5 — Apple Maggot Infestation Control
- Chapter 6 — Cultivation of Industrial Hemp
- Division 10 — Domestic Partnership Registration
- Chapter 1 — General
- Chapter 2 — Specific Provisions
- Article 1 — Imposition of Tax
- Article 2 — Registration
- Article 3 — Reporting and Remitting
- Article 4 — Penalties and Interest
- Article 5 — Failure to Collect and Report Tax
- Article 6 — Appeal
- Article 7 — Refunds
- Chapter 3 — Enforcement
- Article 1 — Civil Action
- Article 2 — Violations
- Division 12 — Highway Encroachments
- Chapter 1 — Definitions and Construction of Division
- Chapter 2 — General Provisions
- Chapter 3 — Encroachment Work Standards
- Chapter 4 — Application Requirements
- Chapter 5 — Permit Issuance
- Chapter 6 — Permit Fees and Deposits
- Chapter 7 — Maintenance and Repair of Sidewalks
- Chapter 8 — Wireless Telecommunication Facilities-Public Right…
- Chapter 9 — Transportation Permits
- Chapter 10 — Appeal and Violation
- Division 13 — Abatement of Public Nuisances