Can I keep chickens or bees at my home in Del Rey Oaks?

Del Rey Oaks's code: Yes, with a city use permit; up to 5 chickens; no roosters. (Per lot, or per group of adjoining lots with the same owner, outside Carlton Estates.) (§ 6.16.010); Yes, with a use permit; hives only in side or rear yards, behind solid screening at least 6 feet high. (Personal use only; neighbors within 200 feet are notified at least 20 days before the permit is issued.) (§ 6.12.010).

Pets, chickens and bees in Del Rey Oaks: the local rules

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Bees	Yes, with a use permit; hives only in side or rear yards, behind solid screening at least 6 feet high. Applies: Personal use only; neighbors within 200 feet are notified at least 20 days before the permit is issued. § 6.12.010 · code text Beehives shall be located in side or rear yards only, and shall be situated behind solid screening or fencing that is at least six feet in height.
Chickens	Yes, with a city use permit; up to 5 chickens; no roosters. Applies: Per lot, or per group of adjoining lots with the same owner, outside Carlton Estates. § 6.16.010 · code text No person shall keep more than five chickens at any one time upon any lot or separate parcel of land or upon any number of contiguous lots or separate parcels of land under the same ownership or possession Allowed with a permit; no more than 20 chickens. Applies: Only within the Carlton Estates subdivision. § 6.16.010 · code text within the boundaries of that subdivision known as the "Carlton Estates" no person shall keep more than 20 chickens at any one time upon any lot or separate parcel of land or upon any number of contiguous lots or separate parcels of land under the same ownership or possession.
Coop setback	At least 5 feet from lot lines; in the rear yard only, and no more than 6 feet high. Applies: Applies to any enclosed structure that houses chickens. § 6.16.010 · code text Any enclosed structure used to house chickens must be placed at least five feet from the boundaries of the parcel or lot upon which the chickens are kept, whether the same be fenced or not.
Large animals	Other fowl and livestock: only in Carlton Estates, with a permit, at least 30 feet from any home. Applies: Applies to fowl other than chickens, and to livestock; they are not allowed elsewhere in the city. § 6.16.020 · code text No such fowl or livestock shall be maintained closer than 30 feet from any dwelling now existing or hereafter erected and such fowl or livestock shall be kept in a clean and sanitary manner.
Permit	A city use permit is required to keep chickens. § 6.16.010 · code text No person shall keep any chickens without having first obtained a use permit from the City. A city use permit is required to keep honey bees. § 6.12.010 · code text No person shall keep any honey bees without having first obtained a use permit from the City. A city use permit is required to keep fowl or livestock. Applies: Applies within the Carlton Estates subdivision. § 6.16.020 · code text No person shall keep any fowl or livestock within that subdivision known as "Carlton Estates" without having first obtained a use permit from the City.
Pet limit	No more than 3 dogs and cats in total. Applies: Animals over 4 months old, on premises in an R-1, R-2 or D district. § 6.04.040 · code text It is unlawful for any person to own, keep, maintain, or possess more than three dogs or three cats or three dogs and cats, over the age of four months upon any premises located within an R-1 district and R-2 district or a D district in the city.

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