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Pets, chickens and bees in King City

At most 4 adult small pets, hens included, on sites up to 6,000 square feet, plus 1 per additional 4,000 square feet; no roosters.

Key points

  • Pets: At most 4 adult small pets, hens included, on sites up to 6,000 square feet, plus 1 per additional 4,000 square feet; no roosters.

Each rule below links to the section of the King City Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What King City's code says

King City code What King City's code adds
Chickens
  • Yes; hens count toward the small-pet limit; roosters are not allowed.
    Applies: Sites of 6,000 square feet or less: 4 pets total; 1 more per extra 4,000 square feet.
    § 17.53.050 · code text
    more than four small animal adult pets such as dogs, cats, rabbits or fowl, nor shall any combination thereof exceed a total of four, on any building site of six thousand feet of area or less.
Pet limit
  • No more than 3 dogs over 4 months old.
    Applies: Applies within 250 feet of any occupied home other than the owner's.
    § 9.12.010 · code text
    It is unlawful for any owner to keep more than three dogs over the age of four months each, in any place in the city, within two hundred fifty feet of any dwelling house in use or occupied by human beings other than the dwelling house belonging to the owner of the dogs.
  • No more than 4 adult small pets (dogs, cats, rabbits or fowl) in total.
    Applies: Applies to building sites of 6,000 square feet or less.
    § 17.53.050 · code text
    § 17.53.050. Number of animals permitted. It is unlawful for any owner or tenant of any building site within the city to keep, harbor or maintain, or to permit any other person to keep, harbor or maintain, more than four small animal adult pets such as dogs, cats, rabbits or fowl, nor shall any combination thereof exceed a total of four, on any building site of six thousand feet of area or less. On building sites in excess of six thousand feet of area, one additional small animal pet shall be permitted for each additional four thousand square feet of building site area. It is further declared a nuisance to keep, harbor or maintain, or to permit any person to keep, harbor or maintain more than the permitted number of adult small animals, or any combination thereof, on any building site within the city. The keeping of roosters (male fowl) is prohibited. In no case shall the number of dogs allowed to be kept on a building site exceed the number provided in Title 9, Animals, of the King City Municipal Code. This section does not apply to authorized veterinary hospitals. (Ord. 354 § 5.3.5, 1973; Ord. 369 § 1, 1974; Ord. 696 § 1, 2011)
  • 4 adult small pets, plus 1 more for each extra 4,000 square feet.
    Applies: Applies to building sites over 6,000 square feet.
    § 17.53.050 · code text
    § 17.53.050. Number of animals permitted. It is unlawful for any owner or tenant of any building site within the city to keep, harbor or maintain, or to permit any other person to keep, harbor or maintain, more than four small animal adult pets such as dogs, cats, rabbits or fowl, nor shall any combination thereof exceed a total of four, on any building site of six thousand feet of area or less. On building sites in excess of six thousand feet of area, one additional small animal pet shall be permitted for each additional four thousand square feet of building site area. It is further declared a nuisance to keep, harbor or maintain, or to permit any person to keep, harbor or maintain more than the permitted number of adult small animals, or any combination thereof, on any building site within the city. The keeping of roosters (male fowl) is prohibited. In no case shall the number of dogs allowed to be kept on a building site exceed the number provided in Title 9, Animals, of the King City Municipal Code. This section does not apply to authorized veterinary hospitals. (Ord. 354 § 5.3.5, 1973; Ord. 369 § 1, 1974; Ord. 696 § 1, 2011)

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Can I keep chickens or bees at my home in King City?

At most 4 adult small pets, hens included, on sites up to 6,000 square feet, plus 1 per additional 4,000 square feet; no roosters.

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