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Pets, chickens and bees in Lawndale

Lawndale's own rules on pets, chickens and bees, with the code text for every value.

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

What Lawndale's code says

Lawndale code What Lawndale's code adds
Chickens
  • Yes; no more than 2 chickens, hens and/or fowl.
    Applies: Residential areas; kept at least 35 feet from any home and 100 feet from any school or hospital.
    § 6.16.010 · code text
    Any resident that wishes to keep chickens, hens, and/or fowl, shall be permitted to keep no more than two chickens, hens, and/or fowl at any one time in residential areas.
Coop setback
  • At least 35 feet away.
    Applies: Animals and birds other than cats, dogs, canaries or parrot-family birds; distance from any restaurant, home or other building people live in.
    § 6.16.010 · code text
    A person shall not keep any animal, fowl, or bird, wild or domestic, other than cats, dogs, canaries, or birds of the psittacine family, within thirty-five feet of any restaurant food establishment, residence, dwelling, or other building used for the habitation of human beings, or within one hundred feet of any school building, hospital building or similar institution building.
  • At least 100 feet away.
    Applies: Animals and birds other than cats, dogs, canaries or parrot-family birds; distance from any school, hospital or similar institution building.
    § 6.16.010 · code text
    A person shall not keep any animal, fowl, or bird, wild or domestic, other than cats, dogs, canaries, or birds of the psittacine family, within thirty-five feet of any restaurant food establishment, residence, dwelling, or other building used for the habitation of human beings, or within one hundred feet of any school building, hospital building or similar institution building.
Pet limit
  • No more than 3 dogs or cats.
    Applies: Per home in any residential zone; dogs or cats over 4 months old.
    § 17.48.030 · code text
    A person shall not keep or maintain any dog or cat over four months of age in any residential zone, except that for each dwelling unit the occupant may keep for personal use not more than three dogs or cats.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I keep chickens or bees at my home in Lawndale?

Lawndale's code: Yes; no more than 2 chickens, hens and/or fowl. (Residential areas; kept at least 35 feet from any home and 100 feet from any school or hospital.) (§ 6.16.010); At least 35 feet away. (Animals and birds other than cats, dogs, canaries or parrot-family birds; distance from any restaurant, home or other building people live in.) (§ 6.16.010).

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