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Pets, chickens and bees in South San Francisco

South San Francisco'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 South San Francisco Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

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Large animals
  • Enclosed at night when not in use; not tied within 100 feet of a home without the occupant's written consent.
    Applies: Applies to horses, mules, donkeys, burros, cows, cattle, goats and sheep.
    § 9.08.080 · code text
    No person shall stake or tie, or leave staked or tied, or allow within one hundred feet of any inhabited residence such animal without the written consent of the occupant of said residence.
  • Stables at least 50 feet from a neighboring property line.
    Applies: Horses, mules, donkeys, burros, cows and cattle; only on lots of at least 1 acre, no more than 2 per lot.
    § 9.08.080 · code text
    The minimum distance of any stable building from any neighboring property line shall be fifty feet, and from any neighboring house shall be one hundred fifty feet.
  • Stables at least 150 feet from a neighboring house.
    Applies: Horses, mules, donkeys, burros, cows and cattle; only on lots of at least 1 acre, no more than 2 per lot.
    § 9.08.080 · code text
    The minimum distance of any stable building from any neighboring property line shall be fifty feet, and from any neighboring house shall be one hundred fifty feet.
  • Stables at least 50 feet from an occupied home on the same lot.
    Applies: Horses, mules, donkeys, burros, cows and cattle; only on lots of at least 1 acre, no more than 2 per lot.
    § 9.08.080 · code text
    The minimum distance of any stable building from any occupied residence in the same lot as such stable is situated shall be fifty feet.
  • Corrals at least 35 feet from the neighboring property line.
    Applies: Horses, mules, donkeys, burros, cows and cattle; only on lots of at least 1 acre, no more than 2 per lot.
    § 9.08.080 · code text
    The minimum distance of any animal corral from the neighboring property line shall be thirty-five feet.

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