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Pets, chickens and bees in Tiburon

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

What Tiburon's code says

Tiburon code What Tiburon's code adds
Bees
  • Allowed with a beekeeping permit from the director of community development.
    Applies: As an accessory use to a single-family home in certain residential zones; town council sets the standards.
    § 16-40.070 · code text
    This section provides for establishment and reasonable regulation of beekeeping and/or chicken keeping as an accessory use to a single-family dwelling in certain residential zones while ensuring the public health, safety and welfare.
Chickens
  • Allowed with a chicken keeping permit from the director of community development.
    Applies: As an accessory use to a single-family home in certain residential zones; town council sets the standards.
    § 16-40.070 · code text
    This section provides for establishment and reasonable regulation of beekeeping and/or chicken keeping as an accessory use to a single-family dwelling in certain residential zones while ensuring the public health, safety and welfare.
Permit
  • A conditional use permit is required.
    Applies: Applies to keeping poultry, except where the code provides otherwise for chickens.
    § 20-1.003 · code text
    The keeping of poultry shall require a conditional use permit pursuant to title IV, chapter 16 of the Code, except as may otherwise be provided therein for the keeping of chickens.

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

Tiburon's code: Allowed with a chicken keeping permit from the director of community development. (As an accessory use to a single-family home in certain residential zones; town council sets the standards.) (§ 16-40.070); Allowed with a beekeeping permit from the director of community development. (As an accessory use to a single-family home in certain residential zones; town council sets the standards.) (§ 16-40.070).

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