City of San Carlos' Ordinance

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Here's the ordinance for our town (a densely populated suburban town about 25 miles below San Francisco):

The pdf, which is formatted nicely, is here: http://www.cityofsancarlos.org/sirepub/cache/2/1kr3aw55sgyp1155slvh3255/562973607202008082425312.PDF


ORDINANCE NO. 1398
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN CARLOS
AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE ADDING SECTION 6.04.310A - KEEPING OF
DOMESTIC FOWL AND RABBITS
IT IS ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of San Carlos as follows:
SECTION 1: The San Carlos Municipal Code, Chapter 6 is amended by adding
Section 6.04.310A as follows:
“Section 6.04.310A - Keeping of Domestic Fowl and Rabbits.
It is unlawful to keep or maintain or cause to be kept or
maintained within the City any live domestic fowl (defined as
chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, pigeons, doves or squabs), or
any rabbits, except under the following conditions, namely:
(a) Cannot Run at Large. Such domestic fowl or rabbits
shall under no circumstances be permitted to run or be at large,
upon any premises other than those of the person in the
immediate possession or control of such domestic fowl or rabbits.
(b) Location of Enclosures. Such domestic fowl or rabbits
must at all times be kept within the confines of a cage or coop on
a property. The enclosure shall not be within thirty-five (35) feet
of any adjacent dwelling or within thirty-five (35) feet of any street
lines.
(c) Enclosure to be Kept Clean. All yards, cages, coops,
cotes, warrens or similar structures or enclosures for such
domestic fowl or rabbits shall be cleaned once each week and
otherwise kept in a sanitary condition and free from offensive
odors.
(d) Roosters. No rooster shall be kept, enclosed,
maintained or allowed within the City.
(e) Limitation upon Number of Domestic Fowl or Rabbits.
It is unlawful for any person in any event to keep or maintain more
than a total number of four (4) poultry or rabbits upon any single
lot, parcel or piece of land within the City.”
(f) It shall be unlawful and a public nuisance to keep within the City any
domestic fowl which by any sound or cry shall disturb the peace and
quiet of any neighborhood so as to interfere with the reasonable and
comfortable enjoyment of life and property.
SECTION 2: Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision
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of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City of San Carlos hereby declares that it
would have adopted this Ordinance and such section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
portion may be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3: Pursuant to Section 36937 of the Government Code of the State of
California, this Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its
final passage.
SECTION 4: The City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to be published and posted in
accordance with the requirements of Section 36933 of the Government Code
of the State of California.
Introduced this 12th day of May, 2008.
PASSED AND ADOPTED as an Ordinance of the City of San Carlos at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 27th day of May, 2008.