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San Dimas city ordinance - less than one week!! save my hens!!

• Thread starter shetan83
• Start date Nov 4, 2012

• #1

We but got a letter from the Inland Humane Society and SPCA proverb that our residence is non zoned for chickens and that we have 1 week to get rid of them. The alphabetic character itself was really confusing because it referred to the rooster and the chickens separately, and while information technology said that chickens were non allowed, it seemed to imply that the rooster was the problem. At any charge per unit, it said we are not zoned for chickens.

What drives me nuts is that nosotros but have i week!! to discover homes for our babies. The 2d thing is that the San Dimas Feed store in downtown San Dimas sells chicks!! Why would you lot sell chicks if chickens are not allowed in the urban center? Tertiary matter is that I fifty-fifty looked upwardly San Dimas ordinances to see if we could have chickens, and under the section on "Animals" is the following:

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Whatever person, who dyes, colors or otherwise artificially treats whatever rabbit, baby chick, duckling or other fowl is plant guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 436 § 1 (part), 1973; Ord. 232 § ii (part), 1968: prior code § 20-54)

half dozen.28.020 Sale—Display—When prohibited.
Whatsoever person who displays, sells, offers for sale, barters or gives away any rabbit, baby chick, duckling or other fowl equally a pet, novelty or prize is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 436 § i (role), 1973; Ord. 232 § ii (office), 1968: prior code § 20-55)

half dozen.28.030 Sale—Display—When permitted.
Nothing in Sections 6.28.010 and half dozen.28.020 shall prohibit the display or sale of whatsoever natural rabbit, chick, duckling or other fowl by whatever dealer, hatchery or store engaged in the business of selling them to be raised for food purposes whenever such dealer, hatchery or shop has the proper facilities for the brandish and intendance of such animals or fowl. (Ord. 436 § ane (part), 1973; Ord. 232 § two (role), 1968: prior code § 20-56)

So the only thing about fowl is that you tin can't colour them or sell them. Which we haven't done. If in that location are no specific city ordinance, then it should fall under Los Angeles County ordinance, which allows chickens.

If the complaint is about noise, then yes, we'll get rid of the rooster. But it's too much to ask for united states to give up our five hens!

Does anyone have whatsoever feel or communication? The letter of the alphabet says nosotros have ane calendar week, and then an inspector might come and we'll become cited. How practice I fight this citation?

• #two

It is a shame and I think you demand to head downtown and annals a formal complaint. Here is the code they are speaking of:

eighteen.20.060 Animals.
A. Household pets may be kept in residential zones under the following conditions;
one. Such pets shall not be kept in such number or under such conditions that create a neighborhood nuisance from noise, odors, dust or appearance.
2. Not more than three developed dogs or cats or 3 similar domestic animals or three animals of any combination of the above may be kept.
three. Not more than iii small animals, such every bit guinea pigs, rabbits or white mice may be kept.
4. Not more than 15 birds or fowl shall be kept, none of which shall be chickens.
v. No venomous animals nor whatever animal that cannot be or is not really prevented from invading or becoming a nuisance to neighboring premises may be kept.
B. Provided further, still, in R-A zones in parcels of xi yard square feet or larger with a minimum width of eighty anxiety and containing not more than than ane habitation unit, domestic animals in addition to the household pets every bit limited in subsection (A) of this department shall exist permitted inside the following limitations, and solely for the use of the family residing on the bundle:
1. Rabbits, not to exceed one buck and four does;
2. Fowl for meat purposes, not to exceed xx-five;
3. Chickens for eggs, not to exceed 20 layers;
iv. Calves, not to exceed 1 calf nether two years of age, and none older;

Your possible "redemption" caveat would be what is highlighted in red. Even if you roughshod under the "restrictive" guidelines nether department B I recollect, in this day and age, this "code" should exist updated with a more aware viewpoint. What are the names of your surrounding municipalities that we could search their code to effort to find "precedent" to add together acceptance to your position?

EDIT:
Information technology seems the R-A zone 11,000 sq ft is ~ 1/4 acre of land. Not sure on your lot size.

• #3

Can't have a chicken but you can keep 100 pigeons -- WOW. Talk virtually hypocrisy. Equally a start you could review the "regs" for the pigeons and consider the guidelines to debate your point.

A allow to go on homing pigeons for exercise and racing shall exist issued past the city subject to and upon compliance by the applicant with the post-obit conditions:
a. All feed for such homing pigeons shall be stored in containers which offering protection against rodents;
b. All food scraps and debris shall be removed from the premises at least once a week and disposed of in a sanitary style;
c. The lofts or pigeon houses where such homing pigeons are kept shall be soundly constructed, properly maintained and adequately landscaped to blend with and conform to the surrounding area;
d. The lofts or pigeon houses shall be maintained in a germ-free condition and in compliance with the health regulations of the city and those promulgated past the state racing pigeon organization;
e. The metropolis or its duly authorized representative shall have the right to inspect each loft and pigeon house at such times as information technology shall deem advisable;

• #4

To the OP: proceed a stick handy for when the so-called "inspector" shows up. Handle information technology menacingly and give the impression that you own the place and he would exist better off elsewhere. Nah, better non try that. I do wish that our predecessors had done so, and we would have far less hierarchy to deal with. If enough people would band together, these fiddling minions would find real jobs and leave working folk alone.

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• #5

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• #half-dozen

The section on homing pigeons is every bit big as the rest of the section! Ridiculous and outdated.

I experience terrible because I really want to go to the metropolis, but I'm actually in graduate school correct at present, and information technology's my mother who got the letter at dwelling house. English isn't her first language, but she loves our chickens. I can't say plenty about how happy those chickens have made her. She used to be pretty depressed and have a hot temper, simply now whenever she'south mad, she just goes to see the chickens and immediately she'southward happy and radiant. This is then unfair. If information technology's a dissonance mutter on the rooster, then fine, we'll give abroad the rooster. But our hens oasis't done anything! And shouldn't the Humane Society and SPCA who sent us the letter accept animal welfare at its heart? How would these hens be better off somewhere else when my female parent loves them and spoils them and takes care of them with all her heart? How would putting these chickens in a shelter or worse, euthanizing them, exist whatsoever improve than where they are now?

• #7

Under 6. PLANNING/Evolution SERVICES, there was mention of changing chicken ordinance laws. "It was the consensus of the City Council to direct staff to farther investigate and bring back some considerations in approximately six months." This meeting took place in July. Then nosotros're nearly six month. Simply not in time to salve my chickens!!

Call the office that sent you the letter and inquire (plead with) them for an injunction until an reply can be received regarding the above investigation. If that information is in the minutes of a public meeting and so they are required to act on it.

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• #8

Well I called the Humane Club, and the officer that I called was actually sympathetic because she has hens herself. She said that if we got rid of the rooster, they would not follow up with a formal investigation unless we got more than complaints most the hens. In the meantime, I recollect I'll try to piece of work on changing metropolis ordinances, peculiarly if they've been debated as recently every bit July.

• #ix

Cracking news -- sorry the roo has to go but roos not tolerated in urban settings. You got the right thought to follow upwardly on the ordinance. The fact that it was discussed in the contempo past is a window of opportunity to "adjust" the rules for the future of backyard chickens in your area. Savour your birds -- I'k excited for your mother as well.

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• #10

Hey all, merely wanted to update and say that my city has inverse their ordinances and now let backyard hens. =)

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