Organizations that may be able to help District 1 Office COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE 17650 Cajalco Road, Perris, CA 92570 C ODE E NFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT The following organizations (951) 776-3233 may be able to provide Air Force Village West Alberhill De Luz assistance to property El Cariso Village Gavilan Hills Glen Ivy Glen Valley owners seeking to Good Hope Horsethief Canyon La Cresta La Sierra voluntarily comply and Lake Elsinore* Lake Mathews Lakeland Village reduce the numbers of Mead Valley Meadowbrook Orangecrest Perris* crowing fowl in their Temescal Canyon Woodcrest possession as required by Ordinance 348. District 2 Office 4080 Lemon Street, 9th Floor, Riverside, CA 92501 Riverside County Animal Control (951) 955-5650 5950 Wilderness Avenue Coronita El Cerrito Highgrove Home Gardens Riverside, CA 92504 Phone: (951) 358-7387 (PETS) Website: http://www.riversideshelter.com District 3 Office Farm Sanctuary 37600 Sky Canyon Drive, St. G, Murrieta, CA 92563 P.O. Box 1065, Orland, CA 95963 (951) 696-1606 Phone: (530) 865-4617 Aguanga Anza French Valley Garner Valley Website: http://www.farmsanctuary.org Green Acres Hemet* Homeland ® Idyllwild Animal Place Lake Riverside Lake Skinner Mountain Center P.O. Box 5910, Vacaville, CA 95696 Murrieta* Murrieta Hot Springs Pine Cove Zoning Phone: (707) 449-4814 Pine Meadow Pinyon Pines Poppet Flats Website: http://www.animalplace.org Rancho California San Jacinto* Soboba Hot Springs Requirements Twin Pines Vail Lake Valle Vista Winchester for It May Cost You... District 4 Office Consequences for non-compliance: 77588 El Duna Ct., Palm Desert, CA 92211 Animals and 1) Your property may be subjected to the County's (760) 393-3344 abatement process.** Bermuda Dunes Blythe* Cahuilla Hills Chiriaco Summit Coachella* Desert Center Crowing Fowl 2) A Notice of Pendency may be recorded against Desert Edge Desert Hot Springs* Eagle Mountain your property which may interrupt the sale of your Indio* Indio Hills Mecca Mesa Verde North Shore property or the re-financing of existing loans Oasis Ripley Sky Valley Thermal attached to the property. Thousand Palms Valerie Jean Vista Santa Rosa 3) You may be subjected to administrative citations with penalty assessments ranging from $100.00 to District 5 Office $500.00 per violation. 581 S. Grand Avenue, San Jacinto, CA 92582 4) You may be subjected to a misdemeanor citation (951) 791-3900 with fines up to $1000.00 and imprisonment in a County detention facility for up to 6 months or both. Banning* Beaumont* Cabazon Calimesa* Cherry Valley Colton* Eden Hot Springs **Certain violations may be subject to the County Abatement process. These Garnet Gilman Hot Springs Homeland violations may include: substandard buildings, substandard mobile homes, an excessive amount of outside storage of materials or an accumulation of trash and Juniper Flats Lake Perris Lakeview rubbish. The abatement process is used generally when other forms of voluntary Moreno Valley* N. Palm Springs Nuevo compliance have failed. Should your property be involved in an abatement action there are a few things you must understand: (1) Even though an abatement action has Painted Hills Palm Springs* Reche Canyon commenced, you still have the opportunity to voluntarily remove the nuisance violation; (2) The abatement process is time sensitive. Once the process has begun, Riverside* Romoland San Timoteo San Gorgonio generally the only way to stop it is by removing the violation from your property; (3) Twin Pines University City Whitewater There will be a public hearing in front of the County Board of Supervisors before the agency can abate the violation; (4) The agency can remove the violation from your Windy Point Woodcrest property without your consent with a seizure warrant granted by the Courts; (5) You will be responsible for all costs associated with the investigation and abatement of the *unincorporated areas only nuisance; (6) A Notice of Non-compliance will be recorded against your property which may interrupt the sale of your property or the re-financing of existing loans attached to Rev. 12/19/14 05-E the property. County Ordinance 348.3954
Our neighborhoods are the environment in which we live and play. Recognizing how important it is to our community to keep Crowing Fowl our neighborhoods healthy, happy, and Definition: CROWING FOWL are defined as attractive, the County of Riverside has chickens, peafowl and guinea fowl. certain county ordinances or laws to safeguard this valuable environment. Protecting the environment for our homes can help keep our neighborhoods safe and Zoning and Acreage Allowances For Crowing Fowl pleasant. The following table shows how many crowing fowl are allowed. The number of crowing fowl is based on zoning classifications and lot sizes of 7200 sq. ft. or higher. Crowing fowl are not allowed to be Animals kept on any lot that is less than 7200 sq. ft. Property owners can find out the zoning of their property by calling the Building & Safety Department at (951) 955-1800 or visiting the County website at
http://www.rctlma.org/gis/gisdevelop.html The keeping of non-domesticated animals such as horses, cows, roosters/hens, sheep, goats, and pigs are regulated by the
Riverside County Land Use Ordinance No. Zone Classifications Minimum Lot Size Maximum # of Hens Maximum # of Roosters 348. The type and quantity of animals you R-1, R1-A, R2, R-2A, R-3 7,200 sq. ft.—39,999 sq. ft. 4 0 are allowed to keep is dependent upon the 1 acre or more 12 0 zoning and the acreage of your property. You may be asked to reduce the type and * R-R, R-R-O, R-A, R-T-R, 20,000 sq. ft.—39,999 sq. ft. 12 0 number of non-domesticated animals being A-1, W-2, R-D 1 acre or more 50 10 kept on your property. Please contact your local Code Enforcement office for * A-D, A-2 20,000 sq. ft.—39,999 sq. ft. 50 10 additional information. 1 acre or more 100 20
The type and quantity of Distance Requirements animals you are allowed In each zone where crowing fowl are permitted, they must be kept in an enclosed area in the to keep is backyard, no less than 20 feet from any property line and no less than 50 feet from any dependent residence. upon the zoning and acreage of Additional Crowing Fowl Information * your property. If a property owner would like to exceed up to 50% of the number of hens, roosters, or total of crowing fowl permitted, and the property is within an appropriate zone, they can submit an application for a Crowing Fowl Permit to the Planning Department. The application for a Crowing Fowl Permit is subject to notification of neighbors within 600 feet of the property boundary and to a public hearing if a request is made.