Montebello has no ordinance using the word hoarding, but it limits homes to three household pets, treats four or more dogs or cats as a kennel requiring industrial zoning, and requires humane care, backed by state cruelty law.
The Montebello Municipal Code does not use the term 'animal hoarding,' but several provisions address the underlying conduct. Residential zoning permits only up to three household pets (MMC 17.14.020), and keeping four or more dogs or four or more cats over four months old makes a property a kennel that is allowed only in industrial zones with a permit (MMC 6.08.120, 6.08.080, Chapter 6.40). MMC 6.16.040 requires premises where animals are kept to be clean and sanitary, and 6.28.020(E) requires owners to provide necessary food, water, shelter, and protection from weather. MMC 6.16.090 restricts keeping diseased animals. Serious neglect is prosecuted under California Penal Code 597 (animal cruelty). SEAACA can impound neglected or excess animals.
Exceeding pet limits or keeping animals in unsanitary or neglectful conditions is an infraction under MMC 6.04.080 (up to $250 per day); severe cruelty or neglect is a state crime under Penal Code 597, and animals may be impounded.
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Under Municipal Code Chapter 8.13 (Ordinance No. 2445, adopted December 2021 for SB 1383), Montebello residents and businesses must separate organic waste - ...
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Montebello has no dedicated artificial-turf ordinance in its published code, so synthetic turf is reviewed under general Title 17 zoning landscape standards....
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Montebello encourages drought-tolerant and low-water landscaping. The property-maintenance ordinance expressly allows drought-tolerant ground cover and city-...
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Montebello has no ordinance prohibiting residential rainwater harvesting, and California law expressly allows rooftop capture without a water-rights permit. ...
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Montebello's water is supplied by private retailers - chiefly San Gabriel Valley Water Company, plus California Water Service and others - not a single City ...
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Montebello treats weeds and overgrown vegetation as a public nuisance under Municipal Code Chapter 8.16. Owners must remove weeds, dead or diseased plants, a...
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