Ceres, CA Animal Ordinances: Beekeeping (2026)

The following uses shall be permitted by right:

A.Single-family dwellings.B.Farms and ranches for orchards, tree crops, field crops, row crops, berry and bush crops, flower gardening, production and wholesale nurseries, aviaries.C.Farms and ranches for animal husbandry and livestock farming, provided:1.There be no more than one horse, mule, cow, steer, nor more than three goats, sheep or similar livestock, nor more than ten chickens, turkeys or similar fowl for each acre of lot area.2.The minimum lot size for such a use shall be one acre.3.There shall be no such animal and no pen, coop, stable, barn or corral within 20 feet of any lot line abutting a street, or within 35 feet of any other lot line, or within 50 feet of any dwelling or other building used for human habitation on the same or adjacent lot.D.Horticulture.E.Apiaries.F.Churches or other religious institutions on a minimum lot size of one acre and located on a major thoroughfare or primary collector as designated by the general plan.G.Residential care facilities, licensed with the State of California. See definition under section 18.02.010 of this title.H.Transitional housing. See definition under section 18.02.010 of this title.I.Supportive housing. See definition under section 18.02.010 of this title. (Ord. No. 2020-1059, § 1, 3-23-2020)