Eastvale, CA Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)

Unlike a typical suburb, incorporated Eastvale carried over agricultural allowances when it cityhood in 2010, and these appear in the City of Eastvale Zoning Code. The code's definitions (Chapter 6) define 'crowing fowl' as chickens, peafowl and guinea fowl, define 'grazing' as the grazing of cattle, horses, sheep, goats or other farm stock (not including hogs) 'not to exceed five (5) animals per acre of all the land,' and define a 'commercial poultry operation' as raising fowl for profit in flocks of 200 or more birds. Whether a household may keep chickens or other livestock, and how many, is determined by the parcel's zoning district through the permitted-use matrix (Table 3.2-1) in the Zoning Code; applications to increase permitted fowl numbers require a crowing fowl permit. Because allowances are parcel-specific, residents should check their zoning before adding animals. The exact per-district counts and coop setback figures are set by that matrix and the development standards, so an owner should confirm them with the Eastvale Planning Department rather than assume a county figure applies. Eastvale is an incorporated city, so its Zoning Code, not Riverside County Ordinance 348, is the controlling land-use authority.