Jurupa Valley, an equestrian-lifestyle city, allows horses, chickens, and livestock in many residential zones subject to minimum lot sizes, setbacks, and rooster limits, and prohibits animals or fowl from running at large.
In the R-1 zone (JVMC 9.55.010), horses are allowed on lots of at least 20,000 square feet (two per 20,000 square feet, four maximum), and lots of one acre or more may keep poultry, chickens, rabbits, and similar small animals for occupants' use in enclosures at least 20 feet from property lines and 50 feet from any residence. The R-A zone (9.65.020) allows poultry, crowing fowl, and rabbits, plus horses, cattle, sheep, and goats on lots over 20,000 square feet. Chapter 10.04, adopted from County Ordinance No. 534, bars animals or fowl at large. Seven or more crowing roosters require nighttime acoustical housing and a permit. A zoning amendment updating animal-keeping standards was initiated in October 2025.
At-large animals or fowl may be impounded with care and redemption costs charged to the owner, and unclaimed animals may be sold; code violations are infractions with escalating fines.
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Jurupa Valley operates residential permit parking in two areas: Pedley, where residents must renew placards every odd year, and portions of Olive Street and ...
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Any Jurupa Valley fence taller than three feet requires a building permit, regardless of material. Fences three feet or shorter are exempt, but all swimming ...
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Backyard fires for cooking or warmth are allowed in Jurupa Valley when fueled by natural gas, propane, untreated wood, or charcoal. SCAQMD Rule 444 exempts t...
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JVMC 4.15.025 requires hosting platforms like Airbnb and VRBO to disclose every Jurupa Valley listing to the city and bars them from completing booking trans...
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Jurupa Valley requires a Home Occupation Permit approved through the Community Development (Planning) Department plus a City Business Registration Certificat...
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Jurupa Valley´s Municode-published code does not list a standalone city juvenile curfew chapter. The Riverside County juvenile curfew at Chapter 9.12 of the ...
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