Animal-keeping is regulated through Lincoln Municipal Code Title 6 (Animals) and the city's Title 18 zoning code, which restrict livestock and farm fowl to lots zoned to permit agricultural uses; standard residential lots in Lincoln Crossing, Twelve Bridges and other R-1 subdivisions are not built to accommodate roosters or large livestock.
Lincoln's Municipal Code, hosted on Municode at library.municode.com/ca/lincoln/codes/code_of_ordinances, organizes animal regulations under Title 6 (Animals) and zoning-based use restrictions under Title 18 (Zoning). Hen-keeping, beekeeping and other accessory animal uses are tied to the underlying zoning district shown on the city's interactive zoning map (arcg.is/1THWb90). Because Lincoln contracts with Placer County Animal Services (530-886-5500, 11232 B Avenue, Auburn) for field enforcement, complaints about roosters crowing at night, loose livestock or unsanitary coops are handled by county officers using Placer County Code Chapter 6 standards as supplemented by Lincoln Title 6. Before adding hens, check your parcel's zoning designation, any HOA CC&Rs (Lincoln Hills, Lincoln Crossing and Twelve Bridges associations typically prohibit poultry), and setback requirements for accessory structures under Title 18. The state Right to Farm provisions in Civil Code §3482.5 do not override municipal zoning inside city limits.
Title 6 violations are infractions under Lincoln Municipal Code §1.16, with administrative citations starting at $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second within 12 months, and $500 for each subsequent violation per Government Code §53069.4. Animals kept in violation of zoning may also trigger Title 18 code-enforcement abatement, and roosters or livestock causing repeated nuisance can be impounded by Placer County Animal Services with owner-redemption fees.
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