Montebello permits noncommercial poultry and rabbits only in the R-A Residential Agricultural zone, and they must be confined at all times. The dense R-1 through R-4 residential zones do not list poultry as a permitted use.
Under Montebello Municipal Code 17.68.020(C), poultry and rabbits for private noncommercial use are permitted in the R-A Residential Agricultural zone provided they are confined at all times within an enclosure. The standard single-family (R-1) through multifamily (R-4) zones permit only up to three household pets plus horsekeeping; they do not list chickens or poultry as a permitted accessory use (MMC 17.14.020, 17.12.020). MMC 6.28.030 declares fowl running or flying at large a nuisance, and 6.16.040 requires any coop or pen to be kept clean and sanitary. Noisy fowl are a nuisance under 6.16.100. The code contains no specific hen count or rooster ban; confirm your parcel's zoning with Montebello Planning before keeping any poultry.
Keeping poultry outside the R-A zone, letting fowl run at large, or maintaining unsanitary coops is an infraction under MMC 6.04.080 (fine up to $250 per day) plus zoning enforcement by Code Enforcement.
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