Moreno Valley, CA Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)

090-11 sets the animal-keeping requirements by species. Poultry and fowl require a minimum lot size of 20,000 square feet and are capped at 15 birds per 20,000 square feet of lot area, in the RR, HR, R-1, RA-2 and AG zoning districts. Note 4 to the table flatly bars roosters, guinea fowl and peafowl on any residential lot regardless of size, so a rooster crowing at dawn is a zoning violation on its own even if the flock count is otherwise legal. Larger animals get their own numbers: 'large' animals such as horses and cattle need 20,000 square feet minimum with 2 animals per 20,000 square feet plus 1 per additional 10,000 square feet; 'medium' animals like sheep and goats need the same 20,000-square-foot minimum at 1 per 5,000 square feet; pigs and hogs need 40,000 square feet at 2 per 40,000 square feet, with pigsties held to a 35-foot setback from any property line where adjoining parcels are under 40,000 square feet.

All animal enclosures, corrals and grazing areas must sit at least 20 feet from any habitable dwelling and meet a minimum 288-square-foot corral per large animal, with fencing at least 5 feet high. 04 of the municipal code. Apiaries are allowed but hives must sit at least 400 feet from any street and 500 feet from a school, park, property line or dwelling, with an on-site water source.