Santa Clarita, CA Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)

030: sheep, goats, dogs, rabbits, birds, poultry and similar). For small animals the table sets a sliding scale by lot size, and the footnote attached to that table spells out the poultry rule directly: goats, sheep, miniature horses, potbellied pigs and poultry excluding roosters are grouped as 'other small animals,' while roosters are carved out and permitted only on lots larger than one acre, at a ratio of one rooster per acre. A household on a smaller lot can keep hens under the birds category but no roosters at all.

030(B). Every enclosure must be fenced or otherwise built to confine the animals, classified as an accessory structure subject to the underlying zone's development standards, and kept free of litter, garbage and accumulated excrement, with waste disposed of regularly to control flies and odor per subsection (C). Structures housing small animals must sit at least fifty feet from any street, highway or building used for human habitation, in addition to whatever the Los Angeles County Health Department separately requires, and noise from the animals must stay within the ambient noise level for the zone measured at the property line. FFA and 4-H members may keep one additional animal beyond the table limit.