Placer County Code Section 17.56.050 allows up to 6 hens (no roosters) on lots of at least 5,000 sq ft in RS, RM, and RES zones; 9 hens on combining-AG parcels under half an acre; and 15 hens in the RF zone on parcels under one acre. Roosters, guinea hens, and peafowl are prohibited in residential zones.
Placer County Code Section 17.56.050 (Animal Raising and Keeping) tiers permitted animal counts by zoning district and parcel size. In Residential Single-Family (RS), Residential Multi-Family (RM), and Resort (RES) districts, up to 6 chicken hens are allowed on parcels of at least 5,000 sq ft and roosters/guinea hens/peafowl are prohibited. In combining agricultural (-AG) zones, up to 9 hens are allowed on parcels under half an acre and up to 24 fowl per acre on larger parcels. In Residential-Forest (RF) zones, up to 15 hens are allowed on parcels under one acre and up to 24 per acre above one acre. Goats and sheep are limited to 6 per gross acre in combining -AG (minimum half acre) and RF (minimum one acre); other zones generally have no numeric cap but are subject to nuisance standards. Hog/swine keeping is allowed up to 19 head where permitted, but limited to 1 per acre in -AG and RF on parcels of at least one acre. Setbacks for animal enclosures and waste-management standards apply.
Keeping prohibited species (roosters in residential zones) or exceeding the per-acre limits is enforced by Placer County Code Compliance Services. Continuing violations can be cited as nuisances under Chapter 17 or Chapter 9.
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