Titusville, FL Animal Ordinances: Exotic Pets (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing sections
- Titusville Code §§ 5-86, 5-87
- Zoning exception
- Allowed in GU-zoned districts under §65.11 LDR
- Business exception
- Incidental to a licensed vet or pet shop
- Horse/pony permit fee
- $25 filed with the city clerk (§§5-101, 5-102)
- Nuisance noise threshold
- Audible 500 feet from the enclosure
Summary
Titusville Code Sec. 5-86 bars keeping horses, hogs, cattle, chickens or any other farm animal, and any domestic animal from the wild, anywhere in the city except in a GU-zoned district or as an incidental part of a licensed business like a veterinary clinic or pet shop.
Sec. 5-86. - Certain animals restricted; permits for certain animals required. (a)It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or permit to be kept within the city any horses, hogs, sheep, goats, cattle, chickens or other farm animals, and any domestic animal from the wild, except:(1)The aforementioned animals shall be allowed in any GU-zoned district, provided the regulations as provided in section 65.11 et seq., Land Development Regulations, Volume II, are complied with.(2)Animals as aforedescribed shall be permitted in other districts, provided they are an incidental or necessary part of a licensed business, i.e., veterinarian, pet shop, etc.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 54 Update 1 | Land Development Regulations: Supplement 19 Update 1 | Technical Manuals: Supplement 10 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Titusville Code of Ordinances Sec. 5-86(a) makes it unlawful to keep or permit to be kept, anywhere within the city, horses, hogs, sheep, goats, cattle, chickens or other farm animals, and any domestic animal from the wild, unless one of several narrow exceptions applies. of the city's Land Development Regulations, and they are allowed in any other district if they are an incidental or necessary part of a licensed business such as a veterinarian's office or pet shop. A homeowner may keep horses or ponies in any district only after securing a permit under Sec.
5-101, filed with the city clerk with a $25 fee and a site sketch, which the city manager or a designee must approve, approve with conditions, or deny within ten working days. Seamless banded homing pigeons are separately permitted as an accessory use in any residential district for sporting or exhibition purposes. Sec. 5-87 layers a nuisance rule on top of the keeping restriction: any restricted animal that causes frequent or long-continued noise audible 500 feet from its enclosing fence, or that seriously annoys neighbors or interferes with the reasonable use of their property, is declared a nuisance and punishable under Sec. 1-15 and the citation process in Sec. 5-7 et seq. '
Violations & Fines
Keeping a restricted farm or wild-origin animal outside a GU district or licensed business use, or without a Sec. 5-101 permit for horses and ponies, violates Sec. 5-86 and is punishable under the chapter's citation process in Sec. 5-7, capped at a $500 civil penalty per violation under Sec. 5-8. An animal whose noise or condition creates a nuisance under Sec. 5-87 is separately punishable under Sec. 1-15.
Frequently Asked Questions
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