Pleasanton, CA Animal Ordinances: Livestock (2026)

Pleasanton handles livestock - horses, cattle, hogs, sheep, goats, and similar animals - through its Title 18 zoning ordinance rather than a stand-alone livestock chapter. The Agricultural (A) district (Chapter 18.28) permits 'livestock and poultry raising for private, noncommercial use,' and also allows private kennels and stables, plus accessory farm structures such as barns, stables, coops, and storage buildings. A key locational rule requires that any building or enclosure holding animals or fowl, except household pets, be at least 100 feet from any R (residential), O (office), C (commercial), I-P (industrial park), or P (public) district. Larger commercial operations carry additional limits - for example, hog and livestock raising is allowed but not feedlots where more than half the feed is imported. In Pleasanton's standard residential districts, by contrast, keeping cattle, horses, or other large livestock is generally not a permitted use, so livestock keeping is effectively concentrated in agriculturally zoned and larger-lot areas. All animals must be kept under sanitary conditions and may not be allowed to stray onto neighboring property. Anyone planning to keep livestock should verify the property's zoning district and applicable setbacks with the Pleasanton Planning Division.