Takoma Park prohibits livestock including horses, cattle, goats, and swine on residential property. No agricultural zoning exists. Backyard hens (up to 8, no roosters) are permitted.
Takoma Park's zoning does not include agricultural districts, and the city's dense residential character prohibits keeping traditional livestock such as horses, cattle, sheep, goats, and swine on residential property. Montgomery County zoning regulations restrict livestock to agricultural and rural zones, none of which exist within Takoma Park. Backyard chickens (hens only, no roosters) are permitted under Montgomery County regulations with a limit of eight hens per property, provided coops meet setback requirements and are maintained in sanitary condition. No slaughtering of any animal is permitted on residential property. Miniature goats, potbellied pigs, and other animals sometimes marketed as pets rather than livestock are still classified as livestock under county regulations and are prohibited in residential zones. The city's small lot sizes and close-neighbor proximity make livestock keeping impractical and a potential nuisance.
Keeping prohibited livestock: Montgomery County zoning violation, up to $500 fine per day. Animal may be ordered removed. Unsanitary conditions: health code violation with additional penalties.
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Takoma Park sets residential decibel limits at 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA nighttime under Ordinance 2002-35. If ambient noise already exceeds these thresholds...
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Takoma Park adopts Montgomery County construction noise standards (MoCo Code 31B-6) by reference. Weekday construction is allowed 7 AM to 5 PM at up to 75 dB...
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Outdoor music in Takoma Park must comply with 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA nighttime limits. Events with amplified outdoor music require a temporary waiver requ...
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Under Chapter 14.12 Section 9, no person may allow a dog or other animal to persistently, habitually, or continuously bark, howl, or yelp causing a noise dis...
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Industrial and commercial noise in Takoma Park must meet the same residential decibel limits as all other sources: 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA nighttime at the...
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Takoma Park has among the strictest leaf blower rules in the DC metro. The city noise ordinance (Ch. 14.12, Sec. 8) caps all leaf blowers at 70 dBA at 50 fee...
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