Cupertino zoning code 19.28.030(H) allows a maximum of four adult household pets per single-family site, of which no more than two may be adult dogs or cats.
In single-family residential (R1) zones, CMC 19.28.030(H) expressly permits keeping a maximum of four adult household pets on a site, provided that no more than two of them are adult dogs or cats. This means a household could keep, for example, two adult dogs plus two other adult pets, but not three or more adult dogs. Young animals below adult age are generally not counted toward the cap. All pets must be kept without creating a noise, odor, or sanitation nuisance under the City's animal-nuisance provision, and dogs must be restrained per CMC 8.03.010. Multifamily and other zones may have their own standards, so residents outside R1 should confirm applicable limits with the Community Development Department.
Exceeding the four-adult-pet limit, or the two-dog/cat sublimit, in an R1 zone is a zoning code violation subject to enforcement and abatement under CMC Chapter 1.12.
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