Montebello's zoning code caps residential properties at up to three household pets plus their offspring under four months old. Keeping four or more dogs or cats crosses into kennel territory, which is limited to specific zones.
Montebello Municipal Code 17.14.020 (R-1) and 17.12.020 (R-A) permit up to three household pets and their offspring under four months of age as an accessory use on residential lots. Under MMC 6.08.120, any premises with four or more dogs over four months old is a dog kennel, and under 6.08.080 four or more cats over four months is a cat kennel; kennels are restricted to industrially zoned property with an approved permit (Chapter 6.40). All dogs over four months must be licensed and vaccinated (MMC 6.24.010, 6.24.130). SEAACA administers licensing. The city's public guidance states residents may keep up to three dogs per address, consistent with the three-household-pet zoning limit.
Keeping four or more dogs or cats without an approved kennel, or exceeding the three-household-pet zoning limit, is an infraction under MMC 6.04.080 (up to $250 per day) plus zoning enforcement.
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