Riverside County Ordinance 630 limits residential properties to four dogs and four cats over four months old without a kennel or cattery permit, with stricter caps in subdivided residential zones.
Under Ordinance 630, single-family residential parcels in unincorporated Riverside County may keep up to four dogs and four cats older than four months without additional permits. Larger numbers require a kennel or cattery permit through RCDAS plus zoning compliance under Ordinance 348. Rural-residential and agricultural parcels receive higher allowances scaled to acreage. Multifamily and condominium properties may face stricter HOA caps. Senior and disabled residents may petition for service-animal accommodations beyond the limit under federal Fair Housing Act provisions.
Exceeding the four-and-four limit without a permit triggers nuisance abatement, with fines beginning at $100 per excess animal and potential impound after written warning periods.
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