Ridgecrest, CA Animal Ordinances: Pet Limits (2026)

Kennel means any lot or premises on which four or more dogs and/or cats, four months of age or older, are kept, boarded or trained with or without special buildings or runways.

Kitchen means any room or part of a room which is designed and/or used for cooking and the preparation of food.

Landscaped area means land set aside exclusively for shrubs, flowers, trees, and/or other landscaping material so as to enhance the natural beauty of any given area where landscaping is required.

Landscaping means the planting and/or placement and maintenance of a combination of suitable ornamental material and/or vegetation within the landscaped area. The design may include a combination of natural features such as rocks, stones, wood fences, walls, benches, and live plant material.

Laundromat, self-service laundry means any establishment for laundering which uses automatic washers and dryers or extractors where there is not pickup and delivery service and no steam or hand laundry of any type. Generally the machines are coin-operated.

Live/work use means a dwelling unit with a separate living space attached to a work space within the same structure. The work space and the living space must be occupied by the same tenant.