Perris, CA Right to Farm: Agricultural Zoning Protection (2026)
Key Facts
- Zone
- A-1 Light Agricultural
- Livestock structure setback
- 60 ft from dwellings
- Animal/fowl setback
- 75 ft from windows/doors
- Commercial poultry/rabbit farms
- conditional use permit required
Summary
Perris's A-1 Light Agricultural zone allows general farming, orchards, nurseries and field-crop growing by right, with animal enclosures kept back 60-75 feet from any dwelling.
(2)Light agricultural uses. Light agricultural uses and general farming, excluding farms or ranches devoted to the hatching, raising, fattening, sale or marketing on a commercial scale of chickens, turkeys or other fowl or poultry, rabbits, fish or frogs and providing that any animal or fowl permitted shall be kept no less than 75 feet from any window or door of any dwelling or other building used for habitation of human beings; nurseries, greenhouses, orchards, aviaries, apiaries, or the raising of field crops, tree crops, berry or bush crops...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13).
Full Breakdown
Perris Municipal Code § 19.20.020 permits, by right in the A-1 Light Agricultural/Interim Designation zone, general farming and light agricultural uses, nurseries, greenhouses, orchards, aviaries, apiaries, and commercial field-crop, tree-crop, berry or vegetable growing, plus any use allowed in the R-7 zone. Stables, sheds or pens for horses, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, ducks, geese, turkeys or pigeons must sit at least 60 feet from any occupied dwelling, and animals or fowl kept under the general farming provision must stay at least 75 feet from a dwelling's windows or doors. Commercial poultry and rabbit farms instead require a conditional use permit under § 19.20.030.
Violations & Fines
Placing agricultural structures or livestock enclosures closer than the required 60- or 75-foot dwelling setback is a zoning violation subject to code enforcement correction.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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