17.35.050 Animals and Fowl.
This section establishes special regulations that govern the keeping of animals and fowl in any zone district where a dwelling unit is permitted but nothing in this section eliminates the need to comply with any other regulations of the state, county, or city pertaining to the keeping of animals and fowl.
(1) Household Pets. The following are categorized as household pets and shall be regulated as provided herein:
(a) Household Pets Category. Three (3) dogs or less per dwelling unit; three (3) cats or less per dwelling unit; four (4) rabbits or less per dwelling unit; six (6) hens or less per dwelling unit; gerbils; guinea pigs; hamsters; caged mice or rats; caged birds; non-venomous reptiles, amphibians, and fish; and such other pets as are normally associated with a dwelling unit, and which are generally housed within the dwelling unit, but excluding wild or exotic animals.
(b) Household Pet Regulation. Household pets are regulated as follows:
(i) The keeping of household pets categorized in subsection (1)(a) of this section does not require approval from the city.
(ii) The maximum number of household pets over six (6) months of age allowed per dwelling unit is as follows: three (3) dogs; three (3) cats; four (4) rabbits; and six (6) hens; provided the total cumulative number of dogs, cats, rabbits, and hens per dwelling unit does not exceed eight (8) pets. There is no limit on the number of other household pets.
(iii) Rabbit pens, dog runs, hen coops, and similar structures shall conform to the minimum required yard standards set forth in PCC 17.75.080(7) and said structures must be located at least twenty (20) feet from any perennial or intermittent watercourse.
(iv) Household pets, excluding dogs, cats, rabbits, and hens, must be housed within the dwelling unit.
(2) Small Domestic Animals and Fowl. The following are categorized as small domestic animals and fowl and shall be regulated as provided herein:
(a) Small Domestic Animal and Fowl Category. More than three (3) dogs per dwelling unit; more than three (3) cats per dwelling unit; more than four (4) rabbits per dwelling unit; more than six (6) hens per dwelling unit; and one (1) or more miniature pigs per dwelling unit.
(b) Small Domestic Animal and Fowl Regulations. The city planner shall review applications for the keeping of small domestic animals and fowl as set forth in PCC 17.175.050 in accordance with the following standards:
(i) Proximity to dwelling units both on and off the subject property;
(ii) Lot size of at least 10,000 square feet and isolation of the lot;
(iii) A minimum of 1,000 square feet of land per hen, and 2,000 square feet of land per other animal;
(iv) Structures or pens used to house animals or fowl shall conform to the minimum required yard standards set forth in PCC 17.75.080(7), and said structures or pens shall be located at least twenty (20) feet from any perennial or intermittent watercourse;
(v) Potential noise impacts;
(vi) Compatibility with surrounding uses.
(3) Large Domestic Animals and Fowl. The following are categorized as large domestic animals and fowl and shall be regulated as provided herein:
(a) Large Domestic Animal and Fowl Category. Fowl, horses, cattle, sheep, goats, and other grazing or foraging animals.
(b) Large Domestic Animal and Fowl Regulations. The city planner shall review applications for the keeping of large domestic animals and fowl as set forth in PCC 17.175.050 in accordance with the following standards:
(i) Proximity to dwelling units both on and off the subject property;
(ii) Lot size of at least 20,000 square feet and isolation of the lot;
(iii) A minimum of 10,000 square feet of land per horse or cow, 5,000 square feet of land per goat or sheep, and 1,000 square feet of land per individual fowl;
(iv) Structures or pens used to house animals shall be located at least forty (40) feet from property lines, and said structures or pens shall be located at least twenty (20) feet from any perennial or intermittent watercourse;
(v) Roaming or grazing areas shall be a distance of at least twenty (20) feet from property lines, unless an abutting property owner files a signed statement in support of a lesser distance, in which event the city may permit roaming or grazing areas to extend to the property line in common with the abutting property;
(vi) Provision of a suitable structure or pen to house the animal(s);
(vii) Potential noise impacts;
(viii) Compatibility with surrounding uses. (Ord. 21-9 §2, 2021; Ord. 14-12 §3, 2014; Ord. 03-33, 2003; Ord. 87-9 §1, 1987).