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Valley Center resident urges enforcement after years of rooster and nuisance complaints
Summary
Alan Davis, a Ward 4 resident, told the council that roosters kept by a neighbor have persisted for more than four years in violation of city ordinance '621,040' and urged enforcement against roosters, abandoned vehicles, illegal fences and alleged sewage dumping; council discussion did not record immediate enforcement action.
During the public forum at the Nov. 4 Valley Center City Council meeting, resident Alan Davis of Ward 4 asked the council to enforce city nuisance and animal-control ordinances after what he said has been a multi-year problem in his neighborhood.
Davis said the rooster issue "has been going on for over 4 years," alleging that the birds are prohibited by "city ordinance 621,040" and that inconsistent enforcement has encouraged other neighbors to keep roosters. He also listed other neighborhood concerns, including dead cars, construction equipment, 10-foot weeds, illegal fences and what he described as raw sewage being dumped and reported.
"We are asking for accountability, clarity, and most importantly, we are asking for action," Davis said.
Council members acknowledged the complaint and discussed enforcement limitations; no specific enforcement action or timeline was recorded in the meeting minutes for that item. Staff and council later discussed code-enforcement workload in the context of other items, including sign enforcement and storm-related permitting.
