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Paradise Council narrows backyard chickens and rabbits to 12, keeps roosters under livestock permits
Summary
After a contested public hearing, the Town of Paradise adopted ordinance amendments limiting backyard chickens and rabbits to a combined maximum of 12, setting a 50-foot setback from occupiable structures and leaving roosters allowed only through existing livestock permits.
The Town of Paradise council on Monday approved revisions to the municipal code that limit the number of backyard chickens and rabbits to a total of 12 per residential property, maintain roosters only via livestock permits, and set a 50-foot minimum setback from occupiable structures.
Planning staff presented the recommendations during a public hearing, saying the limit of 12 (any combination of hens and rabbits) is intended to be defensible in court as keeping these animals as household pets rather than livestock. "If we had to go to court to defend this ... 12 appears to be toward the upper end of that limit," a staff member said during the presentation, citing comparisons with…
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