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Laguna Niguel reviews municipal code updates; resident asks council to allow backyard chickens and bees
Summary
City staff presented proposed updates to Titles 10 (animals) and 13 (parks and recreation) to align the municipal code with current practice and state law. During public comment, a resident urged the council to consider amending ordinances to allow backyard hens and beehives with property-size and health safeguards.
Laguna Niguel city staff on Monday evening presented updates to the city’s municipal code, including modest editorial changes to Title 10 (animals) and substantive clarifications to Title 13 (parks and recreation), and heard a public request to allow backyard chickens and honeybees.
Assistant City Manager Martin told the City Council that American Legal Publishing and staff had completed a technical and editorial review to align the code with current city practices and state law. "These particular updates focus on clarity and consistency, and they do not represent a comprehensive policy rewrite," Martin said, noting changes…
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