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Residents press commission over animal setbacks, vacant-lot limits and enforcement
Summary
Multiple residents told the Wildomar Planning Commission that recent animal-keeping setbacks and code-enforcement actions are restricting longstanding small-lot livestock and rescue-dog practices; staff said some setbacks are in the municipal code and that staff will review concerns and pursue community engagement if changes are needed.
Multiple residents used the public-comment period on May 6 to urge the Wildomar Planning Commission to reconsider how animal-keeping rules and vacant-lot designations are enforced and communicated.
Anne Keegans, introduced by the clerk, said setback rules inserted into city code in late 2024 or early 2025 (she cited code language) impose significant distances — she referenced a 100-foot setback from streets and a 20-foot setback from property lines — that have, in her view, made horse ownership on half-acre and one-acre lots effectively impossible. "How did these setbacks... get these setbacks removed?" she asked, and she pressed…
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