§ 82-50.204. Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases have the following meanings:

(a)

"Apiary" has the meaning set forth in Food and Agricultural Code section 29002.

(b)

"Bird enclosure" means one or more coops, cotes, pens, cages, or other similar enclosures, used to house one or more birds, including pigeons, but not including poultry, fowl, roosters, peacocks, or guinea fowl.

(c)

"Farm animals" means one or more fowl, rabbits, grain-fed rodents, bees, or livestock.

(d)

"Fowl" means one or more domesticated chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, or similar birds customarily kept for eggs or meat. "Fowl" does not include roosters, peacocks, or guinea fowl.

(e)

"Nucleus hive" means a small beehive of a few thousand bees with a queen, created from a larger hive, and typically kept in a small box or container.

(f)

"Urban farm animal raising and keeping" means the raising or keeping of farm animals in residential zoning districts for non-commercial purposes.

(Ord. No. 2018-06, § II, 5-1-18)