HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2025-2543 - Amending Section 8.32.015 Related to the Keeping of Certain Animals, Birds, and Reptiles of the National City Municipal Code ORDINANCE NO. 2025—2543
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING SECTION 8.32.015 RELATED TO THE KEEPING OF CERTAIN ANIMALS, BIRDS,
AND REPTILES) OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE.
WHEREAS, the City of National City(the"City"), pursuant to the police powers delegated
to it by the California Constitution, has the authority to enact or amend laws which promote the
public health, safety, and general welfare of its residents; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Government Code of the State of
California, proceedings were duly initiated for the amendment of the National City Municipal Code;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to published 10-day notices of the adoption of said ordinance, public
hearings were held by the City Council on May 20, 2025 and August 19, 2025, and at said public
hearings, all persons interested were given the opportunity to appear and be heard before the
City Council; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY,
CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. All protests, if any, against said amendment to the Municipal Code and
each of them be and hereby are denied and overruled.
Section 2. Section 8.32.015 A. 2. is hereby amended to read as follows:
8.32.015 - Restrictions on keeping certain animals, birds and reptiles.
A. It is unlawful to keep, possess or maintain any animal, bird or reptile not prohibited by
Section 8.32.010, except as follows:
2. Any combination of the following classes of animals, not to exceed a total of twenty, with
each class limited by a maximum of four adult rabbits, four chinchillas, four turkeys, four ducks,
four geese or twenty pigeons may be kept on any property zoned for single-family residential
use that is greater than twenty thousand square feet in area. Up to six hen chickens may be kept
on any property zoned for single-family residential use. For properties zoned for single-family
residential use that are equal to or exceed 7,000 square feet in size, one hen chicken per one
thousand square feet of lot area is permitted, but not to exceed twelve hen chickens in total. This
number shall contribute to the total allowance of twenty animals.
Section 3. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance
is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and
adopted this Ordinance and each section, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the
fact that any one or more section, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared invalid
or unconstitutional.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from the
date of its passage, and before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after its passage, it or a
summary of it, shall be published once, with the names of the members of the City Council voting
for and against the same in the Star News, a newspaper of general circulation published in the
County of San Diego, California.
INTRODUCED on this 19th day of August, 2025.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 2nd day of September, 2025.
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ATTEST:
Shelley del, MC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Barry J. Sc ul City Attorney
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on
September 2, 2025 by the following vote, to-wit:
Ayes: Molina, Rodriguez, Yamane, Bush, Morrison
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: Ron Morrison
Mayor of the City of National City, California
OFrNATkia. Shelley Chapel
City Clerk of the
SCity of National City, California
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was not finally adopted until seven
calendar days had elapsed between the day of its introduction and the day of its final
passage, to wit, on August 19, 2025 and on September 2, 2025.
I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT said Ordinance was read in full prior to its final passage or
that the reading of said Ordinance in full was dispensed with by a vote of not less than a
majority of the members elected to the Council and that there was available for the
consideration of each member of the Council and the public prior to the day of its
passage a written or printed copy of said Ordinance.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-2543 of the City Council of the City of National City, passed
and adopted by the Council of said City on September 2, 2025.
Shelley Chapel
City Clerk of the
City of National City, California
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