§ 17.102.140. Private stables and corrals.

The following regulations shall apply in all zones to private stables, corrals, and similar facilities and to the keeping or training of horses, mules, or donkeys as an accessory activity:

A.

Conditional Use Permit Requirement. Such uses are permitted only upon the granting of a conditional use permit pursuant to the conditional use permit procedure in Chapter 17.134.

B.

Maximum Number of Animals. No more than three (3) such horses, mules, or donkeys shall be kept or trained on any single lot.

C.

Minimum Lot Area. Such uses shall not in any case be located on any lot having a lot area of less than twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet.

D.

Location on Lot. No such stable, corral, or paddock shall be located within thirty (30) feet from any lot line.

E.

Screening. All open portions of such facilities shall be screened from abutting lots, streets, alleys, and paths, and from the private ways described in Section 17.106.020, by dense landscaping not less than five and one-half (5½) feet high and not less than three (3) feet wide or by a decorative screening fence or wall not less than five and one-half (5½) feet high, subject to the standards for required landscaping and screening in Chapter 17.124 and the exceptions stated in said chapter.

F.

See Oakland Municipal Code (OMC) Chapter 6.04 for additional regulations for animal quarters.

(Ord. No. 13172, § 3(Exh. A), 7-2-2013; Ord. 12872 § 4 (part), 2008; prior planning code § 7015)