ORD 688 ORDINANCE NO. 688
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES AMENDING SECTION 6.04.040 (NUMBER OF
DOGS AND CATS ALLOWED) OF CHAPTER 6.04
(GENERAL PROVISIONS) OF TITLE 6 (ANIMALS) OF THE
RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE TO
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DOGS PERMITTED ON A
RESIDENTIAL LOT FROM THREE TO FOUR AND
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CATS PERMITTED ON A
RESIDENTIAL LOT FROM THREE TO FIVE FOR
CONSISTENCY WITH LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE
PROVISIONS.
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control
provides services to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, which include but are not limited
to, pet licensing, low-cost spaying and neutering, low-cost vaccinations, dead/injured
animal pick-up, stray animal pick-up and patrol, investigation of cruelty complaints,
investigation of dangerous/aggressive dogs and complaints of excessive barking or
animal noise; and
WHEREAS, Section 6.04.040 (Number of Dogs and Cats Allowed) of the Rancho
Palos Verdes Municipal Code currently limits up to three dogs and up to three cats at any
residential lot; and
WHEREAS, Section 10.20.038 (Residential Dogs and Cats — Limitations) of the
Los Angeles County Code of Ordinances allows up to four dogs and up to five cats at any
residence without an animal facility license; and
WHEREAS, Consistency between the two codes to allow the same number of
dogs and cats on a residential property in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes would result
in streamline services provided by the Los Angeles County related to dog licensing
enforcement and responding to complaints of animal noise; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The facts set forth in the Recitals are true and correct and are
incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2. Section 6.04.040 (Number of dogs and cats) of Chapter 6.04 (General
Provisions) of Title 6 (Animals) is amended to read as follows:
6.04.040 — Number of dogs and cats allowed.
No person shall be permitted to keep in excess of four dogs and five cats on any
residential lot within the city.
Section 3. The City Council finds that this Ordinance is exempt from the
requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because: (1) it does not
constitute a "project" under CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2), in that it constitutes
general policy and procedure making; (2) it does not constitute a "project" under CEQA
Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) in that it has no potential for resulting in physical change
to the environment, either directly or indirectly; and (3) in the alternative, it is exempt from
CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2), since the activity will not result
in direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and
Section 15061(b)(3), since it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this
Ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph,
sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or its application to any person or
circumstance, is for any reason held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of
competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of the remaining sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs,
sentences, clauses or phrases of this Ordinance, or its application to any other person or
circumstance. The City Council declares that it would have adopted each section,
subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase hereof, irrespective of the
fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences,
clauses or phrases hereof be declared invalid or unenforceable.
Section 5. Certification and Posting. The City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to
be posted in three (3) public places in the City within fifteen (15) days after its passage,
in accordance with the provisions of Section 36933 of the Government Code. The City
Clerk shall further certify the adoption and posting of this Ordinance, and shall cause this
Ordinance and its certification, together with proof of posting, to be entered in the Book
of Ordinances of the Council of this City.
Section 6 Effective Date. This Ordinance shall go into effect at 12:01 AM on the
31st day after its passage.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 15th day of October 2024.
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John Cr ikshank, Mayor
ATTEST:
eres akaoka, City Clerk
- STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
I, TERESA TAKAOKA, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; and that
the foregoing Ordinance No. 688 was introduced by the City Council of said City at a
regular meeting thereof held on October 1, 2024, and that the same was passed and
adopted on October 15, 2024 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Negria, Bradley, Ferraro, Seo and Mayor Cruikshank
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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(city Clerk
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CITY OF L RAcHo HALOS VERDES
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
The undersigned, being first duly sworn, deposes and says:
That at all times herein mentioned, she was and now is the City Clerk of the
City of Rancho Palos Verdes;
That on October 16, 2024, she caused to be posted the following document
entitled: ORDINANCE NO. 688, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING SECTION 6.04.040 (NUMBER OF
DOGS AND CATS ALLOWED) OF CHAPTER 6.04 (GENERAL
PROVISIONS)OF TITLE 6 (ANIMALS)OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES
MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DOGS PERMITTED
ON A RESIDENTIAL LOT FROM THREE TO FOUR AND INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF CATS PERMITTED ON A RESIDENTIAL LOT FROM THREE
TO FIVE FOR CONSISTENCY WITH LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE
PROVISIONS, a copy of which is attached hereto, in the following locations:
City Hall Ladera Linda Community Park
30940 Hawthorne Blvd. 32201 Forrestal Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes Rancho Palos Verdes
Hesse Park
29301 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes
I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is a true and correct
affidavit of posting.
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City Clerk