Supervisors add setbacks to rooster ordinance

The county of San Diego’s rooster ordinance is being updated.

The changes add a setback of at least 50 feet from a property line, increase the setback from an adjacent residence from 50 to 150 feet, redefine the property size to exclude roadways and provide a two-year amortization period for enclosures meeting current but not new standards.

A 3-0 San Diego County Board of Supervisors vote July 10, with Bill Horn and Dianne Jacob absent, approved the introduction and first reading of the ordinance amendments, while a 4-0 vote, July 24, with Jacob still recovering from surgery, approved the seco...