Of course not all HSW ordinances are “zoning” ordinances, and I suppose the City asserted this was simply an anti-farm animal ordinance, not a use restriction, and it could ban farm animals within its jurisdiction in the interests of HSW in the same fashion a few California cities have enacted citywide smoking bans.

But an ordinance that says what uses you can or can’t do on certain property — even if it is a citywide ban — sure comes close to being “zoning.”