Sec. 5.1.63
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
The barrier must be no less than six feet in height
- Barrier length on each side10 ft
extend no less than ten feet in length on either side of the beehive
- Entrance facing away from adjacent lot or right-of-way
All beehives shall be oriented with the entrance facing away from the adjacent lot or public right-of-way.
- Notice to abutting owners
The beekeeper shall provide written or verbal notice that they intend to keep bees to the owner of each abutting lot under different ownership than the lot on which beehives will be located.
- Rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. only
The beehive and all related materials may only be located within the rear yard of the lot as shown in Figure 1.
Setback
- Minimum distance to other structures30 ft
Closer than 30 feet to any structure other than the structure of the person maintaining the beehive
- Minimum distance to public right-of-way10 ft
Closer than ten feet to a public right-of-way or to the lot line of an adjoining lot not owned by the person maintaining the beehive
Signage
- Sign warning of bees
The beekeeper shall conspicuously post a sign warning individuals of the presence of bees.
From the ordinance
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, place, or allow a beehive to remain: 1. Closer than ten feet to a public right-of-way or to the lot line of an adjoining lot not owned by the person maintaining the beehive; or 2. Closer than 30 feet to any structure other than the structure of the person maintaining the beehive. All beehives shall be oriented with the entrance facing away from the adjacent lot or public right-of-way. The beehive and all related materials may only be located within the rear yard of the lot. ... If a beehive is located less than ten feet above ground level and within 30 feet of any lot line adjoining a residential lot or public right-of-way, a barrier of sufficient density to establish bee flyways above head height must separate the beehive from the lot line or public right-of-way. The barrier must be no less than six feet in height and extend no less than ten feet in length on either side of the beehive. ... The beekeeper shall conspicuously post a sign warning individuals of the presence of bees. ... The beekeeper shall provide written or verbal notice that they intend to keep bees to the owner of each abutting lot under different ownership than the lot on which beehives will be located. ... No person may keep more than the following numbers of bee colonies on any lot, based upon the size or configuration of the apiary lot: [table]