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Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum number of beehives per parcel
No more than four beehives on any parcel of real property which contains 10,000 square feet or less in area. With respect to parcels larger than 10,000 square feet in area, one additional beehive shall be permitted for each 2,000 square feet of area in excess of 10,000 square feet. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the months of April, May and June (swarm season) only, a person shall be permitted to keep two additional beehives, over and above those permitted during the balance of the year.
Other
- Beehive location
Anywhere on the property except in the rear yard;
- Beehive permit required
Persons maintaining beehives on properties within the town limits shall be required to apply for a permit to keep bees and beehives.
- Minimum distance of beehive from alley20 ft
Closer than 20 feet to any alley or to the property of anyone other than the person maintaining the beehive or his immediate family;
- Minimum distance of beehive from property line of adjoining property50 ft
Closer than 50 feet to the property line of adjoining property of anyone other than the person maintaining the beehive or his immediate family or any apartment, hotel, motel, office, commercial establishment, church or school;
- Minimum distance of dog house, pen or kennelKennelBoarding or breeding animals above the number kept as household pets. from certain buildings10 ft
No dog house, pen or kennel shall be maintained closer than ten feet to any apartment house, residential condominium, hotel, restaurant, boarding house, retail food store, building used for school, religious or hospital purposes, or residence other than that occupied by the owner or occupant of the premises upon which said dogs are kept.
- Minimum distance of chickens or fowl from occupied building200 ft
Chickens or other fowl may not be kept within 200 feet of an occupied building or residence.
- Minimum distance of chickens or fowl from well, spring, stream, creek or brook100 ft
Nor shall they be permitted within 100 feet of a well, spring, stream, creek or brook.
- Maximum number of dogs and cats4 animals
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep more than four dogs over four months of age or four cats over four months of age, or any combination of dogs and cats over four months of age to exceed four, in the town.
From the ordinance
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep more than four dogs... No dog house, pen or kennel shall be maintained closer than ten feet... Chickens or other fowl may not be kept within 200 feet... beehive requirements...