Uses
Accessory1
Extracted standards
14 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Additional beehives allowed for queen mating and swarm control2 beehives
The persons keeping honeybees may have two (2) additional beehives above the minimum allowed for not more than sixty (60) consecutive days for the purpose of queen mating and swarm control.
- Maximum duration for additional beehives60 days
The persons keeping honeybees may have two (2) additional beehives above the minimum allowed for not more than sixty (60) consecutive days for the purpose of queen mating and swarm control.
Other
- Application fee25 USD
A twenty-five-dollar ($25.00) application fee.
- Permit required
Persons wishing to keep honeybees pursuant to this subsection must file an application with the department of community development.
- Permit validity1 year
Once the application has been approved by the department of community development a permit shall be issued and is valid for one (1) year.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines (general)10 ft
Beehives shall be no closer than ten (10) feet from property lines, unless the property is determined to be a nonconforming agricultural use that does not contain a single-family detached dwelling, then thirty (30) feet from property lines.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines (nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. use without single-family dwellingSingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.)30 ft
Beehives shall be no closer than ten (10) feet from property lines, unless the property is determined to be a nonconforming agricultural use that does not contain a single-family detached dwelling, then thirty (30) feet from property lines.
- Annual renewal fee25 USD
Each existing permit shall be renewed annually by filing a renewal application with the department of community development along with the payment of a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) annual fee.
- YardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. placement
Beehives and all related materials shall be located only in the rear yard, unless the property is determined to be a nonconforming agricultural use that does not contain a single-family detached dwelling, then any yard is allowed.
- Maximum distance from beehive entrance to flyway barrier5 ft
The flyway barrier shall be located no more than five (5) feet from the beehive, on the entrance side.
- Minimum extension beyond either side of beehive entrance3 ft
The flyway barrier shall extend at least three (3) feet beyond either side of the beehive entrance.
- Minimum flyway barrier heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
The flyway barrier shall be at least six (6) feet in height at time of installation, measured from grade and maintained during the life of the beehive.
- Flyway barrier required when beehives within this distance of property line25 ft
A flyway barrier shall be required when beehives are twenty-five (25) feet or closer to a property line.
- Maximum distance from beehive to water source20 ft
A water source for the honeybees must be provided on the property, within twenty (20) feet of any beehive.
From the ordinance
Construction and maintenance of beehives for the purpose of keeping honeybees is allowed as an accessory use, subject to the regulations set forth in this article, on any property occupied by a single-family detached dwelling or determined to have a nonconforming agricultural use.