Sec. 5-5002
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Allowed in districts: VC, NC, SE, SR
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum colonies based on lot size
No person is permitted to keep more than the following numbers of colonies on any lot: 2 on lots 1/2 acre or smaller; 4 on lots larger than 1/2 acre but smaller than 3/4 acre; 6 on lots larger than 3/4 acre but smaller than 1 acre; 8 on lots of 1 acre but smaller than 5 acres; no restrictions for lots larger than 5 acres.
Setback
- Beehive setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from public right-of-way or property line10 ft
Closer than ten (10) feet to a public right-of-way or to the property line of adjoining property not owned by the person maintaining the beehive
- Beehive setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from other structures30 ft
Closer than thirty (30) feet to any structure other than the structure of the person maintaining the beehive
- Flyway barrier heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
For any beehive placed less than ten (10) feet above ground level and within thirty (30) feet of a property line or public right-of-way, a flyway barrier at least six (6) feet in height shall be installed and maintained.
From the ordinance
Urban beekeeping shall be permitted in the following zoning districts: Village center (VC), neighborhood conservation (NC), suburban estate (SE), suburban residential (SR). It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, place, or allow a beehive to remain closer than ten (10) feet to a public right-of-way or to the property line of adjoining property not owned by the person maintaining the beehive; or closer than thirty (30) feet to any structure other than the structure of the person maintaining the beehive.