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Item No: 07A Meeting Date: January 25, 2016 Type of Business: Council Business City Administrator Review: _____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing: Resolution 8510, to Consider a New License for Keeping of Honeybees at 2200 Lambert Avenue, Isabel Hansen Introduction: City Council passed Ordinance 908, which amended Chapter 701 of the City Code to provide for the keeping of bee hives on properties zoned R-1, Single Family Residential. Residents would be limited to no more than four (4) hives restricted to backyard areas. Hive openings must face in toward property owner’s backyard. This Ordinance became effective on October 25, 2015. Background: Applicant Isabel Hansen, located at 2200 Lambert Avenue, submitted a license application to keep and raise honeybees on her property. Attached is the application for the City Council’s consideration. It appears Ms. Hansen meets all the requirements under Ordinance 908. In accordance with Ordinance 908, initial applications shall be considered by the City Council after holding a public hearing on the matter. Licenses are valid indefinitely so long as the hives are operated continuously. This license may be revoked or denied by the City Council based on negligence or nuisance. In such event, the property owner would be provided with an opportunity to be heard. Staff published this hearing in the City’s official newspaper, Sun Focus. Public hearing notices were also mailed to residents within a 350 feet radius of 2200 Lambert Avenue. This license would be contingent on receiving a satisfactory review from the Mounds View Police Department. Recommendation: Staff recommends opening this public hearing for public comment. Staff recommends approval of this license contingent on approval from the Mounds View Police Department. Respectfully submitted, _____________________ Desaree Crane