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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ORDINANCE 908 <br /> <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 701 OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY CODE <br />TO ADD PROVISIONS FOR THE KEEPING AND RAISING OF HONEY BEES IN <br />CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS <br /> <br /> <br />The City of Mounds View ordains: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title <br />700, Chapter 701, of the Mounds View Zoning Code by deleting the stricken language <br />and adding the underlined text as follows: <br /> <br />701.06: RAISING/KEEPING DOMESTIC OR FARM ANIMALS: <br /> <br />Subd. 1. Nuisance Declared: It is hereby declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance <br />affecting the public peace, safety, and welfare for an owner or resident within the <br />City to keep or raise any farm animal unless the animal is currently being kept or <br />raised on the date of the enactment of the ordinance, except as noted below. <br /> <br />b. Residents on properties zoned R-1, Single Family Residential, may be permitted to <br />keep and raise honeybees under the following conditions and restrictions: <br /> <br />(1) Residents seeking approval to keep and raise honeybees shall submit an <br />application, application fee and site plan. Applications shall be considered by <br />the City Council which shall hold a public hearing on the matter. Renewals <br />may be approved administratively unless the City has received substantiated <br />complaints or related violations have been noted during the previous year. <br /> <br />(2) Applicants for a beekeeping license shall provide proof of applicable training <br />or provide a waiver indicating how required experience has been obtained. <br /> <br />(3) Hives shall only be located in rear yards and be set back at least ten (10) <br />feet from property lines and subject home, and at least twenty-five (25) feet <br />from any public trail or walkway. No more than four (4) hives shall be <br />permitted. Hive openings shall face in toward subject property’s backyard. <br /> <br />(4) A clean water source shall be provided on the subject property. <br /> <br />(5) A beekeeper may receive temporary allowance for an additional hive in the <br />event a swarm is collected and until a new home is found for the colony. In <br />no event shall temporary allowance exceed six (6) months. <br /> <br />