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City of Edina <br />Draft of 3/12/15/SHN <br />Apiary Registration Revocation Policy <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Apiary registration is required under Edina City Code Sec. 8-311 (a) and serves to make the City <br />aware of the locations where beekeeping activities are being conducted. Any resident living <br />within 200 ft of a lot line of an apiary site may file a written appeal of the approval of an apiary <br />registration to the City Manager, or their designee, (Sec. 8-311 (h)) at any time after approval of <br />an apiary registration. If an appeal is filed, the beekeeper will be notified in writing by the City <br />Manager or their designee (Sec. 8-311 (h)). The City Manager, or their designee, must then <br />conduct a hearing with the apiary registrant and the person appealing the registration (Sec. 8 -316 <br />(b)). The purpose of the following principals and criteria is to guide the City Manager, or their <br />designee as to those circumstances under which an apiary registration can be revoked. After <br />hearing sides, the City Manager, or their designee, renders a decision, which shall be final (Sec. <br />8-316 (b)). <br /> <br />A. Each registration appeal shall be evaluated on a case by case basis, recognizing its importance <br />and benefit to both parties involved from all perspectives. <br /> <br />B. An Edina resident seeking to register an apiary does not need a neighbor’s signature of <br />approval. <br /> <br />C. A neighbor’s comments prior to approval of the apiary registration will not impact whether or <br />not the registration is approved. Only the applicant’s compliance with all City code applicable to <br />apiaries will determine the approval of an apiary registration. <br /> <br />C. During the hearing which is held pursuant to a written appeal of the apiary registration, the <br />City Manager, or their designee, can mediate between the parties by suggesting such strategies as <br />moving the apiary, constructing a flyway barrier (see definition below), or any other suitable <br />management techniques. <br /> <br />A flyway barrier is at least six (6) feet in height and may consist of: <br />1. A wall, fence, dense vegetation or a combination thereof, such that honeybees will fly <br />over rather than through the material to reach the apiary. <br />2. If a flyway barrier of dense vegetation is used, the initial planting may be four (4) feet <br />in height, so long as the vegetation reaches a height of six (6) feet or higher within two (2) years <br />of installation. <br />3. The flyway barrier must continue parallel to the lot line of the apiary site for a <br />mutually agreeable distance. <br />4. A flyway barrier is not required if the hive is located on a rooftop. <br /> <br />E. Stating that "I'm allergic to bee stings" is not persuasive to cause a revocation. Medical <br />documentation must be provided stating that you, or another person who is permanently resident