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7) The application materials shall include a statement that the applicant will at all times keep the bees in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance and any additional restrictions, limitation conditions or prohibitions specified in the permit as necessary to safeguard public health and general welfare. (E) Residence Required. The beekeeper approved to maintain the apiary must reside upon the property in which the apiary is located. (F) License Term. The beekeeping license will be valid until May 31 of each calendar year following initial issuance and must be renewed prior to annual expiration by submitting a renewal form provided by the City and paying the renewal fee in the amount set forth in the Fees schedule approved by the City Council. Renewal shall be an administrative license process, unless a violation or other event requires City Council review as determined by the City Manager or designee. (G) License Limitations for Allergies. The property must be in compliance with all other applicable City regulations in order to receive approval and renewal. To ensure that concerns over bee allergies are addressed, the applicant must produce a document showing that no current resident of a parcel abutting the property for which a beekeeping license is sought has a medically documented bee allergy. The document shall include the printed name, address and signature of the abutting property owner(s), and for rental properties, names and signatures from all adult non-familial related occupants. If any owner or occupant has a medically documented allergy to bees, the condition must be recorded on the form. A documented bee allergy on any parcel abutting the property seeking the license will result in the license being denied by the City Manager, or their designee. This section shall be required for the initial license application only, and shall not become an ongoing requirement for maintenance of a license. (H) License Non-transferable. Beekeeping approvals are non-transferable and do not run with the land. (I) Location. 1) Approved beekeeping shall be allowed only on property zoned R-1, Single Family Residential. 2) Hives must be located in the rear yard and must be located a minimum of 15 feet from all property lines and 30 feet from any neighboring building. 3) When a proposed hive location is on a parcel abutting any property zoned other than R- 1, Single Family Residential, the hive shall be placed on the site in a location that maximizes the distance from the adjoining non-R-1 property. (J) Conditions for License Consideration. 1) No more than two colonies may be kept on the property at the same time. 2) For each colony permitted to be maintained in this Section, there may also be maintained upon the same apiary lot, one nucleus colony in a hive structure not to exceed one standard nine and five-eighths inch depth box, ten frame hive body with a maximum of five supers. 3) Honeybee colonies must be kept in hives with removable frames which must be kept in sound and usable condition.