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ORDINANCE NO. 2024-02 3 their designee may revoke the approval. 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 parcel in which the apiary is located. (F) Term. Permission for beekeeping will be valid as long as the applicant continues to comply with the terms of this section. Any finding of non-compliance, or lapse of continued use for more than 12 months shall require a new request prior to re- establishment of any beekeeping on the subject parcel. (G)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 City shall notify property owners of any parcel adjoining or across any public right of way from the applicant’s subject parcel of the date on which the City Council will consider a beekeeping application. Responses from notified residents prior to the Council meeting that a resident has a medically documented bee-sting allergy will disqualify the application. The City shall keep a record of beekeeping approval locations available for public review. Changes in occupancy of neighboring properties that result in new residents with allergies shall not disqualify an existing beekeeping approval provided it continues to otherwise remain in compliance with other requirements of this ordinance. (H)Approval 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 parcel 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 Beekeeping Consideration. 1)No more than two colonies may be kept on the subject parcel at the same time. 2)For each colony permitted to be maintained in this Section, there may also be maintained upon the same apiary parcel, 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. 4)Each colony on the apiary site must be provided with a convenient source of water which must be located within 10 feet of each active colony. 72