(A) No beekeeping may occur unless the city issues a permit to the beekeeper on that specific property. This excludes properties that are zoned Agricultural and are ten acres or more in size.
(B) A beekeeping permit will only be issued if:
(1) The permit application documents the satisfaction of all applicable items found in §§ 94.60 et seq.; and
(2) Notices have been mailed to all homes within 350 feet of the applicant's property lines.
(a) If there are objections received within ten days of mailing the notices, the permit application must be considered by the Planning Commission with final approval by the City Council.
(b) If there are no objections received within ten days of mailing the notices, the permit application will be processed by city staff. It will not be referred to the Planning Commission for consideration.
(C) The permit shall be renewed on a yearly basis. If a beekeeper relocates a hive or colony to a new apiary site, the beekeeper shall apply for an updated registration prior to the relocation. All information required by the forms shall be answered fully and completely by the beekeeper.
(D) Permits are non-transferable and do not run with the land.
(E) A permit constitutes a limited licensed granted to the beekeeper by the city and in no way creates a vested zoning right.
(F) By signing the permit, the beekeeper acknowledges that he or she shall defend and indemnify the city against any and all claims arising out of keeping the bees on the premises.
(G) Beekeeping permit fees shall be established annually by the City Council's fee resolution.
(I) If the standards of practice are not followed subsequent to issuance of a beekeeping permit, the permit may be revoked by the city.
(J) Beekeeping training is required for the beekeeper prior to issuance of an initial beekeeping permit by the city:
(1) Either provide a certificate of completion from a honeybee keeping course from an educational institution; or
(2) Request consideration for substituting equivalent experience for the honey bee keeping course by providing a letter from a current beekeeping instructor or by an educational institution offering similar beekeeping courses. The letter must state that the permit applicant has gained, through other means, substantially similar knowledge that could be gained through appropriate beekeeping courses through the educational institution.
(Ord. 20-05, passed 9-8-20)