(A) Are not permitted in a front yard or in a street side yard.
(B) Shall be located at least 25 feet from all interior property lines and 25 feet from an alley right of way.
(C) Shall be at least 25 feet from a principal building on an abutting lot.
(D) In each instance where a colony is kept less than 25 feet from a property line on the lot upon which the apiary is located, the beekeeper shall establish and maintain a flyway barrier six feet in height as follows:
(1) The flyway barrier must extend ten feet in either direction from the hive along the property line.
(2) Barriers may be made of a wall, fence or dense vegetation. A combination of these things is permissible.
(E) A fence permit is required. Information on fencing permits can be obtained through the City Clerk.
(F) Sale of honey and hive products from a beekeepers residence is permitted as a home business, subject to such rules and regulations as may be adopted from time to time by the City Council and the following:
(1) The beekeeper must live on the lot except as may be otherwise approved by the planning commission.
(2) The honey and hive product are from hives owned by the property owner.
(3) In any instance in which a colony exhibits unusually aggressive behavior it shall be the duty of the host to take appropriate action to address the behavior.
(Ord. 199, passed 1-21-2020)