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Other than section 62.903 which applies to all jurisdictions, this ordinance applies to apiary locations in the unincorporated areas in the County of San Diego. This ordinance is not meant to regulate undomesticated or feral honey bee swarms or hives.
Beekeepers shall maintain honey bees in a structure(s) intentionally provided by the beekeepers for honey bee housing. The honey bee housing structure shall have movable frames to allow full access to the inner honey bee living quarters by the inspector for viewing, evaluation, and/or sampling of the structure and its contents including but not limited to brood, drones, queens, workers, beeswax, comb, honey, and pollen.
The following are tiered levels of apiaries applicable to this chapter.
Tier A: 1-2 colonies per apiary location with up to 5 colonies on a temporary basis (up to 30 calendar days) to prevent swarming.
Tier B: 3-20 colonies per apiary location.
Tier C: More than 20 colonies per apiary location.
Apiaries must be located at or greater than the following distances from roads:
(a) Tier A: Twenty-five (25) feet.
(b) Tier B: Fifty (50) feet.
(c) Tier C: One hundred (100) feet.
The distance will be measured from the nearest edge of the road as defined by this chapter.
Apiaries must be located at or greater than the following distances from a neighboring dwelling:
(a) Tier A: Thirty-five (35) feet.
(b) Tier B: One hundred (100) feet.
(c) Tier C: Three hundred (300) feet.
The distance will be measured from the nearest portion of the neighboring dwelling.
Apiaries must be located at or greater than the following distances from the property line of the adjacent neighbor(s) as:
(a) Tier A: Twenty-five (25) feet.
(b) Tier B: Fifty (50) feet.
If the property line extends into a thoroughfare or road, the distance will be measured from the nearest edge of the road, as defined by this chapter.
The Commissioner may allow the placement of apiaries closer than the distance requirements from the property line if the Commissioner finds that the location is on an open-space-adjacent property that would not endanger public health or safety or create a nuisance.
Apiaries must be located at or greater than the following distances from a sensitive site:
(a) Tier A: One-hundred-fifty (150) feet.
(b) Tier B: One-hundred-fifty (150) feet, if between three (3) and ten (10) colonies.
(c) Tier B: Three hundred (300) feet if between eleven (11) and twenty (20) colonies.
(d) Tier C: Four-hundred-fifty (450) feet.
The distance will be measured from the nearest edge of the property line of the sensitive site.
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