§ 82-50.406. Standards—Apiaries.

(a)

The minimum area of a lot on which an apiary may be kept is six thousand square feet.

(b)

The maximum number of beehives allowed on a single lot, excluding nucleus hives, is determined by lot area, as follows:

Lot Area	Maximum Number of Beehives
6,000 square feet or more, but less than 20,000 square feet	4
20,000 square feet or more, but less than 40,000 square feet	6
40,000 square feet or more	8

 

(c)

For each beehive kept on a lot in accordance with subsection (b), one nucleus hive may also be kept on the lot.

(d)

An apiary must be registered and identified in accordance with Article 4 of Chapter 1 of Division 13 of the Food and Agricultural Code.

(e)

A fresh water source for bees must be provided at all times on a lot on which an apiary is located.

(f)

The maximum height of an accessory structure for the housing of beehives is twelve feet.

(g)

Accessory structures for the housing of beehives must be set back from property lines by the following distances:

Average Lot Width	Minimum Distance From
	Front Property Line	Side Property Line	Rear Property Line
Less than 80 feet	50 feet	15 feet	15 feet
80 feet or more, but less than 120 feet	50 feet	25 feet	25 feet
120 feet or more	60 feet	40 feet	40 feet

 

(h)

If an accessory structure for the housing of beehives is located less than twenty-five feet from any property line, the structure must be enclosed by a six-foot tall solid barrier located ten feet or less from the structure in all directions.

(Ord. No. 2018-06, § II, 5-1-18)