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EOty1� ,.,�� Request for Action River To Item Number Mayor and City Council 7.2 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Public Hearin s Ma 21, 2018 Chris Leeseber , Senior Planner Item Description Reviewed by Conditional Use Permit:Joseph Eiler for Zack Carlton,Planning Manager Beekeeping Reviewed by Cal Portner, City Administrator Action Requested Approve,by motion, a Conditional Use Permit with the following conditions to ensure satisfaction of the standards set forth in Section 30-654: 1. No more than eight (8) bee hives shall be allowed on the subject property. 2. The apiary shall be set back 20 feet from side and rear property lines. 3. The apiary shall be set back 30 feet from any right-of-way. 4. Honey bee colonies shall be kept in hives with removable frames,which shall be kept in sound and useable condition. 5. Each colony on the apiary site shall be provided with a convenient and adequate source of water which must be located within 10 feet of each active colony on the applicant's property. 6. Materials from a hive such as wax combs or other materials that might encourage pilfering by other bees shall be promptly disposed of in a sealed container or placed within a building or other bee and vermin-proof enclosure. 7. For each colony permitted, there may also be maintained upon the same apiary lot, one nucleus colony in a hive structure not to exceed one standard nine and five-eights (9-5/8) inch depth box, 10 frame hive body with no supers. 8. Beekeeping equipment must be maintained in good condition,including keeping the hives free of chipped and peeling paint if painted, and any unused equipment must be stored in an enclosed structure. 9. Hives shall be continuously managed to provide adequate living space for their resident honeybees in order to prevent swarming. 10. The applicant must apply for a beekeeping permit by May 21, 2020. Background/Discussion Case No. CU 18-08 The applicant is seeking a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to keep up to eight bee hives on the subject property. The subject property at 21268 York St.is zoned Single Family Residential (Rl-a) where the keeping of bees requires a CUP on parcels which are smaller than five acres. Planning Commission Meeting The Planning Commission asked if the applicant had any training with the keeping of bees. The applicant's wife stated her husband has taken the certified bee class at the University of Minnesota. The Elk River Vision A PehoMing community 2a itb revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional POWERED By service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity INAWRE1