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The total number of allowed animal units per acre may be increased,provided there is an approved <br /> manure management plan following the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Technical Guidelines <br /> for Manure Management and Applications. Such approval may be obtained through the conditional <br /> use permit process as noted in sections 30-651 through 30-657. In no event,however, shall the <br /> increased amount exceed twice the allowed animals as indicated in subsection (d)(2). <br /> (3) Stables and barns.All agricultural animals shall be provided a shelter under roof <br /> appropriately sized to accommodate the specific animal in a humane manner. For <br /> setback requirements see section 30-1007. <br /> (4) Fences. Agricultural animals shall be enclosed in a pen or corral. Fences for pens, <br /> corrals,pasture or similar enclosures must be of sufficient height and strength to <br /> retain such animals. For setback requirements see section 30-1007. <br /> (5) Sanitation and health standards. Any stable or barn in which animals are kept or <br /> maintained shall be kept clean so as to prevent the transmittal of disease to other <br /> animals or persons. Manure shall be removed from confined areas with sufficient <br /> frequency and disposed of properly to avoid nuisances from odors or breeding of <br /> flies. If manure is used as fertilizer,it shall be turned under immediately if possible, <br /> or as soon as the frost leaves the ground.Application of manure should be <br /> conducted in such a manner so as not to permit runoff toward surface waters. If the <br /> city finds that the manure and other waste materials create a nuisance by attracting <br /> flies, other insects, or rodents, or by creating offensive odors, the city may order that <br /> the manure and othera t . terials be removed within four days of notice to the <br /> owner of the land. _ <br /> (� Keeping of honeybees. Honeybees are an asset to the community and important in the <br /> pollination of plants and in the production of honey and other products. <br /> (1) Purpose. °*"4­ ' <br /> a.The purpo of this ordinance is to establish certain requirements for <br /> beekeeping within the city,to avoid issues which might otherwise be <br /> associated with beekeeping in populated areas. <br /> b.Compliance with this ordinance shall not be a defense to a proceeding <br /> }' alleging that a given colony constitutes a nuisance,but such compliance may <br /> be offered as evidence of the beekeeper's efforts to abate any proven <br /> nuisance. <br /> c.Compliance with this ordinance shall not be a defense to a proceeding <br /> alleging that a given colony violates applicable ordinances regarding public <br /> health,but such compliance may be offered as evidence of the beekeeper's <br /> compliance with acceptable standards of practice among hobby beekeepers <br /> in the State of Minnesota. <br /> (2) Colony density. <br /> a.Every residentially zoned lot or parcel of land of at least one acre,but below <br /> five acres shall be permitted six colonies. <br /> b.There is no limit to the number of colonies for residentially zoned parcels <br /> five acres and above. <br /> c.If any beekeeper serves the community by removing a swarm or swarms of <br /> honeybees from locations where they are not desired, that person shall not <br /> be considered in violation of the colony density restrictions in this section if <br /> the following conditions are met: <br /> 1. The person temporarily houses the honeybees at an apiary site of a <br /> beekeeper registered with the city, <br />