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Rear 20 <br /> Public Right-of-Way or Trail Easements 30 <br /> Adjacent Dwelling Units 30 <br /> b. Hives cannot be located in any drainage and utility easements;floodway or regulated floodplain <br /> as defined in division 11 of the city code;or the first 25 feet of the wetland buffer as defined in <br /> section 30-1852 of the City Code. <br /> C. Except as otherwise provided in this section, in each instance where any part of a hive is kept <br /> within 25 feet of a lot line of the apiary site,a flyway barrier of at least six feet in height must be <br /> constructed. <br /> 1. The flyway barrier must consist of a wall,fence,or dense vegetation that requires <br /> honeybees to fly over, rather than through,the barrier. <br /> 2. If a dense vegetation flyway barrier is used,the initial planting may be a minimum of four <br /> feet in height, but the vegetation must reach a height of at least six feet within two years <br /> after installation. <br /> 3. If a wall or fence flyway barrier is used,the materials must be decay resistant, maintained <br /> in good condition, and constructed in accordance with sections 30-796 of this code. <br /> 4. The flyway barrier must continue parallel to the lot line of the apiary site for at least ten <br /> feet in both directions from the hive or must contain the hive or hives in an enclosure at <br /> least six feet in height. <br /> 5. A flyway barrier is not required if the hive is located on a rooftop. <br /> (4) Additional requirements. <br /> a. Honeybee colonies shall be kept in hives with removable frames,which shall be kept in sound <br /> and useable condition. <br /> b. Each colony on the apiary site shall be provided with a convenient and adequate source of water <br /> which must be located within ten feet of each active colony on the applicant's property. <br /> C. Materials from a hive such as wax combs or other materials that might encourage robbing by <br /> other bees shall be promptly disposed of in a sealed container or placed within a building or <br /> other bee and vermin proof enclosure. <br /> d. For each colony permitted to be maintained,there may also be maintained upon the same apiary <br /> lot,one nucleus colony in a hive structure not to exceed one standard 9%-inch depth box,ten <br /> frame hive body with no supers. <br /> e. Each beekeeper shall maintain his beekeeping equipment in good condition, including keeping <br /> the hives painted if they have been painted but are peeling or flaking,and securing unused <br /> equipment from weather, potential theft or vandalism and occupancy by swarms. It shall not be a <br /> defense to this ordinance that a beekeeper's unused equipment attracted a swarm and that the <br /> beekeeper is not intentionally keeping bees. <br /> f. Hives shall be continuously managed to provide adequate living space for their resident <br /> honeybees in order to prevent swarming. <br /> g. Honey may not be sold from any residential property unless a home occupation permit has been <br /> obtained and required conditions met in accordance with section 30-801 of this Code. <br /> (5) Permit. <br /> Created: 2022-03-09 08:49:15 [EST] <br /> (Supp.No.54) <br /> Page 4 of 6 <br />