Land Development Ordinance - Amended 6-3-2024

shall be no additional lighting advertising products or for decoration, allowed in store windows or in the store’s doors and/or entryways.

E. Variance Prohibited . Terms and conditions of this use, outlined herein, shall not be varied, altered, amended, or changed by the Board of Adjustment.

b. Agriculture & Animal Related Uses

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Accessory Use , Residential – Bees/Beehives .

A. Hives . Beehives shall be permitted as follows:

i. As an accessory use to a primary residential use.

ii. Resource Conservation (RC) Zoning District and Residential Agricultural (RA) Zoning District – a maximum of six (6) hives.

iii. Residential Low Density (RLD) Zoning District – a maximum of four (4) hives.

iv. Residential Medium Density (RMD) Zoning District and Planned Unit Development (PUD) Zoning District – a maximum of two (2) hives.

B. Training . A beekeeper(s) must be a registered member of a local or state beekeeping association and have documented training in beekeeping. Documentation shall be maintained with the beekeeper at all times.

C. Maintenance . A beekeeper(s) shall be responsible for the ongoing maintenance and overall care of the hive(s).

D. General Prohibited Beehives Operation . It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, possess, harbor or maintain bees or beehives in such a manner as to unreasonably annoy humans, endanger the life or health of persons or animals, or substantially interfere with the rights of citizens (other than themselves) to enjoyment of life or property, or otherwise constitute a public nuisance. By way of example and not of limitation, the following activities are hereby declared to be a public nuisance and therefore are unlawful:

i. Bees Stings . Multiple bee stings, attacking or otherwise molesting others including, pedestrians, bicyclists, motor vehicle passengers, or domestic animals.

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