Ordinance - #12-06 - 06/12/2012 - Laserfiche WebLink

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use permit review. (2) In reviewing a request to keep non - traditional or exotic animals, the city may impose conditions and restrictions as it finds necessary, including but not limited to the following: a. Restrictions on the number and type of animals; b. Setbacks greater than those required in section 10 -23 or the underlying zoning district for the property in question; c. Restrictions on the size, height, and type of enclosures; d. Screening or landscaping of the proposed use. The applicant must also submit a copy of all permits required from any other regulatory agencies. (3) (f) Beekeeping. Bee hives may be maintained on a parcel with the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit. (1) Hives may only be located on lots with an existing use. (2) No more than six (6) hives may be located on a lot. (3) No hive shall exceed twenty (20) cubic feet in volume. (4) No hive shall be located closer than three (3) feet from any property line or within any easement, whichever is more restrictive. (5) No hive shall be located closer than ten (10) feet from a neighboring, inhabited structure. (6) A constant supply of water shall be supplied or available to all hives. (7) A flyway barrier at least six (6) feet in height shall shield any part of a property line that is within twenty -five (25) feet of a hive. The flyway barrier shall consist of 100% opaque fencing, dense, year -round (coniferous) vegetation, existing structures, or combination thereof, and shall extend at least twenty -five (25) feet beyond the hive. (8) Colonies shall be maintained in moveable frame hives with adequate space and management techniques to prevent overcrowding and swarming. (9) In any instance in which a colony exhibits unusually aggressive characteristics by stinging or attempting to sting without due provocation or exhibits an unusual disposition towards swarming, it shall be the duty of the beekeeper to requeen the colony. Queens shall be selected from stock bred for gentleness and nonswarming characteristics. (g) Maintenance Standards. (1) Chickens must be contained in an enclosure and said enclosure must be designed in accordance with City Code Chapter 117, Article II (Zoning) and MN State Building Code. The enclosure shall be counted as an accessory building when calculating total number of permitted accessory buildings on a property. The enclosure and surrounding grounds shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition and in good repair. Flies, rodents and noxious odors shall be controlled.