Sec. 24-4420
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Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Animals confined
All animals, other than honeybees, must be confined to the premises at all times.
- Hive location restrictions
Hives for honeybees are allowed by right provided they are not located in a front or side yard, or within 10 feet of any lot line, or within 50 feet of a swimming pool on another lot.
- Maximum animals 12 weeks or older4 animals
The maximum number of animals allowed is four animals age twelve weeks or older and 15 animals less than twelve weeks old, in the aggregate, counting all pets that spend all or part of the day outside of a dwelling, except in accordance with subsection 3 below.
- Maximum animals under 12 weeks15 animals
and 15 animals less than twelve weeks old
- Maximum hives farFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot. from property line10 hives
Where all hives are located 100 feet or more from all property lines, the number of hives must not exceed 10.
- Maximum hives near property line4 hives
Where one or more hives are located within 100 feet of a property line, the number of hives must not exceed four.
- Maximum nucleus colonies per hive2 colonies
For each standard hive, no more than two nucleus colonies may be maintained from April 15 to August 15 of each year.
- No boarding for compensation
There must be no boarding of animals for compensation on the premises.
- No odors or vermin
The keeping of animals, including the storage of food and the storage and disposal of animal waste, must not produce any objectionable odors or vermin on surrounding properties.
- Screening required for hive facing property line
If the opening or landing platform of a hive faces a property line within 15 feet, the hive must be screened by an opaque fence or evergreen hedge seven feet in height, positioned parallel to the property line, and extending ten feet beyond the hive in each direction.
- Water source distance from hives50 ft
At all times, a source of water for the honeybees must be provided within 50 feet of all hives.
- Wild animals prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
The keeping of wild animals or animals of a species that is not customarily domesticated is prohibited.
From the ordinance
The keeping of animals outside a dwelling as accessory to a dwelling is permitted only in accordance with the standards in this section and all other applicable standards in this Ordinance.