Beekeeping Permit Application

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1 APPLICANT AND OWNERSHIP INFORMATION Applicant Name(s) Mailing Address/State/Zip Phone # Address: If the applicant is not the property owner, permission from the owner must be provided below: Property Owner(s) Mailing Address/State/Zip Phone # Address: Property Owner s Signature Date: Note to Applicant: Approval of a Beekeeping Permit is required to keep bee hives within the City Limits. All standards of the Beekeeping Permit must be met to obtain approval. (see Attachment A) This permit does not override private property restrictions in Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions. Application must include the $28 application fee Application must include a copy of the bee keeping neighborhood notification mailing affidavit (see Attachment B), which shall include the notification letter and the list of all neighboring properties to which the letter was mailed, and the vicinity map. Failure to notify a household occupying a dwelling on an adjacent property prior to the location of bee hives upon a property may be grounds for denial or revocation of the Beekeeping Permit. This permit is subject to revocation if violations of the Municipal Code or the conditions of this permit exist on the property TRACKING INFORMATION (For Office Use Only) Date Received: Permit # Tax Map #(s) Tax Lot #(s), Zoning: Planning: Approved / Denied Reason for denial or Conditions of approval: Decision Date: Reviewing Planner:

2 SITE LOCATION & DESCRIPTION Beekeeping Permit Application Site Address: Lot Size (Total Square Footage): DESCRIPTION OF ANIMALS Number of bee hives to be kept on property Are there other poultry or micro-livestock at this address? Yes / No GENERAL INFORMATION Are the bee hives to be located within 25 feet of a property line? Yes / No Is a 6 tall Flyway Barrier provided? Yes / No Is the affidavit of mailing the Beekeeping Neighborhood Notice included in the application? Yes / No SITE PLAN Please attach a to scale site plan which clearly shows: (Example of to scale 1 inch = 100 feet) Lot dimensions and size and location of house and accessory structures. Location where bee hives will be kept Location of fencing or flyway barriers Location of water supply provided for the colonies Approximate locations of dwellings on adjoining properties. APPLICANT SIGNATURE I hereby certify that my maintaining bees and bee hives will continually conform to the standards of the Municipal Code Chapter (D) and to any conditions of approval attached to the Beekeeping Permit. I understand that the ability to keep bees is subject to revocation if violations of the Municipal Code or this permit exist on my property. Applicant Signature Date Printed Name

3 Attachment A Ashland Municipal Code relating to Bee Keeping (D) Bees. The keeping or maintaining of bees, bee colonies, bee hives, combs, or containers of any kind or character wherein bees are hived is subject to the following: 1. Approval of a Beekeeping Permit, including compliance with the beekeeping neighborhood notification process, is required to keep bee hives within the City Limits. The Director of Community Development shall issue a Beekeeping Permit for the keeping of bees upon determining that such use: a) meets the criteria set forth in this Chapter, and b) will not unreasonably disturb the health, safety, peace, or comfort of residents occupying properties, lots or parcels of land adjoining the property, lot or parcel of land for which such Permit is issued. 2. Bee colonies shall not be located on a property if prior to the issuance of a Beekeeping Permit a person residing on a property adjoining or abutting the property upon which hives are to be kept has a medically certified allergy to the sting of bees and has submitted medical documentation to the city and a written request that the hives/colonies not be placed on the property. 3. No more than three (3) bee colonies shall be kept or maintained on properties less than one acre in size. 4. No more than five (5) bee colonies shall be kept or maintained on properties greater than one acre in size. 5. Bee colonies shall be kept in hives with removable frames, which shall be kept in sound and usable condition. 6. For each colony permitted to be maintained under this ordinance, there may also be maintained upon the same property, one nucleus colony in a hive structure not to exceed one standard 9-5/8 inch depth 10-frame hive body. 7. In each instance where a colony is kept less than twenty five (25) feet from a property line, a flyway barrier at least six (6 )feet in height shall be maintained parallel to the property line for a minimum of ten (10) feet in either direction from the hive The flyway barrier may consist of a wall, fence, dense vegetation or a combination there of, such that bees will fly over rather than through the material to reach the colony. 8. A constant supply of fresh water shall be provided for the colonies on site within fifteen (15) feet of each hive. 9. Each beekeeper shall ensure that no wax comb or other material that might encourage robbing by other bees are left upon the grounds of the property. Such materials once removed from the site shall be handled and stored in sealed containers, or placed within a building or other insect proof container. 10. If the beekeeper serves the community by removing a swarm or swarms of honey bees from locations where they are not desired, the beekeeper shall be permitted to temporarily house the swarm on the property for no more than 30 days from the date acquired. 11. The sale of surplus honey or bee s wax produced on site shall be permitted on the property where the keeping of bees is permitted. 12. Africanized bees are prohibited.

4 Attachment B Beekeeping Neighborhood Notification Affidavit of Mailing I,, being duly sworn, say that on the day of, 20 I caused to have mailed, to each of the persons on the attached list, a beekeeping notice, a copy of the beekeeping regulations, and a vicinity map. Copies of the above listed items are attached hereto and made a part of the record for the Beekeeping Permit application. I further state that said notices were enclosed in envelopes plainly addressed to said persons and were deposited on the date indicated above in the United States Post Office with postage prepaid thereon. Signature Subscribed and sworn to, or affirmed, before me this day of, 20. Notary Public for the State of County of My Commission expires:

5 Sample Beekeeping Neighborhood Notification Letter Dear Resident or Property Owner: I am (the owner) of the property shown on the attached map, located at (address). This property can be legally identified as (tax map and lot). (I / we) (am / are) considering keeping bees on this property. This notice is to allow person(s) with a medically certified allergy the opportunity to submit a written request that hives not be located on this site. If you do have a medically certified allergy and would like to request the City deny the application for a bee keeping permit please submit medical documentation, and any additional written comments, to the Planning Department within 15 days of receiving this notification in order for the written request to be considered in approving or denying the application: or mail: planning@ashland.or.us Bill Molnar Planning Department 20 East Main Street Ashland OR, Re: Bee Keeping Permit application Attached are the Municipal Code beekeeping standards, and a vicinity map showing the proposed bee hive locations. Please feel free to contact (me / us) at (phone number) or ( address) if you have questions. Sincerely, (Name of property owner and, if applicable, name of renter) Note: Failure to mail written notice an adjacent resident within prior to the location of bee hives upon a property may be grounds for denial or revocation of the Beekeeping Permit. Upon request the Planning Division can provide the Beekeeping Permit applicant with a mailing list for all properties within notification area, and a vicinity map for use in the required Beekeeping Neighborhood Notification mailing. Labels and Vicinity Map Fee: $ Within 7 days of receipt of a Labels and Vicinity Map request form (separate document) the mailing labels and vicinity map can be picked up at the Community Development Department at 51 Winburn Way, Ashland, OR 97520, or can be mailed to the applicant for an additional $2.50