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ATTACHMENT 1 <br /> ORDINANCE NO. <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON <br /> ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 18.103 (BEEKEEPING) TO THE <br /> MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A PERMIT PROCESS AND <br /> PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR BEEKEEPING ON LAND IN THE A <br /> (AGRICULTURAL) ZONING DISTRICT; FOR PROPERTIES WITH <br /> DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES LOCATED IN THE R-1 (ONE- <br /> FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) ZONING DISTRICT, RM (MULTI-FAMILY <br /> RESIDENTIAL) ZONING DISTRICT; AND IN THE DOWNTOWN <br /> SPECIFIC PLAN AREA AS FILED UNDER CASE NO. P14-1276; AND <br /> REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 145. <br /> WHEREAS, community members have expressed an interest in urban <br /> beekeeping, indicated that honeybees can safely be kept in urban environments, and <br /> listed benefits of honeybees, including pollinating fruit trees and vegetable crops; and <br /> WHEREAS, existing Ordinance 145, adopted in 1929, prohibits beekeeping in <br /> the City, with the only exception being in agricultural (A) zoning districts; and <br /> WHEREAS, this ordinance adds a new Pleasanton Municipal Code Chapter <br /> 18.103 (Beekeeping) establishing a permit process and performance standards for <br /> beekeeping on land in the A (Agricultural) zoning district; for properties with detached, <br /> single-family homes located in the R-1 (One-Family Residential) zoning district and RM <br /> (Multi-Family Residential) zoning district; and for properties with detached, single-family <br /> homes located in the Downtown Specific Plan Area. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON <br /> DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br /> Section 1. Adds a new Chapter 18.103 (Beekeeping) for the Pleasanton <br /> Municipal Code as set forth in the attached Exhibit A. <br /> Section 2. Repeals Ordinance 145. <br /> Section 3. A summary of this ordinance shall be published once within <br /> fifteen (15) days after its adoption in "The Valley Times", a newspaper of general <br /> circulation published in the City of Pleasanton, and the complete ordinance shall be <br /> posted for fifteen (15) days in the City Clerk's office within fifteen (15) days after its <br /> adoption. <br /> Section 4. This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its passage <br /> and adoption. <br /> The foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council <br /> of the City of Pleasanton on February 17, 2015 by the following vote: <br />