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Chapter 18.103 BEEKEEPING Sections: 18.103.010 Policy and Purpose. 18.103.020 Definitions. 18.103.030 Application—Required information and maps. 18.103.040 Application—Fee. 18.103.050 Notice. 18.103.060 Public hearing. 18.103.070 Action of zoning administrator. 18.103.080 Standards. 18.103.090 Nuisance and enforcement. 18.103.100 Additional procedures. 18.103.010 Policy and Purpose. Beekeeping is beneficial for society as bees are essential for pollination, gardening, and food production. The purpose of this chapter is to promote public health, safety and welfare and to establish reasonable and uniform regulations for beekeeping: on land in the A (Agricultural) zoning district; for properties with detached, single-family homes located in the R-1 (One- Family Residential) zoning district and RM (Multi-Family Residential) zoning district; and for properties with detached, single-family homes located in the Downtown Specific Plan Area. 18.103.020 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, certain words and terms used are defined as follows: A. "Absconding" or "abscond" means the permanent departure of the majority of the bees within a colony. B. "Bee" means any stage of the common domestic honey bee, Apis Mellifera species. C. "Beekeeper" means a person who keeps bees. D. "Beekeeping" means the maintenance of bee colonies in hives. E. "Brood" means immature bees, in various stages of development, before they emerge from their honeycomb cell. F. "Flyway barrier" means the barrier used adjacent to the hive opening that forces bees to fly upwards. G. "Hive" means a structure for the housing of a bee colony. Hives are typically a series of boxes stacked one on top of the other. H. "Requeen" means to replace the queen bee in a colony with a younger and more productive queen. 1