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C. In the R-1 zoning district, RM zoning district, or Downtown Specific Plan Area, hives shall be located at least five feet from the side and rear property lines. Hives are not allowed in the area between the front property line and the single-family house. The location of hives on land in the A zoning district shall be subject to review on a case-by-case basis by the zoning administrator. Staff analysis: Staffs research has found that there are not generally accepted setback standards for hives. For example, Cleveland, Ohio has a 0-foot setback and Napa, California has a minimum 25-foot setback. Creating a large setback could make it difficult to accommodate bees on smaller lots, but having no setback could pose difficulties for inspecting and maintaining a hive. Staff is proposing that hives be located in the rear yard area only, with a minimum 5-foot setback from the side and rear property lines. This would allow for proper inspections and maintenance without having to move the hive, and would provide sufficient space for a barrier to prevent large numbers of bees from flying into a neighboring property. Staff is proposing to evaluate the setbacks for A zoned land on a case-by-case basis to ensure that the hives are located such that they create as little as impact to adjacent parcels as possible. D. No more than two hives shall be allowed on detached, single-family properties located in the R-1 zoning district, RM zoning district, and Downtown Specific Plan Area and no more than 10 hives shall be maintained within the A zoning district. Staff analysis: To ensure that beekeeping is ancillary to the residential use, staff established limitations on the number of hives that can be kept. These limitations would preclude the establishment of apiaries for most commercial uses. Please note that staff has combined the analysis for E and F, below, which can be found after subsection F.4, below. E. All bee colonies shalt 1. be kept in inspectable hives, as determined by the City's code enforcement officer, animal services officer, or their designee; 2. have a convenient water source for the bees located on the subject site that is within at least 10 feet of the hive. Dripping faucets shall not be allowed; and 3. have a flyway barrier at the opening of the hive that forces the bees to cross the property line at a minimum height of six feet. The top of the flyway barrier shall not be greater than seven feet tall and shall extend beyond either side of the beehive. The flyway barrier can be solid or vegetative, or use an altemative composition, as determined by the zoning administrator, with the dimensions and setbacks determined by the zoning administrator. Page 6 of 9