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18.103.050 Notice. No less than 7 days prior to the date on which the decision will be made on the application, the City shall give notice of the proposed beekeeping by mail to all tenants and owners shown on the last equalized assessment roll as owning real property within 100 feet of the exterior boundaries of the parcel where beekeeping is proposed. 18.103.060 Public hearing. After the notice period runs, and if no administrative public hearing is requested (as described below), the zoning administrator (or his or her designee) shall review the application and issue a decision to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the application. If, however, an administrative hearing is requested by the applicant or any interested person, the zoning administrator shall hold an administrative hearing. Subsequent to the hearing, the zoning administrator shall render a decision to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the application. 18.103.070 Action of zoning administrator. Any action of the zoning administrator is subject to the appeal provisions in Chapter 18.144. An application, if approved, is applicable only to the named beekeeper and parcel and does not run with the land. 18.103.080 Standards. Beekeeping shall only be allowed when the following regulations are met: A. Hives shall only be allowed and maintained on land in the A zoning district, on properties with detached, single-family homes located in an R-1 zoning district and RM zoning district, and properties with detached, single-family homes located in the Downtown Specific Plan Area. B. In the R-1 zoning district, RM zoning district, or Downtown Specific Plan Area zoning district, the beekeeper shall reside at the property where the hive is located. 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. 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. E. All bee colonies shall: I. be kept in inspectable hives, as determined by the City's code enforcement officer, animal services officer, and/or their designee; 3