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indicated that he finds the fee to be slightly on the outrageous side but understands what staff is doing, which is more than what they are doing for dog licensing. Commissioner O'Connor stated that his friend did not buy bees; he took bees that were swarming elsewhere and out of trees, houses, and eaves and brought them home. He indicated that does not want to make this difficult and added that he was not quite sure when why staff wanted to track whether it all worked since there have not been any complaints. He indicated, however, that it is fine that the City wants to know where all the beehives are or to make sure that they are set up right, but he would like to make it cost - effective. Commissioner Balch stated that this is why making the queen change was something he was not keen on. Commissioner O'Connor stated that beekeepers who know what they are doing will change their queen out when it is time; otherwise, they will not be productive. Acting Chair Ritter noted that the Commissioners are all in favor of this but it is the price that they are not quite in favor of. Commissioner O'Connor reiterated that he would like to keep it simple and really does not like limiting it to only two hives for those who have a larger lot. He indicated that there ought to be some mechanism to give the City some flexibility, for example, taking them on a case -by -case basis, especially for big lots and since a huge flood of applicants coming in is not expected. Commissioner Balch apologized that he might have diverted the Commission a bit more. He indicated that in terms of the whole thing, he is very supportive of moving forward as a City. He add that there are a few things he wanted clarified as mentioned earlier, such as the height of the stack versus the entire height of the structure, and how they are to be measured. Acting Chair Ritter indicated that the maximum height is four feet. Commissioner Balch stated that he actually does not agree with the four feet maximum and asked what the height of three of those boxes and a reasonable stand would be. He questioned what a reasonable height for hives is and indicated that he is not qualified to say. Commissioner O'Connor stated that he has seen them as 18 inches. Commissioner Balch stated that he might say the total height cannot exceed six feet or maybe eight feet because he is thinking of a residential fence. Ms. Amos stated that something to keep in mind with respect to the discussion about measurements and height requirements is that the Building and Safety Division Code PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, January 28, 2015 Page 12 of 17