Ordinance 634CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO.634
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4, LICENSE, PERMIT AND
ADMINISTRAIVE FEES; CHAPTER 5, ANIMALS AND FOWL; AND CHAPTER 20,
ZONING OF THE CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
The purpose of these code amendments are as follows:
Amend Section 4-30(b)(22) to establish a $25.00 beekeeping permit fee; and
Amend Section 5-108 to Section 5-119 to reserve space for future amendments; and
Amend Section 5-120 to define the terms apiary, beekeeper, beekeeping equipment,
colony, hive, honey bee, lot, and undeveloped property within Article IV. -Honey bees; and
Amend Section 5-121 to state that the intent of the beekeeping ordinance is to establish
requirements for beekeeping with in the city and that it does not exempt colonies from the city
nuisance ordinance; and
Amend Section 5-122 to require a permit for beekeeping and establish that to receive a
permit an application form, fee, proof of training, proof of neighbor notification, and evidence of
compliance with colony density and setback requirements must be provided; and
Amend Section 5-123 to establish colony density and setback requirements; and
Amend Section 5-124 to establish standards of practice for beekeeping; and
Amend Section 5-125 to state that a beekeeping permit may be revoked if the permit
holder violates the standards of practice for beekeeping or if the bees our found to constitute a
nuisance.
Add Section 20-126 to Section 20-135 to reserve space for future amendments; and
Amend Section 20-1001 to allow for the keeping of honey bees in accordance with
Chapter 5, Article IV.
A printed copy of Ordinance No. 634 is available for inspection by any person during
regular office hours at the office of the City Manager/Clerk.
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION this 251h day of June,
2018, by the City Council of the City of Chanhassen.
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on July 5, 2018)
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 634
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4, LICENSE, PERMIT, AND
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES; CHAPTER 5, ANIMALS AND FOWL; AND CHAPTER 20,
ZONING OF THE CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA ORDAINS:
Section 1. The Chanhassen City Code is amended by adding Section 4-30(b)(22) to read
as follows:
22. Beekeeping Permit..... $25.00
Section 2. The Chanhassen City Code is amended by adding Section 5-107 to Section 5-
135 to read as follows:
Sec. 5-108 —119. - Reserved
ARTICLE IV. — HONEY BEES
Sec. 5-120. - Definitions.
In this article, the following terms have the stated meanings:
"Apiary" means the assembly of one or more colonies of bees at a single location.
"Beekeeper" means a person who owns or has charge of one or more colonies of bees.
`Beekeeping equipment" means anything used in the operation of an apiary, such as hive bodies,
supers, frames, top and bottom boards and extractors.
"Colony" means an aggregate of bees consisting principally of workers, but having, when
perfect, one queen and at times drones, brood, combs, and honey.
"Hive" means the receptacle inhabited by a colony that is manufactured for that purpose.
"Honey bee" means all life stages of the common domestic honey bee, apis mellifera species.
"Lot" means a contiguous parcel of land under common ownership.
"Undeveloped property" means any idle land that is not improved or actually in the process of
being improved with residential, commercial, industrial, church, park, school or governmental
facilities or other structures or improvements intended for human use or occupancy and the
grounds maintained in associations therewith. The term shall be deemed to include property
developed exclusively as a street or highway or property used for commercial agricultural
purposes.
Sec. 5-121. - Purpose of Ordinance.
The purpose of this ordinance is to establish certain requirements for beekeeping within the city,
to avoid issues which might otherwise be associated with beekeeping in populated areas.
1) Compliance with this ordinance shall not be a defense to a proceeding alleging that a
given colony constitutes a nuisance, but such compliance may be offered as evidence of
the beekeeper's efforts to abate any proven nuisance.
2) Compliance with this ordinance shall not be a defense to a proceeding alleging that a
given colony violates applicable ordinances regarding public health, but such compliance
may be offered as evidence of the beekeeper's compliance with acceptable standards of
practice among hobby beekeepers in the State of Minnesota.
Sec. 5-122. - Permit required
1) No person shall maintain or keep honey bees without a permit issued by the City.
2) Application for the permit required by article shall be made to the City upon a form
furnished by the City. A nonrefundable fee in the amount established by resolutions shall be
paid to the City when the application if filed.
3) In order to be issued a permit the applicant must:
a. Provide proof of having successfully completed 16 hours of training in beekeeping
through the University of Minnesota, or similarly reputable organization.
b. Have a lot of one-third acre or larger.
c. Submit a notarized statement to City stating that they have informed all adjoining
neighbors that they intend to keep honey bees.
d. Not have had a prior beekeeping permit revoked by the City of Chanhassen.
e. Meet the colony density and setback requirements listed in See. 5-123.
Sec. 5-123. - Colony Density and Setbacks
1) No person is permitted to keep more than the following numbers of colonies on any lot
within the city, based upon the size of the apiary lot:
a. Lots one-third acre or larger but smaller than one acre: two colonies
b. Lots one acre or larger but smaller than two and one-half acres: four colonies
c. Lots two and one-half acres or larger but smaller than ten acres: eight colonies
d. Lots larger than ten acres: no limit
2) Colonies must be located in the rear yard and must be setback from the property lines a
minimum of 25 feet.
a. On lots with multiple street frontages, colonies may not be located in any yard
with street frontage.
b. On lots directly adjacent to undeveloped property colonies may be setback a
minimum of 10 feet from lot lines dividing the property from the undeveloped
property. The colonies must still be setback a minimum of 25 feet from any lot
line dividing the property from any parcel that is not undeveloped property. If the
undeveloped property is later improved so as to no longer meet the definition of
undeveloped property, the colonies' location shall not be considered vested and it
must be removed or relocated to comply with the 25-foot minimum setback.
Sec. 5-124. - Standards of Practice
The following standards of practice apply to all properties in the city:
1) Beekeepers must select queens from European stock bred for gentleness and non -
swarming characteristics.
2) Honey bee colonies shall be kept in hives with removable frames, which must be kept in
sound and usable conditions.
3) Each beekeeper must ensure that a convenient source of water is available within ten feet
of each colony at all times that the colonies remain active outside the hive.
4) Each beekeeper must ensure that no wax comb or other material that might encourage
robbing by other bees that are left upon the grounds of the apiary lot. Such materials
once removed from the site shall be handled and stored in sealed containers, or placed
within a building or other vermin -proof container.
5) Each beekeeper shall maintain their beekeeping equipment in good condition, including
keeping the hives painted if they have been painted but are peeling or flaking, and
securing unused equipment from weather, potential theft or vandalism and occupancy by
swarms.
6) Honey bee colonies may not be kept on a lot with a multi -tenant building.
7) Beekeepers in districts zoned for residential use are allowed to sell honey as a home
occupation in accordance with chapter 20, article XXIII, division 3, Sec. 20-976 — Sec.
20-1000, with the understanding that the apiary and hives shall not be considered to
violate Sec. 20-979.
Sec. 5-125. - Revocation of Permit
A beekeeping permit issued under this article may be revoked by the Community Development
Director if it is determined after an inspection by City staff that the permit holder has not
maintained the standards set forth in Sec. 5-124 or that bees are being kept in such a manner as to
constitute a public nuisance.
Sec. 5-126 - 135. - Reserved
Section 3. Section 20-1001 of the Chanhassen City Code is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 20-1001. - Keeping.
The following animals may be kept in the city:
(1) Household pets are an allowed use in all zoning districts.
(2) Horses in the A-2, RR and RSF zoning districts in accordance with chapter 5, article
III.
(3) Honey bees in accordance with chapter 5, article IV.
(4) Farm animals are an allowed use on all farm property zoned A-2 or RR, which permit
agricultural use, with a minimum parcel area of ten acres, except as otherwise
specifically provided in the City Code. Farm animals may not be confined in a pen,
feed lot or building within 100 feet of any residential dwelling not owned or leased by
the farmer.
(5) Wild animals may not be kept in the city.
(6) Animals may only be kept for commercial purposes if authorized in the zoning district
were the animals are located.
(7) Animals may not be kept if they cause a nuisance or endanger the health or safety of
the community.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 25`h day of June, 2018 by the City Council of the City of
Chanhassen, Minnesota
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To48 Gerhardt, City Manager
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Denny Lau enbur r, Mayor
(Summary Ordinance published in the Chanhassen Villager on July 5, 2018)
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN
COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
SM' NARY OF ORDINANCE
NO. 684
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 4,
LICENSE, PERMIT AND
ADMINISTRAIVE PEPS
CHAPTER 5, ANIMALS ANIS
FOWL; AND CHAPTER 20,
ZONING OF THE CHANHASSEN
CITY CODE
The purpose of these code
amendments are as follows:
Amend Section 4-30(b)(22)
to establish a $25.00 beekeeping
permit fee; and
Amend Section 5-108 to
Section 5-119 to reserve space for
future amendments; and
Amend Section 5-120 to define
the terms apiary, beekeeper,
beekeeping equipment, colony,
hive, honey bee, lot, and
undeveloped property within
Article IV. -Honey bees; and
Amend Section 5-121 to state
that the intent of the beekeeping
ordinance is to establish
requirements for beekeeping
with in the city and that it does
not exempt colonies from the city
nuisance ordinance; and
Amend Section 5-122 to
require a permit for beekeeping
and establish that to receive
a permit an application form,
fee, proof of training, proof
of neighbor notification, and
evidence of compliance with
colony density and setback
requirements must be provided;
and
Amend Section 5-123 to
establish colony density and
setback requirements; and
Amend Section 5-124 4o
establish standards of practice
for beekeeping; and
Amend Section 5-125 to state
that a beekeeping permit may
be revoked if the permit holder
violates the standards of practice
for beekeeping or if the bees our
found to constitute a nuisance.
Add Section 20-126 to Section
20-135 to reserve space for future
amendments; and
Amend Section 20-1001 to
allow for the keeping of honey
bees in accordance with Chapter
5, Article IV
A printed copy of Ordinance
No. 634 is available for inspection
by any person during regular
office hours at the office of the
City Manager/Clerk.
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND
APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION
this 25th day of June, 2018, by
the City Council of the City of
Chanhassen.
(Published in the Chanhassen
Villager on Thursday, July 5,
2018. No. 4601)
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