A. Persons possessing an apiary within the city shall obtain a wild animal permit. The following are guidelines, standards and restrictions to be imposed upon apiaries in the city. The planning commission may, in granting a wild animal permit, modify any of these provisions if, in its judgment, it has imposed other additional conditions which equally satisfy the spirit and purpose of this section. Unless modified by the planning commission, each of these provisions shall be applicable as development standards to all apiaries within the city:
1. Apiaries are permitted in the manufacturing and agricultural zones only.
2. A maximum of five colonies, one queen plus brood, shall be permitted.
3. Apiaries shall be located one hundred feet from any use and shall not be kept and maintained at a lesser distance unless the owner of the apiary first obtains notarized consent from occupants of all adjacent properties.
4. Apiaries must be located a minimum of fifty feet from adjacent property lines.
5. Apiaries shall be located at least one hundred feet from all public roads and at least two hundred feet from freeways.
6. Apiaries shall be located one hundred fifty feet from parking lots with a large capacity.
7. An adequate, accessible water supply shall be provided and kept available at all times for the apiary.
8. All apiaries located near schoolyards or places where people congregate shall be located and maintained behind barriers, natural or otherwise, to cause bees to fly a high altitude over such schoolyards or places where people congregate.
B. In the event that the apiary causes a public nuisance to the extent that the health, safety or welfare of the public is endangered, or of causing property damage through a violation of this section, the wild animal permit can be revoked. (Prior code § 3-3(d))