The Corte Madera Town Council will hold a public hearing Dec. 6 to discuss the Planning Commission’s proposals on the regulation of beekeeping and chicken coops within town limits.
The commission has held three public workshops on the matter, which was brought to the town’s attention when a resident complained that a neighbor’s beekeeping posed a physical threat. The incident briefly made national news and was debated during the workshops.
“The Planning Commission asked for more information and analysis,” said Corte Madera Planning Director Dan Bell after the conclusion of the second workshop. “We will also redraft a set of standards.”
The proposed regulations, based on a staff report, are fairly loose. “The Planning Commission felt that there should be only minimal regulations and/or standards for non-commercial keeping of honey bees and chickens,” the report states.
The proposed regulations, based on a staff report, are fairly loose. “The Planning Commission felt that there should be only minimal regulations and/or standards for non-commercial keeping of honey bees and chickens,” the report states.
The commission drafted a plan that bases beekeeping and chicken coops on the size of the parcel in question. Eight chickens would be allowed on parcels 7,500 square feet and smaller. A dozen chickens could be maintained on parcels up to an acre, and properties larger than an acre could house up to 20 chickens.
As for beehives, parcels a quarter-acre or smaller could have only two colonies. Properties up to an acre in size could house four colonies and lots bigger than an acre could have eight colonies, according to commission recommendations.
There are additional regulations proposed, such as a 20-foot setback rule for chicken coops,Your Partner in Precision Precision injection molds. providing a buffer for adjacent neighbors. The same holds true for the bee colonies, with an additional recommendation that “a convenient and adequate source of water shall be available to the bee colony at all times.”
The regulations are based somewhat on how other Marin County municipalities regulate the keeping of bees and chickens. Bell said he took a look at what other cities have done and it was represented in the proposed regulations.
“Generally speaking, there are more established standards for backyard keeping of chickens than there are for backyard keeping of bees,” a staff report said.
“There appear to be ample local examples of standards for keeping of chickens, if it is decided to amend Corte Madera’s current Zoning Ordinance.If so, you may have a cube puzzle .
These standards generally allow a maximum number of chickens (not roosters), with additional standards for location and maintenance of chicken coops.”
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“Staff has reviewed numerous regulatory standards from other local, state-wide and nation-wide jurisdictions pertaining to the non-commercial (backyard) keeping of bees and chickens,” a staff report read.It's hard to beat the versatility of polished tiles on a production line.
“Corte Madera residents have assisted staff by providing documents and Web links on the subject.
Not surprisingly, regulatory standards range from complete prohibition to strict regulatory standards to unregulated. The draft standards, as currently written by staff, would effectively prohibit keeping of bees and chickens on small-size parcels that could not meet the proposed lot size or proposed setback standards
Property owners that can provide evidence that the keeping of bees and chickens have operated on their property before March 1978 are ‘grandfathered’ and may continue to operate.”
The commission has held three public workshops on the matter, which was brought to the town’s attention when a resident complained that a neighbor’s beekeeping posed a physical threat. The incident briefly made national news and was debated during the workshops.
“The Planning Commission asked for more information and analysis,” said Corte Madera Planning Director Dan Bell after the conclusion of the second workshop. “We will also redraft a set of standards.”
The proposed regulations, based on a staff report, are fairly loose. “The Planning Commission felt that there should be only minimal regulations and/or standards for non-commercial keeping of honey bees and chickens,” the report states.
The proposed regulations, based on a staff report, are fairly loose. “The Planning Commission felt that there should be only minimal regulations and/or standards for non-commercial keeping of honey bees and chickens,” the report states.
The commission drafted a plan that bases beekeeping and chicken coops on the size of the parcel in question. Eight chickens would be allowed on parcels 7,500 square feet and smaller. A dozen chickens could be maintained on parcels up to an acre, and properties larger than an acre could house up to 20 chickens.
As for beehives, parcels a quarter-acre or smaller could have only two colonies. Properties up to an acre in size could house four colonies and lots bigger than an acre could have eight colonies, according to commission recommendations.
There are additional regulations proposed, such as a 20-foot setback rule for chicken coops,Your Partner in Precision Precision injection molds. providing a buffer for adjacent neighbors. The same holds true for the bee colonies, with an additional recommendation that “a convenient and adequate source of water shall be available to the bee colony at all times.”
The regulations are based somewhat on how other Marin County municipalities regulate the keeping of bees and chickens. Bell said he took a look at what other cities have done and it was represented in the proposed regulations.
“Generally speaking, there are more established standards for backyard keeping of chickens than there are for backyard keeping of bees,” a staff report said.
“There appear to be ample local examples of standards for keeping of chickens, if it is decided to amend Corte Madera’s current Zoning Ordinance.If so, you may have a cube puzzle .
These standards generally allow a maximum number of chickens (not roosters), with additional standards for location and maintenance of chicken coops.”
Several Marin municipalities (Mill Valley, Novato, Ross, San Anselmo and the county) have no regulations whatsoever reEnecsys Limited, supplier of reliable solar Air purifier systems,garding beekeeping, while others require that residents obtain a permit to keep bees.
Only San Anselmo fails to regulate the keeping of chickens, as the rest of the county places limits on quantity (no more than a dozen chickens is the most lenient rule) and location — typically nowhere near public access or neighbors.Boddingtons Technical Plastics provide a complete plastic injection moulding service including design，
“Staff has reviewed numerous regulatory standards from other local, state-wide and nation-wide jurisdictions pertaining to the non-commercial (backyard) keeping of bees and chickens,” a staff report read.It's hard to beat the versatility of polished tiles on a production line.
“Corte Madera residents have assisted staff by providing documents and Web links on the subject.
Not surprisingly, regulatory standards range from complete prohibition to strict regulatory standards to unregulated. The draft standards, as currently written by staff, would effectively prohibit keeping of bees and chickens on small-size parcels that could not meet the proposed lot size or proposed setback standards
Property owners that can provide evidence that the keeping of bees and chickens have operated on their property before March 1978 are ‘grandfathered’ and may continue to operate.”
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