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Warren County planning commission tables proposed backyard-beekeeping rules after public comments
Summary
The Warren County Planning Commission opened a public hearing on a zoning text amendment to allow backyard beekeeping in R-1 districts, heard extensive public comment urging fewer restrictions and the ability to sell small amounts of honey, and voted to table the amendment for revisions and another public hearing.
The Warren County Planning Commission opened a public hearing Oct. 8 on a proposed zoning text amendment to permit backyard beekeeping as an accessory use in the Residential-1 (R-1) zoning district and then voted to table the matter for further revision and a future public hearing.
Planning staff presented a draft ordinance to add backyard beekeeping by right in R-1 and to create new supplementary regulations. The draft would add a new subsection to Chapter 180 of the Warren County Code and require a zoning permit reviewed annually. Proposed limits include no more than three beehives per half acre and a maximum of 12 beehives per lot or contiguous lots under the same ownership; written permission from…
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