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Buckley resident asks council to reconsider 30‑foot beehive setback in city code
Summary
Resident Sandra Anderson told the Buckley City Council the municipal coderequirement of a 30-foot hive setback effectively prevents her from keeping bees and asked the council to consider narrower alternatives used by nearby cities; a council member asked staff to study the issue.
During the Buckley City Council meeting, resident Sandra Anderson urged the council to reconsider the city—s beehive setback rules, saying the existing code effectively prevents her from keeping bees on her R-8,000 zoned property.
Anderson said the relevant provision, BMC 9.15 0.04, "basically requires a 30 foot setback," and that she does not have 30 feet on every side of her house. "I have exactly 30 feet from the back to the back of my house, so I'm hoping that the council will address the code," she said, citing her 20 years of beekeeping and neighbors' support.
Anderson told the council she brought examples of other jurisdictions— approaches, including…
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