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Bedford supervisors send urban beekeeping zoning change back to planning commission
Summary
After public comment from local beekeepers and farmers, the Bedford County Board of Supervisors voted to send a recently adopted zoning text amendment on "urban beekeeping" back to the planning commission for reconsideration and to seek input from the county agricultural board.
The Bedford County Board of Supervisors voted Feb. 10 to send a zoning-text amendment on urban beekeeping back to the county planning commission for further review and public input.
The motion, approved by the board after public comment, directs the planning commission to reconsider the ordinance language that had limited residential beekeeping and to evaluate guidance used by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS). The motion also requests input from the county Agricultural Board.
Beekeepers and local landowners urged the board to preserve and expand the ability to keep honeybees on residential properties. Anne Zutikoff, a Huddleston resident and self-identified member of the Virginia…
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