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Council hears resident proposal to allow backyard beekeeping; staff to research ordinances and draft options
Summary
A resident urged the council to permit beekeeping in all residential districts; councilmembers asked staff for research and an ordinance draft with options on setbacks, hive limits and notification requirements rather than advancing immediate regulation.
A resident, J.R. (JR) Witt, presented a proposal at the Jan. 6 Oak Creek Common Council meeting asking the council to consider allowing beekeeping in all residential districts. Witt described proposed rules (suggesting a maximum of three colonies per residential property, a 10-foot setback from property lines, prohibition from front yards, neighbor notification within 200 feet, and proof of beekeeping competency) and described benefits including pollination, honey and beeswax production, and neighbor…
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