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A. Agriculture Land Use Table. See LMC 18A.10.120(D) for the purpose and applicability of Zoning districts.

Zoning Classifications

Agriculture Uses

R1

R2

R3

R4

MR1

MR2

MF1

MF2

MF3

ARC

NC1

NC2

TOC

CBD

C1

C2

C3

IBP

I1

I2

PI

OSR1

OSR2

Commercial beekeeping (B)(1)*

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

P

P

Growing and harvesting of crops (B)(2)

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Plant nurseries and greenhouses (B)(2)

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Raising and keeping of animals for agricultural purposes (B)(3)

P

P

P

P

P

P

Residential beekeeping (B)(1)

P

P

P

P

P

P

P: Permitted Use C: Conditional Use “–”: Not allowed

*Numbers in parentheses reference use-specific development and operating conditions under subsection (B) of this section.

B. Use-Specific Development and Operating Conditions.

1. No person shall keep, have, maintain or protect upon his or her premises, or any premises or lot within the City, any apiary or colony, hive, cluster, or swarm of stinging insects other than bees pursuant to the following provisions:

a. The keeping of bees for commercial purposes shall be permissible pursuant to the following provisions:

i. Any person keeping bees for commercial purposes on properties with a lot area of five (5) acres or greater within a Residential District or on properties of any size within a nonresidential district shall obtain a zoning certification from the Director and provide an affidavit certifying that the owner understands and agrees to comply with the provisions of this section.

ii. No person shall keep bees for commercial purposes on properties with a lot area of less than five (5) acres within a Residential District unless a use permit has been granted.

iii. Hives shall be maintained at least one hundred (100) feet from public streets and highways, except for temporary purposes of transporting hives, unless a use permit has been granted which permits a reduced setback.

iv. Hives shall be situated no closer than three hundred (300) feet from any off-site residence or dwelling, unless a use permit has been granted which permits a reduced setback.

v. Commercial apiaries shall be a minimum of one (1) mile from any nucleus apiary, except where the nucleus apiary less than one (1) mile away is registered to the same person.

vi. Hives shall be registered with the Director of the State Department of Agriculture or the Director’s authorized representative (RCW 15.60.021).

vii. Applicant shall provide a site plan or other information determined necessary by the Director to determine compliance with this section.

viii. No person shall willingly and knowingly keep Africanized bees.

b. Any person keeping bees for noncommercial purposes shall obtain zoning certification from the Director and provide an affidavit certifying that the owner understands and agrees to comply with the following requirements:

i. Any owner/occupant of a lot within any zoning district containing at least six thousand (6,000) square feet of lot area and a single-family dwelling may keep up to three (3) colonies of bees. Each colony shall be housed within a hive.

ii. Hives shall be comprised of a combination of brood chamberand supers which do not exceed six (6) feet in height above ground level, including any stand or rack upon which the hives are placed.

iii. Hives shall be registered with the Director of the State Department of Agriculture or the Director’s authorized representative (RCW 15.60.021).

iv. Minimum six (6) foot tall flight dispersion barriers (e.g., solid fences, walls, and/or hedges) shall be maintained in a good state of repair to the satisfaction of the Director.

v. An appropriately sized water source for the exclusive use of the colonies shall be maintained on the same property where the colonies are kept to the satisfaction of the Director. In the event there is a natural or artificial water source on an abutting residential property, the colonies must be positioned nearer to the on-site water source than the off-site water source.

vi. Hives must be set back five (5) feet from the property line, and at least ten (10) feet from any dwelling on adjacent lots.

vii. Applicants shall provide a site plan or other information determined necessary by the Director to determine compliance with this section.

viii. No person shall willingly and knowingly keep Africanized bees.

c. All beekeepers or other persons transporting bees through the City shall place on each hive the identification number assigned to him or her by the Director of the State Department of Agriculture or the Director’s authorized representative.

d. No person shall transport bees on the public streets of this City in such a manner that the bees may become a nuisance to the public.

e. No person transporting bees shall park or otherwise keep in a stationary position the motor vehicle used to transport such bees on any street within the City limits for a period of time longer than twenty (20) minutes.

2. 

a. Activities associated with the growing and harvesting of crops and the operation of plant nurseries and greenhouses shall be controlled so as not to result in adverse impacts on nearby properties. Such adverse impacts include but are not limited to noise, dust, fertilizer/pesticide overspray, odor, and glare.

b. The sale of agricultural products on the property on which the products were grown is permitted.

c. The raising and keeping of chickens as an accessory use to residential properties is regulated under subsection (B)(3)(d) of this section.

3. 

a. Activities associated with the raising and keeping of animals for agricultural purposes shall be controlled so as not to result in adverse impacts on nearby properties. Such adverse impacts include but are not limited to noise, dust, fertilizer/pesticide overspray, odor, glare and roaming.

b. Prohibited animals located in all zoning districts:

Peacocks, roosters, turkeys, ostriches, emus, other similar birds, wild, undomesticated or exotic mammals, and cows, sheep, llamas, goats, swine, and other livestock, but excluding horses, shall be prohibited in all zoning districts in the City.

c. Horses and equestrian facilities, located in R1 and R2 zoning districts, shall be permitted only as a continuation of private and commercial equestrian facilities already legally existing as of September 1, 2001 (per Lakewood Ordinance No. 264). Maintenance, repair and replacement of existing equestrian structures shall be permitted.

d. Poultry, pigeons, ducks, and similar birds, and rabbits and similar mammals, except as prohibited in subsection (B)(3)(b) of this section, raised for domestic, noncommercial use shall be permitted as an accessory use to a dwelling unit on any lot, provided:

i. A minimum setback of ten (10) feet from all property lines shall be required for all hutches and twenty (20) feet for all pens, coups, aviaries, similar enclosures, and free-range areas.

ii. No more than sixteen (16) poultry, birds or rabbits and similar mammals shall be permitted per acre.

iii. Aviaries or lofts shall provide a minimum of one (1) square foot for each pigeon or similar bird and shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) square feet. [Ord. 726 § 2 (Exh. B), 2019.]