Ord 448 Amend Code Title 12 BeekeepingCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 448
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 12, CHAPTER 1 OF THE CITY CODE TO
ALLOW BEEKEEPING
The City Council of the City of Mendota Heights, Minnesota ordains as follows:
SECTION 1
The following language in Section 12-1B-2 regarding the definition of Food Animals is
amended to read:
ANIMALS, FOOD: Fish, fowl, cattle, swine, sheep and others typically raised for
purposes of food consumption, with the exception of bees where specifically allowed by
the zoning districts.
SECTION 2
The following language is added to Section 12-1-E-4.C. Accessory Uses:
Keeping of Bees on parcels of fifty (50) acres or more in area, provided any
accessory structures conform to the City's requirement for accessory buildings, no
more than ten (10) hives may be maintained, and all buildings, hives, apiaries, or
other areas for colonies of bees are located no closer than one hundred (100) feet
from any property line.
Adopted and ordained into an Ordinance this second day of April 2013.
CITY COUNCIL
OF 1 NDOTA HEIGHTS
ATTEST
Lorri Smith, City Clerk
Sandra Krebsbach ayor