03.01 Ordinance Amendment - Bee Keeping

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c��.f Pequot I,akes� PUBLIC HEARING—ORDINANCE AMENDMENT Application: Ordinance Amendment regarding Bee Keeping Applicant: City of Pequot Lakes Agenda Item: 3.i Background Information: The Mayor was contacted regarding Bee Keeping and he directed the Planning Commission to consider an Ordinance Amendment. At the July Planning Commission meeting, discussion included the following: ➢ Which zoning classifications the City of Brainerd allows bee keeping; ➢ Requirements and length of permits (5 years or expansion of hives); ➢ Allow via lnterim Use Permit. The City of Brainerd allows bee colonies in the following zoning districts: i. R-R(Rural Residential) 2. R-E(Single Family Estate) Residential District 3. R-�A(Single Family) Residential 4. R-i (Single Family) Residential 5. R-2 (Medium Density) Residential Applicable Regulations: Section 17-11.13 INTERIM USE PERMITS 1. Procedure. Uses defined as interim uses in Section 17-5.15 are allowed by the City pursuant to governing law contained in Minnesota Statutes, Section 462.3597 after appropriate review and approval in accordance with the criteria, standards and procedures for a Conditional Use Permit contained in Section 17-11.6 and the below requirements contained in this Section. An interim use will be reviewed in the same manner as a Conditional Use Permit except as otherwise provided in this Section. All submittal requirements in Section 17-11.6 shall be required for interim use permits. A. Additional Standards. In addition to the forgoing, interim uses shall comply with all of the following standards: (1) The use is allowed in and conforms to the applicable zoning regulations for the respective zoning district, including applicable performance standards; (2) The date or event that will terminate the use is identified with certainty and is included in writing within the approved interim use permit; Pequot Lakes Staff Report 3•1-1 August 20,2020