Council raises minimum setback distances in beekeeping ordinance amendment

Clerk Barbara Allen read Ordinance No. 2024‑19 (amending Section 618.29 'Beekeeping') by title on March 11. Council President Tom Rounds moved to amend Exhibit A to change both the required distance from property lines and the required distance from a water source from 5 feet to 10 feet; Councilman Haase seconded the motion.

The council approved the amendment unanimously on roll call — Haase, Durichko, Palmisano, DeSouza, Kolezynski, Maruschak and Rounds voted aye — and the amendment was recorded as passing during the ordinance's second reading.

The meeting record shows the specific numeric change adopted (5 feet → 10 feet for both property line setback and water source distance). The transcript does not include additional on‑the‑record rationale from individual council members or public comment on the amendment.