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1�L_ reaa ana rezerrea Zo nrli 7/6/20; 2nd reading 7/20/20; Substituted and recommended for adoption by HPD 11/17/20 Bullock, Kepple, Litten, Neff, ORDINANCE NO. 14-2020 BY: 0 MalleY, Rader, Shachner AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council to amend Section 505.18, Certain Animals Prohibited, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, to permit the keeping of bees in the City of Lakewood. WHEREAS, honey bees (apis mell ifera) are essential to our ecosystem by providing agriculture, fruit, and garden pollination services and by furnishing honey, and other useful products; WHEREAS, domestic strains of honey bees have been selectively bred for desirable traits, including gentleness, honey production, tendency not to swarm and non -aggressive behavior, characteristics which are desirable to foster and maintain; WHEREAS, gentle strains of honey bees can be maintained within populated areas without causing a nuisance if the bees are properly located and carefully managed; WHEREAS, having an apiary next door will not increase the number of bees in a neighboring yard in that honey bees travel up to three miles from their hives to forage and tend to cruise at altitudes of 30 feet or higher. WHEREAS, there are currently 23 apiaries registered with the Ohio Department of Agriculture within the City of Lakewood; WHEREAS, as set forth in Section 2.12 of the Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, this Council by a vote of at least two thirds of its members determines that this ordinance is an emergency measure and that it shall take effect immediately and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health, and safety and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in regulations for the keeping of bees in Lakewood should be adopted as soon as possible. Section 1. Section 505.18(f) and section 505.18(g) of section 505.18 Certain Animals Prohibited, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, are hereby renumbered as 505.18(g) and 505.18(h) respectively. Section 2. Section 505.18(f) Certain Animals Prohibited, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, is hereby enacted to read as follows: