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possessed those beehives prior to the enactment of this section, then the Director of Public Safety may grant the application. H. No beehive shall be kept closer than five feet to any lot line and 10 feet to a dwelling or the permitted placement of a dwelling on another parcel, and no beehive shall be kept in a front yard or side street yard. The front of any beehive shall face away from the property line of the residential property closest to the beehive. I. Regardless of tract size, so long as all lots within a radius of at least 200 feet from any hive, measured from any point on the hives, remain undeveloped, there shall be no limit to the number of colonies. No grandfathering rights shall accrue under this subsection. J. No hives are permitted on any tract where the setback requirements cannot be satisfied regardless of tract size. K. The beekeeper may be exempt from the setback to adjacent lot lines by obtaining written permission from all the adjacent lot owner(s). The setback to public sidewalks and roadways may not be waived. L. Each beekeeper shall maintain her beekeeping equipment in good condition, including keeping the hives painted if they have been painted but are peeling or flaking, and securing unused equipment from weather, potential theft or vandalism, and occupancy by swarms. It shall not be a defense to this ordinance that a beekeeper's unused equipment attracted a swarm and that the beekeeper is not intentionally keeping bees. (6) Permit Revocation. The Director of Public Safety may revoke a permit at any time if the holder materially fails to adhere to the provisions of subsection (f). (7) Appeal. Any denial of a permit application or permit revocation may be appealed to the Board of Building Standards pursuant to ORD. 1173.05. Section 3. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action, were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. Section 4. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare in the City and for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and defined in the preamble to this ordinance, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, this ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor, or otherwise it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law.