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• A new section on inspections. This section makes it clear that city inspectors will not be <br /> manipulating hives, but rather evaluating the number and placement of hives. <br /> • A new section on permit revocation. <br /> • A change to the number of beehives per square foot and a section to grandfather in <br /> existing hives that would otherwise violate this section. <br /> Councilmember Kepple suggested that the ordinance clarify what constitutes a qualifying <br /> beekeeping class due to the large amount of misinformation available online. <br /> Councilmember Rader asked for a justification of the $5 fee, stating that it was so low as to be <br /> inconsequential. <br /> Councilmember Shachner replied that the administration had recommended a $25 fee and $5 was <br /> the compromise. $5 is also the fee charged by the state for an apiary. <br /> Phil Bartosh, the Cuyahoga County Apiary Inspector was present to provide input. He suggested <br /> that the amount of hives per square feet be reduced from 2 hives per 2,500 square feet to 1 hive <br /> per 2,500 square feet to lessen impact on neighbors and to conform more closely to Cleveland's <br /> ordinance. <br /> Chairman Shachner was agreeable to the change with the inclusion of language to grandfather in <br /> existing hives that would not conform to this standard. <br /> A motion was made and seconded to recommend the current version of Ordinance 14-2020 to <br /> Council. A roll call vote was conducted as follows: <br /> Yea: Shachner, Kepple, Rader <br /> Nay: none <br /> Motion adopted. Substitute Ordinance 14-2020 recommended for adoption. <br /> ORDINANCE 17-2020 - AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it <br /> receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take <br /> effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, amending Section 1325.04, <br /> Authority of the Board, to include the exterior painting of existing natural brick structures <br /> within the authority of the Architectural Board of Review. <br /> Chairman Shachner recapped that since the last time the committee met that the Architectural <br /> Board of Review met and discussed the ordinance and settled on standards that it would use <br /> when deciding to approve or deny a paint project. Chairman Shachner expressed that he was is <br /> comfortable supporting the ordinance now that objective standards have been developed. <br /> 2 <br />