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ORDINANCE NO. 1578
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
REPEALING SECTIONS 5.2, 5.10 AND 5»39 OF CHAPTER 5,
ANIMALS AND FOWL, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, 1962, AND
ENACTING NEW SECTIONS TO DEFINE THE TERMS USED
IN THIS CHAPTER; TO PROHIBIT KEEPING OF ANIMALS,
BEES, REPTILES, FOWL AND LIVESTOCK, EXCEPT AS
OTHERWISE PROVIDED; TO REGULATE BEEKEEPING WITHIN
CERTAIN ALLOWED ZONING DISTRICTS BY PROVIDING FOR
THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND FOR THE RENEWAL THEREOF,
AND ESTA BLISHING PROCEDURE FOR REVOCATION OR
SUSPENSION OF THE PERMIT BY THE CITY MANAGER AFTER
INVESTIGATION AND A DULY NOTICED HEARING; PROVIDING
EXEMPTIONS TO THE PROVISIONS HEREOF; PROVIDING A
PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY HEREWITH; PROVIDING
FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT;
PROVIDING FOR THE SEPARABILITY OF THE PROVISIONS
HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR PROPER NOTICE OF PROPOSED
ENACTMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE
OF THIS ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Sections 5-2, 5-10 and 5_39 of Chapter 5, Animals and
Fowl, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Clearwater, Florida, 1962, are
hereby repealed in their entirety and the following new Sections are hereby
enacted to read as follows:
Section 5..2. 1 Definitions.
The following terms as used in this section shall have
the following meanings:
(1) Animal shall mean any mammal, bird, fowl, reptile, monkey,
chimpanzee, bee or other dumb creature, including but not
limited to horse, cow, goat, sheep, pig, mule, goose, dog,
cat, calf, rabbit, hamster or mouse.
(2) At lar a shall mean any animal off the premises of its owner and
not under restraint, leash or chain, or not otherwise controlled
by any person.
(3) Harbor or harbored shall mean to furnish shelter or food.
(4) Kennel shall mean any person, firm or corporation engaged in
the commercial business of breeding, buying, selling or
boarding of dogs or cats.
(5) Owner shall mean any person, firm, partnership or corporation
owning, having an interest in, or having control, custody or
possession of any animal.
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(6) Person shall include any individual, partnership, corporation,
proprietorship, trust or association of persons.
(7) Raise shall mean to create or bring into being or to collect.
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Section 5+•2. Z Keeping of animals, bees, reptiles, fowl
or livestock prohibited.
No animals, and in particular an animal which by its nature
is wild and untamed, boos, reptiles, fowl or livestock, including
horses, mules, cows, sheep, hogs or calves, except as otherwise
provided in this Chapter, shall be kept, harbored, raised or
permitted to run at large on any property either public or private
within the City Limits of Clearwater by any person.
Section 5.Z. 3 Beekeeping.
The keeping of boos shall be allowed in all non-residential zoning
districts and RS-200 Zoning Districts within the City of Clearwater,
Florida; provided, however, that when bees are to be kept in urban
zoning districts, including but not limited to, the following provisions
shall apply:
(1) No such beekeeping shall be allowed until the person
proposing to function as a beekeeper first secures a permit
from the City Forester and pays a fee of $5. 00.
(2) No permit to conduct a beekeeping operation maybe granted
until the City Forestor determines that the following conditions
have been met:
(a) The density of bee colonies on any proposed lot may not
exceed one (1) colony of bees for each 2500 square feet
of lot area.
(b) The proposed colony of bees may not be located within
fifty (50) feet of any property line.
(c) A person applying for a beekeeping permit must have
available and continue to maintain a fresh source of water
on his lot for bees that will be located on the lot during the
times that bees fly from hives.
(d) Any colony to be located on a lot shall be maintained in
smooth frame hives and mature colonies shall be housed
in two full-depth brook chambers.
(e) The proposed location of the bee hive will not result in the
creation of a danger to the health or safety of persons in
the immediate vicinity of the site where it is proposed to
locate the bee hive.
(3) Where the City Forester, upon receiving an application to engage
in beekeeping, first determines that the above conditions will be
complied with and following payment of the required fee, he shall
issue the requested beekeeping permit.
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Section 5-2.4 Renewal Permit.
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The permit required shall expire on the last day of September
following its issuance regardless of the date of issuance of the
permit.
" Permits required by this Chapter may be renewed where an
application for renewal is filed with the City Forester on or before
August 1, prior to the expiration date of such permit.
Each applicant for renewal shall pay a fee of $2. 00 for each such
renewal.
Section 5•-2.5 Approval of application for renewal.
Upon receipt of an application for renewal the City Forester shall
make an investigation and shall approve the application for a renewal
permit if he finds the following:
(1) That the provisions set out in Section 5..2. 3 for the issuance
of a permit are being complied with.
(2) That conditions have not changed in the vicinity of the lot
where the beehive is maintained such as will result in the
creation of a danger to the health or safety of persons in
the immediate vicinity if a renewal permit is issued.
(3) That the continued retention of the beehive on the property
where it is maintained will not result in the creation of a
public nuisance if the renewal permit is issued.
Section 5-2.5 Revocation or suspension.
The City Manager shall have the power to revoke or suspend the
permit required by Section 5-2. 3 of the Code of Ordinances of
Clearwater, Florida, or any renewal permit issued pursuant to
Section 5..2.5 of the Code of Ordinances if, after investigation and
a duly noticed hearing, the City Manager finds any of the following
to be true:
(1) The permit holder is in violation of Chapter 5 as it relates
to keeping bees or has violated any zoning, health or building
code relating to the keeping of animals; or
(2) The permit holder has failed to maintain a fresh water source
for the bees located in his hive; or
(3) The permit holder's continued maintenance of the beehive on
his property will endanger any person or property.
If, after investigation, the City Manager concludes that it is
probable that one or more of the above grounds for revocation has
occurred, he shall cause written notice thereof to be transmitted
by registered mail to the address of the permit holder. The notice
shall specify the grounds of possible revocation of the permit and
shall provide a date and time for an informal hearing to be held
before the City Manager thereon. The date shall be not less than
ten (10) days subsequent to the date of deposit of the notice in the
mail.
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Section 5.2.7 Lrxomptions.
The provisions of Section 5,2.2 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Clearwater, Florida, shall not apply to the following:
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1) Owners who use animals for diagnostic purposes or research " ?'-`? °,
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and who have secured a valid permit, where required, issued,. :
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by a governmental agency and whose animals are kept on the _
premises specified in the permit."
(2) Owners who use animals for teaching purposes in recognized
educational institutes and whose animals are kept on the premises
of the institution or other authorized place. :a
(3) Owners of establishments which treat or board animals on the
promises and which are owned or operated by veterinarians
licensed by the State of Florida.
(4) Owners who are engaged in agriculture as a permitted use
pursuant to the zoning ordinance of the City of Clearwater,
Florida, and in connection therewith on the premises affected 1i
keep horses, cows, hogs, sheep, calves, mules, or raise
animals as farm animals in dairying and animal and poultry
husbandry.
(5) Owners of horse riding academies and public horse stables
and premises on which they are operated as a permitted use
pursuant to the zoning ordinance.
(6) Owners of horses and other animals and the premises on which
they are permitted to be kept for recreational purposes accessory
to the residential use of property as permitted by the zoning
ordinance.
(7) Owners of establishments licensed to keep animals for the purpose
of resale whose animals are kept on the premises of such
establishment or other authorized place.
(8) Owners of dogs, birds, domestic cats and other family pets such
as white mice, hamsters and rabbits. The owners of such animals
must keep the same on the premises of the owner and such animals
shall not be allowed to run at large by the owner. Further the
owners of such animals are required to remove all excrement
deposited by their animals on City of Clearwater property or on
the private property of other persons.
(9) Animals kept by the public in public areas such as public parks
or a zoo, or in their natural habitat.
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Section 5-39. Penalty for Violation of Certain Code Sections,
Any person who shall violate qny provision of Sections 5-2. 2,
t 5-2. 3, 5-z. 4, 5-2.7, 5-4, 5.5, 506, 507, 508, 5-9, 5-16 through
1 5-21, 5-29 and 5-30 shall be punishable by a fine of not more
than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Each separate occurrence
in violation of the sections enumerated herein shall constitute a
separate and distinct offense.
Section Z. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are.to the extent of such conflict hereby repealed.
Section 3. Should any part or provision of this ordinance be declared
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect
the validity of the ordinance as a whole, or any part thereof other than the
part declared to be invalid.
Section 4. Notice of the proposed enactment of this ordinance has
been properly advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in accordance
1 with Chapter 166. 041, Florida Statutes.
Secti6n-5. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
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PASSED ON FIRST READING August 5, 1976 g
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READING AND ADOPTED September Z, 1976
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