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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1958ORDINANCE NO. 1958 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME DELETING SECTION 9.08.040 OF THE BURLINGAME MUNICIPAL CODE WHEREAS, Section 9.08.040 of the Burlingame Municipal Code was originally enacted in 1941 as part of a suite of ordinances designed to regulate animals in the City and intended to prevent Burlingame from developing and agricultural character; and WHEREAS, at the time of the adoption of this original regulation, there was no recognized threat to pollinators in the region; and WHEREAS, in the subsequent decades since 1941, Burlingame has not developed an agricultural character; and WHEREAS, a recognized crisis exists regarding the rapidly declining numbers of pollinators for wild and cultivated plants alike; and WHEREAS, the keeping of backyard honey bees can help protect the availability of pollinators; and WHEREAS, honey bees are non-aggressive, disperse and travel widely from their home hives, and do not threaten the health or well-being of people other than those with identified bee allergies, who must take appropriate precautions when outside regardless of the location of naturally occurring or tended hives; and WHEREAS, the City has coordinated with a beekeeper mentorship and education program in order to provide support and technical assistance in cases where neighbors express concerns relating to nearby hives. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: DIVISION 1: Section 1: Burlingame Municipal Code Section 9.08.040 Bees is hereby deleted. DIVISION 2: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The Council declares that it would have adopted the Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid. DIVISION 3: This Ordinance shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in accordance with California Government Code Section 36933, published, and circulated in the City of Burlingame, and shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its final passage. Donna Colson, Mayor I, Meaghan Hassel -Shearer, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, certify that the foregoing ordinance was introduced at a public hearing at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 17th day of December, 2018, and adopted thereafter at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 22nd day of January 2019, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON, KEIGHRAN, ORTIZ NOES: Councilmembers: NONE ABSENT: Councilmembers: NONE ghanss -Shearer, City Clerk