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permitted in a required front or side yard setback area for the property under the <br />Zoning Code. <br /> Total area of all coops or cages on a lot shall be no greater than 60 feet. No single <br />or combination of coops or cages shall exceed 15 feet in height. <br /> Chickens shall be kept outside and in a fenced area. They may not roam in any <br />area outside the fenced rear yard. <br />E. Mediation <br />Upon receipt of a nuisance complaint regarding the holder of an Animal Fancier’s Permit, <br />Animal Control Services may require the complainant(s) to mediate with <br />the Animal Fancier Permit holder as a precondition of investigation, citation and <br />abatement of the nuisance. Such cases may be referred to the Alameda County Mediation <br />Program (www.seedscrc.org). If the Animal Control Director determines mediation is <br />appropriate and the complainants agree to mediate but the alleged violator refuses, the <br />Animal Control Director may proceed with investigation and any appropriate <br />enforcement. <br /> <br />Beekeeping Permit Summary <br /> <br />I. Procedures <br /> Hives of bees on any lot or parcel of land require a Beekeeping Permit <br /> Beehives may be kept, maintained or allowed without the issuance of a Beekeeping <br />Permit on lots or parcels of land located within an open space or agricultural hillside area, <br />provided such bee hives are situated more than one hundred fifty feet from any existing <br />dwelling or any proposed dwelling for which a building permit has been issued. <br /> Beekeeping permits will not be issued for lots under 6,000 square feet <br /> <br />II. Criteria for approval <br /> <br /> No more than three hives shall be maintained on any property, lot or parcel of land. <br /> No hive shall be kept or maintained on any property, lot or parcel of land of less than <br />6,000 square feet. <br /> The owner’s name, address, and location of all such hives shall be registered with Animal <br />Services. <br /> No hive shall be kept or maintained within twenty feet of any side property line on the <br />property, lot or parcel of land upon which such hive is situated, or within one hundred <br />feet of any dwelling unit other than that occupied by the person or persons maintaining <br />the hive or hives or other persons residing on such property, lot or parcel of land. <br /> No hive shall be kept or maintained within any required front or side yard setback area <br />for the zoning district designation for the property under the Zoning Code. <br /> All hives shall be oriented so that their entrances face a house or building on the premises <br />and shall be surrounded by a solid fence not less than six feet in height or no more than