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Sec. 5-51. Definitions. Sec. 5-52. Honey bee keeping public safety regulations. Sec. 5-53. Compliance required; penalties. Sec xxxx. Legislative findings. (a) The Common Council finds that honey bees can be maintained within populated areas without causing a nuisance, if honey bees are properly located, managed, and maintained. (b) Honey bees are a benefit to society by pollinating flowers, gardens and trees and thereby contributing to the local ecosystem; as well as furnishing honey, wax, and other useful products. 2 (c) The regulations set forth in this Article are in the best interests of the health, safety and welfare of the city. (Ord. No. 10241, § II, 7-8-13) 2 IC § 36-1-4-11 authorizes a city to pass, codify and enforce ordinances; and IC § 36-1-3-2 grants to cities "...all the powers that they need for the effective operation of government as to local affairs". Sec. xxx. Definitions. As used in this Article, the following words, terms and phrases shall have the meanings set forth herein: Apiary: The assembly of one (1) or more hives or colonies of honey bees at a single location. Beekeeper: A person who keeps honey bees in hive(s) which meet state approved requirements. Bee keeping equipment: Anything used in the operation of an apiary, such as hive bodies, supers, frames, top and bottom boards and extractors. City: City of South Bend, Indiana. Colony: The entire honey bee family or social unit living together including the queen, workers and drones. Flyway barrier: Fencing, dense hedging or a combination of the two, which provides a shield or protective barrier 3 from the direction in which the honey bees fly when approaching or leaving a hive. Hive: A frame or structure used or employed as a domicile for honey bees which meet state approved requirements. Honey bee: The common domestic honey bee, limited to the Apis mellifera species, specifically excluding the African honey bee, Apis mellifera scutellata or Africanized honey bee, or any hybrid thereof. Lot: A piece, parcel, plot or tract of land designated by its owner or developer to be used, developed or built upon as a unit under single ownership or control and may consist of: (1) A single lot or record; or 4 (2) A combination of complete lots of record. (Ord. No. 10241, § II, 7-8-13) 3 Flyway barriers assist in deterring honey bees from contact with humans and domesticated animals. 4 South Bend Municipal Code § 21-11.02 sets forth the zoning definition for "lot".