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4/14/2016 Bee­keeping proposal ­ CD­Diana ODell <br />https://webmail.redwoodcity.org/owa/#viewmodel=ReadMessageItem&ItemID=AAMkAGU0OTk0ZjUyLTMxZTctNGU4ZC1hMjg3LTEyODg5NjJlMWE0NABG…1/1 <br />Bee‐keeping proposal <br />Ms. O’ Dell <br />I cannot attend tonight’s Planning Commission Meeting, but want to communicate my strong opposition to the proposal <br />to reduce setbacks for beehives. <br />The current regulation, which keeps hives 150 feet from neighbors, exists for very serious health and life safety reasons. <br />Backyard hobbyists or commercial beekeepers do not belong in urban areas and should find a more appropriate rural <br />location for their activities. <br />— As a Geographer, I fully understand the roll of bees in the environment and the threat to their numbers and its <br />consequences. I support raising bees in rural environments, but not in urban environments. <br />— As a person who is allergic to bee stings, I must strongly oppose a change in regulations for bee keeping in Redwood <br />City. it is already very hard for me to avoid this threat to my health in the general urban environment — I can’t even <br />imagine living near a property where bees are raised. Frankly, I can’t believe that Redwood City would knowingly put me <br />in jeopardy. <br />Perhaps a compromise is possible and the beekeepers could locate their hives on City or County land in the hills away <br />from at‐risk urban residents. <br />Roni Wade, Ph.D. <br />Roni Wade Tue 4/5/2016 12:14 PM <br />To:CD‐Diana ODell <dodell@redwoodcity.org>; <br />Categories:Noticing and Comments from the Public <br />7.A. - Page 11