Blue Hill, NE Animal Ordinances: Beekeeping (2026)

The Use Regulation Matrix in Article Four of the Blue Hill Zoning Ordinance lists 'Apiary and other related structures' as a use category and marks the AG, R, GC, DT and LI columns all 'P,' the matrix's symbol for a use permitted outright. That places beekeeping in the same permitted-everywhere category as playground equipment and highway rest stops rather than with uses like kennels or greenhouses that need a conditional use permit in the Residential district. 12 extends the Zoning Ordinance to the corporate limits and to the area beyond them in the City's extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction, the same permitted status applies to a hive kept on a residential lot inside town or on a residential-zoned parcel in the ETJ.

10, such as the three-accessory-building cap and the requirement that a detached accessory structure not exceed the height of the principal building. 4 only if the apiary includes a structure requiring excavation or construction, such as a permanent shed; the hives themselves are not 'buildings' under the ordinance.