El Paso County, CO Animal Ordinances: Beekeeping (2026)

Bee Keeping, Commercial -- The cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey and pollination of crops.

Bee Keeping, Residential -- The cultivation of bees for the production of honey and pollination of crops for personal use only and not for monetary gain.

Beneficial Use Agreement -- An agreement between a landowner and the County establishing the limitations and conditions whereby waste tires may be utilized in the construction of a fence.

Benefited Property -- A property identified in a pending or approved cost recovery statement as being potentially benefited by adjacent or off-site improvements constructed by a requestor subdivider.

Berm -- A mound of soil, either natural or manmade, used to obstruct views, attenuate noise, or direct the flow of stormwater

Best Management Practice -- Systems of practices, schedules of activities, prohibitions, maintenance procedures, and management measures that prevent or minimize adverse impacts to the environment.

Billboard -- An off-premise sign erected to direct attention to a business, commodity, service, activity or product sold, conducted, or offered off the lot or parcel where the sign is located.

Billiard Parlor -- An establishment for the games of or relating to billiards or pool. In the event liquor is served, the establishment is classified as a bar.

Block -- An area of land within a subdivision entirely bounded by roads or the exterior boundary or boundaries