Fairfield, CA Animal Ordinances: Beekeeping (2026)

43 requires a permit before keeping or maintaining any hive of bees on a lot in Fairfield. 44 lists the criteria an applicant must swear to under penalty of perjury: no more than two hives per lot, registration of the owner's name and hive location with the Solano County Agricultural Commission, no hive within 10 feet of a side property line or within 50 feet of a dwelling other than the beekeeper's own, no hive within a required front or side setback, hive entrances oriented toward the beekeeper's own house and screened by a solid fence at least six feet tall within 30 feet of the hives, a constant water supply for the bees, and no hive within 200 feet of a dwelling occupied by a person systemically allergic to bee stings, nor on a lot adjoining such a dwelling.

46 relaxes the permit requirement for hives on agricultural, industrial, manufacturing or PD-zoned parcels, provided the hives sit at least 150 feet from any other dwelling and 100 feet from a public street. 47 lets a beekeeper waive the 50-foot dwelling, allergy-distance, or agricultural-zone distance rules by obtaining the written consent of affected adjoining residents, filed with the Director of Planning and Development; that consent can be revoked with 30 days' written notice. 58 separately bans allowing wild, unmanaged swarms of bees to remain on a property. 47 that noncompliant beekeeping is itself a public nuisance.