Beekeeping in Lakewood is permitted in residential zones with registration through the Ohio Department of Agriculture under ORC 909. Hives must be setback from property lines and not create a nuisance under LCO Chapter 505.
Ohio requires beekeepers to register apiaries annually with ODA (no fee) under ORC Chapter 909. Lakewood does not prohibit beekeeping but the hives must not create a Chapter 505 nuisance. Best practice is hives set back 10 feet from property lines with flyway barriers (6 ft fence or hedge) directing bees up and over neighbors. Given Lakewood's tight 40 to 50 foot lots, 2 hive maximum is recommended. Water source on the beekeeper's property is expected to prevent bees using neighbor pools.
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