Redondo Beach, CA Animal Ordinances: Beekeeping (2026)

Redondo Beach Municipal Code Article 7 of Chapter 1, Title 5, added by Ordinance No. 3112 effective November 8, 2013, sets the citywide beekeeping rules. 703 requires an annual beekeeping permit from the City Animal Control Parking Enforcement Unit, applied for by January 10th each year or within 30 days of starting a colony, with proof of the required state and County of Los Angeles registration and payment of the adopted application fee. 705 confines hives to single-family residential property, limits colonies to one per 3,750 square feet of lot area, caps any single-family lot at two colonies total, and requires movable-frame, inspectable hives kept in sound condition.

706 sets placement standards: hives must sit at least 10 feet from any property line and be screened behind a solid partition, fence, or hedge at least six feet high extending at least 10 feet beyond the hives in each direction so bees must fly over the barrier to leave the property; hives must also sit at least 15 feet from any public walkway, street, road, public building, park, recreation area, or neighboring residential dwelling, with entrances facing away from or parallel to the nearest property line.

708 lets Animal Control or Code Enforcement Officers enter any premises believed to keep bees to check compliance. 709 declares bees or hives a public nuisance if they show defensive behavior, live outside a movable-frame hive, swarm, are abandoned, or are diseased.