Farm structures on agricultural land · Livestock
Apiary building (bee wintering house)
Criteria in the regulation
In short: A registered beekeeper with at least 50 hives can build a 50 m² apiary building, plus 10 m² for every additional 50 hives.
Conditions
- Registration in the Beekeeping Registration System (AKS) is required.
- It is used for extracting and storing honey, storing equipment and overwintering bees.
Permit route
- Outside a large plain protection area: the provincial directorate of agriculture and forestry reviews the application and the governor's office grants permission; the land class does not matter, no alternative site is required and the Soil Conservation Board is not involved.
- In a large plain protection area: the Ministry grants permission provided there is no alternative site and the Board gives a favourable opinion; an alternative site is looked for first on your land outside the protection area and in specialised agricultural organised industrial zones (OIZs) in the district.
Zoning rules
- In areas without a zoning plan: FAR 0.4 for all buildings on the parcel, height 7.5 m and 2 storeys; setbacks of 10 m from the road and 5 m from the parcel boundary (Zoning Regulation for Unplanned Areas, art. 63).
- If the parcel is covered by an approved environmental plan or zoning plan, the plan's provisions apply first.
Interpretation note
The regulation does not say whether the increase applies per full 50 hives or proportionally; here it is added for each full 50 hives. There is no upper limit.
Select your parcel on the map and open "Building on agricultural land › Building types" to calculate this structure's limits with your parcel's data.
Legal basis: Annex 1 Art. 11.4.1 · Regulation on the Protection and Use of Agricultural Land (RG 04.04.2026/33214). The criteria in Annex 1 of the Regulation can also be updated by the General Directorate of Agrarian Reform outside the Official Gazette; confirm the current criteria with the provincial directorate of agriculture and forestry before applying.
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