Pest control in Boerne
Boerne prohibits keeping bees on residential lots smaller than ¼ acre and allows no more than 1 beehive per ¼ acre. The code permits beekeeping as an accessory use under its standards if registered with the State Department of Agriculture. A hive must be at least 10 feet from a home on the same site and 50 feet from a residential building on another lot. You can't place hives in required front-yard setbacks or side yards facing a public street.
Along the hive entrance side, the city requires a solid fence or dense hedge at least 6 feet high. This flyway barrier must stand within 5 feet of the hive and extend at least 2 feet to either side. The rules also require fresh water accessible to colonies continuously during daytime, to keep bees from gathering at neighbors' water sources. Africanized bees are prohibited under the residential bee provisions. For questions about how these standards apply to a residential property, Boerne Permitting and Code Compliance's phone is (830) 248-1529; the office opens at 8 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
What pest control costs near Boerne
Because no one has sent us a quote from Boerne, there's no price for the city itself. The Texas page lists the estimates with what pest control workers are paid ($19.90 an hour in the BLS wage data, which is pay, not price) and the state license fees. How we estimate costs.
Licensing and rules for pest control in Boerne
Texas cities don't license pest control companies. TDA's Structural Pest Control Service licenses the business, its certified applicators and its technicians, and state law bars a city from adopting its own rules on pesticide sale or use, apart from exceptions such as fire and building rules for fumigation. Ask for the company's TDA business license number before anyone treats the house.