According to Jim

"Judges clearly disagree.  The mere number of cases litigated prove
that the courts have jurisdiction over a wide range of "lesser takings".

A "taking" need only prevent a citizen from continuing an existing
profitable (or enjoyable) activity to be a "taking".'

The wide range of opinions regarding this zoning matter only serves to
highlight the confused state of our (U.S.) legal system especially when it
relates to zoning, imminent domain, and related matters.  In fact any
attempt to present this issue as though it were a cut and dried legal issue
is absurd.  No one can deny that it will take persistence, tact,
imagination, diplomacy and  fancy foot work to get a desirable outcome from
the urban beekeeper's point of view.  The best approach is clearly one that
avoids drawing battle lines because getting deeply ensnarled with the
American legal system can be a nightmare as well as a crap shoot.  IMHO
Steve Noble

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