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<br />I am requesting a conditional use permit in order to both be in compliance with city code <br />and allow children from two combined families to keep their pets. We combined <br />households last year and were unaware of the code. . Each family has two dogs which has <br />caused this need. Our propet:tY is over three acres, so we have plenty of room for four <br />dogs. <br /> <br />We have one .A,merican Bulldog who will be four in December and is approximately <br />seventy pounds who is the mascot for our son's football team. A Labrador Retriever who <br />is.six and approx~ately sixty-five pounds, a minia~e Chihuahua who will be three in <br />Februarywho is six pounds and another miniature Chihuahua who is two and about three <br />pounds. <br /> <br />These are all family pets that have grown up with our children. They are good dogs and <br />are properly handled and cared for. I am a responsible pet owner. <br /> <br />For the small Chihuahuas we have a portable puppy kennel in the slimmer months that <br />they are out in for short periods of time. We move it around depending on sun and shade <br />as due to their small size; they do not handle cool/cold well. In the winter, they have a <br />litter box in the garage and the outdoor pen is unnecessary due to their inability to be <br />. outside in the weather conditions. (It is currently October and they can'only handle five <br />to ten minutes) <br /> <br />For the large dogs, we ha'\i'e a 12 x 12 outdoor kennel with a roof which has been in place <br />for more than ten years, since I bought the property. This kennel is a permanent fenced <br />kennel on a cement slab, 6' in height and is an effective, enclosed structure. <br /> <br />When we have the large dogs out in the yard with us, they are either ontheir "run cable" <br />or haYe shQck collars on and are supervised, by a,d11lts. With my last lab, I upgraged to a <br />two dog shock collar system so I can control two dogs with one controller. This is a <br />hunting system that has a very good record of effectiveness. and was highly recommended <br />by the trainer at Blaine Kennels. Our youngest child does not take the large dogs out on <br />his own due to his size. ' <br /> <br />4 <br />